Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Military Families Week: Putting the Spotlight on the Sacrifices of Those Left Behind Arianna Huffington: America has been a nation at war for nearly a decade -- longer than any time in our history. But because the fighting is being done by a tiny percentage of our citizens -- all of whom volunteered -- it's been far too easy to keep their struggles at arm's length. And it's even easier to forget about the hardships endured by the families they leave behind. That's why we are making this Military Families Week at The AOL Huffington Post Media Group -- and why all week our many sections will focus on the issues that most impact military families. The goal is to honor these families, remind us of their sacrifices, provide them with employment resources, and let our readers know the practical steps the rest of us can take to help them. Click here to learn more, and let's all make a difference. BUSINESS Weak Economy Will Be Tested As Policy Supports Fall Away POLITICS Fiancee Of Giffords Shooting Victim Works Hill As Gun Control Group Releases Chilling New Ad WORLD Japan Nuclear Crisis Raised To Highest Severity Level, On Par With Chernobyl MEDIA O'Donnell Apologizes For Crying: 'I Failed' POLITICS D.C. Mayor Released After Being Arrested For Protesting Budget Restrictions BLOG POSTS Marlo Thomas: Another Equal Pay Day? Really? I can't believe we're having another one. I still have my little green button from 1970 with "59¢" emblazoned on it. Now we're at 77 cents. Forty years and 18 cents. A dozen eggs has gone up 10 times that amount. Joshua Kors: If You're a Veteran in Need, Where Do You Turn for Help? Many veterans groups are designed to lobby Congress, not to help individual soldiers. And with 530,000 soldiers wounded since 2001, the VA is hard-pressed to help them all. So where should soldiers returning home go? Lee Woodruff: Caring for a Loved One with Chronic Pain: The Four Caregiver Cornerstones When you're thrust into the caregiver role unexpectedly, it can be truly devastating, particularly when your loved one is experiencing chronic pain, a condition that affects a whopping 53 million Americans. Dean Baker: Paul Ryan in Your Pockets: Government by People Who Hate You There is nothing at all serious about Paul Ryan's budget proposal. It is naked attempt to redistribute yet more money to the country's rich at the expense of everyone else. Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Eight: I'd Rather Be Abused at the Riviera Than Set Foot in Donald Trump's Hotel Las Vegas represents all that is good and bad about the American dream. It is beyond appropriate, then, that Donald Trump should own at least small chunk of the town's real-estate.

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