Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, August 9, 2011
WORLD
UK PM Recalls Parliament As Riot Crisis Deepens
BUSINESS
Asian Stocks Tumble Following Wall Street Plunge
NEW YORK
Maid Files Lawsuit Against DSK For Hotel Encounter
POLITICS
Wisconsin Recall Elections: A Breakdown Of The Races
EDUCATION
Reforming No Child Left Behind -- With Or Without Congress
BLOG POSTS
Cenk Uygur: Obama's Tipping Point
If the clever guys at the White House don't realize they've hit their tipping point, they're in for a rude awakening when that tsunami washes over them. They're headed into the 30s in the polls and I don't think they have any clue how to get out of there.
Keli Goff: What Michelle Obama, Heidi Klum and I Have in Common (And Why It's Time for Us to Put One Gigantic Foot Down)
We ladies clearly don't have enough to worry about when it comes to our body image, so in addition to our thighs, our tummies, our rear-ends, our chests and our faces, the media has helpfully pointed out yet another body part we are supposed to feel insecure about: our feet.
Stephanie Schriock: The Wisconsin Fight: Bridging Women, Labor and the Progressive Movement
Today is about our fight: women, labor, the progressive movement. We've come together to support the policies that made this country great -- and the idea that we all do better, when we all do better.
Smokey Bear: My Birthday Wish
Since I first appeared, many people have helped me reduce the number of acres burned by wildfires from about 22 million in 1944 to an average of 6.5 million today, but my work isn't done yet. I still need your help.
Oz Garcia: Being Thin Isn't the Same as Being Healthy
When I saw a story recently entitled "Why Thin Doesn't Equal Healthy," I realized that a general assumption is that skinny people are healthier. That assumption is not always true.

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