Thursday's Daily Brief

Thursday, August 18, 2011 Obama: Assad Must Step Down POLITICS Christine O'Donnell Walks Out Of CNN Interview POLITICS Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters Are 'Overseers of 21st Century Plantation' MEDIA Will Rick Perry's Aggressive Texas Media Strategy Work Nationally? GREEN BP Investigating New Oil Sheen In Gulf Of Mexico Is Gold The Next Bubble? BLOG POSTS Robert Reich: The President's Bold Jobs Bill (Maybe) What would a bold jobs bill from the president look like? Here are the ten components I'd recommend. Cheryl Forberg, RD: How To Build That Strong (And Sexy!) Muscle Mass Although aerobic exercise -- things like running, bicycling, swimming, and dancing -- are good workouts for your heart and lungs and help you lose weight, these aren't going to help you maintain your strength. Timothy Karr: BART and the New Era of Censorship Governments have routinely sought to shut down technologies that disrupt their authority. But our basic freedoms should remain intact. Whether public and private entities have the right to silence social media and cellphone networks has become a question for the courts. Judith J. Wurtman, PhD: Eating Too Much in a Restaurant? Complain to the Chef When everyone is the restaurant is served a pound of meat or fish and two cups of mashed potatoes or rice, we assume that this is a normal portion. David Wild: Tell Me Something Good: Playlist For "The 2011 Do Something Awards" I'm not a big fan of adults, and I'm frankly beginning to doubt their ability to make our world a better place. Take Congress -- please. On the other hand, I've been heartened in recent weeks by working on The 2011 VH1 Do Something! Awards.

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