Friday, May 20, 2011

Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, May 20, 2011
WORLD
Israeli PM Rejects Obama's Call To Return To Israel's 1967 Borders
POLITICS
Labor Chief To Dems: If You Don't Even Try To Stop The Wrecking Ball, We Won't Support You
COLLEGE
EMAILS RELEASED
ENTERTAINMENT
Arnold Schwarzenegger Puts Acting Career On Hold
RELIGION
Meet The Man Behind May 21 'Judgment Day'
BLOG POSTS
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush: Desiring the End of the World
The more I think about the people who are placing their hope in the current end-of-the-world scheme, the less I want to laugh at them and the more I feel compassion.
Lawrence Lessig: An Open Letter to North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue: Support Community Broadband
H.129 is terrible public policy. The Internet is essential infrastructure for the 21st century, and communities that rely solely upon private companies to provide public infrastructure will always have second-rate service.
Tracey Marks, M.D.: How To Become A Morning Person
You can train your body to snap to attention and be ready to rock-and-roll first thing in the morning. This objective is attainable for most everyone.
Klaus Schwab: Challenge for Global Cooperation
The state of the world is fraught with unprecendented imbalances and tremendous risks, and institutions are struggling to keep up with the changing times. Our only way out will be to make decisions that consider all stakeholders.
Robert Reich: Why We Need to Rein in Government Contractors That Use Taxpayer Money for Political Advantage
The president needs to ban Lockheed Martin and all other government contractors that get more than half their revenues from government from engaging in any political activities at all. Taxpayers shouldn't be paying for this lobbying.

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