Friday, May 6, 2011

Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, May 6, 2011
POLITICS
First Republican Presidential Debate Pulled Off Course
POLITICS
WATCH: Ron Paul's Afghanistan Comments Draw Cheers At GOP Debate
BUSINESS
Oil Prices Collapse In Record Sell-Off
WORLD
Al Qaeda Confirms Bin Laden's Death
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung Unveils Giant New Phone
BLOG POSTS
Marlo Thomas: Memories of My Mother
Mother's Day for me is no longer about flowers, a card and a phone call, because my mom is gone. This day has become about remembering, so I've shared her story here. You may see your own mom's story in it, too.
Don McNay: Betting on a 2011 Kentucky Derby Winner
When making your Derby bet, forget all the high powered systems and strategies and give it your best guess.
Cristina Page: Should Adoption Be a Reproductive Right?
Just like women who choose abortion, women who make an adoption plan are subject to shame, coercion, misinformation, unfavorable laws, and the politicization of their choice. It is here that the reproductive rights movement may recognize a role for itself.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Morality of Killing Bin Laden Amid Unseemly Celebration
In imagining how we Americans would react to the news that Osama bin Laden had finally been killed, I expected mass expressions of relief. But what I never anticipated was the celebrations.
Alan Schroeder: Second Stringers: The First 2012 Republican Debate
If the purpose of Fox News is to promote Republicans, the opening debate of campaign 2012 did little to advance the cause. The event was like a party all the cool kids boycotted, leaving only an assortment of nerds to whip up their own brand of fun.

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