Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, August 12, 2011 GOP Presidential Candidates Face Off In Iowa GREEN Critics Question Competency Of Inspector General's Office At Nuclear Regulatory Commission WORLD Nearly 600 Charged Over Riots POLITICS Elizabeth Warren Gearing Up For Senate Run, Announcement To Come Post Labor Day POLITICS U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Battles Anti-Bribery Statute BUSINESS Apple vs. Exxon: The Triumph of Tech Over Oil? Not So Fast BLOG POSTS Alec Baldwin: New York And Me Am I running for mayor? For any office? I'm not sure. But I think I appreciate, understand and care about New Yorkers, regardless of my career as an actor. Maegan Carberry: Debate Losers: How GOP Frontrunners and Obama Keep Getting It Wrong The key takeaway from the GOP debate is that a lot of journalists and candidates need to ask themselves whether these nights of political theater will ever truly reflect what it will take to win not just the votes, but the hearts and commitments of Americans. Scott Mendelson: Because They Are Not Gay! What 'Forcing' Bert and Ernie to Get Married Teaches Us About Homophobia Bert and Ernie are just friends. I know that because the producers of Sesame Street told me so. Does the gay rights movement really want to be seen as forcing two men to get married irrespective of their actual say in the matter? Martha Rosenberg: Do You Have Depression? Here's a New Risk Before direct-to-consumer advertising, the health care system was devoted to preventing over-treatment and assuring patients they were probably okay. Now patients are assured they probably have a progressive disease. David Wild: "Wall Street Shuffle": An Uplifting Playlist for the Highs and Lows These are strange times -- on Wall Street and off. One minute you're up, the next you're feeling Standard & Poor's. Here are some songs to help us all through life's highs and lows -- and keep us all out of the emotional abyss.

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