Governors Meet As Pro-Union Protests Spread

Many of the nation's governors are in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association. The gathering comes as supporters of public employee unions are staging massive protests and legislative boycotts across the country. Host Liane Hansen talks with Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, who heads the National Governors Association.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134103416/Governors-Meet-As-Pro-Union-Protests-Spread?ft=1&f=1003

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Obama's Enforcer Takes Chicago

Paul Harris, The Observer
Turn autoplay offTurn autoplay onPlease activate cookies in order to turn autoplay offThe former White House chief of staff "“ 'Rahmbo' to friends and foes "“ is the Windy City's new mayor. How will he handle being the frontman for a change?The slight, grey-haired figure in a suit did not look like one of the most notorious political bruisers of his generation. Rahm Israel Emanuel, the newly elected 51-year-old mayor of Chicago, gave his victory speech with a voice hoarse from the campaign trail and with a beaming smile.He spoke gamely in a...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/27/obama039s_enforcer_takes_chicago_251175.html

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Bonus Quote of the Day (Taegan Goddard's Political Wire)

"I have not stopped my pursuit or my original intent to remove him from his office of leadership." -- Sharron Angle (R), quoted by the New Hampshire Union Leader, saying she's still trying to oust Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) from power by helping elect more Republicans to the U.S. Senate.
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USDA Offers To Settle Some Discrimination Claims

Female and Hispanic farmers who can prove discrimination by the Agriculture Department could receive up to $50,000, thanks to a new offer announced Friday by the Obama administration. Lawyers for the two groups, however, say their clients deserve more money.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134063272/usda-offers-to-settle-some-discrimination-claims?ft=1&f=1014

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Dolls

My grandmother's song would make her wooden dolls dance without strings, something I have sought to do in my own relationships without much success. Perhaps my song is not strong enough, or perhaps I would be better off with stiffer relationships than the blood and bone-based lovers I've chosen... or that have chosen me.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/26/134085933/dolls?ft=1&f=1057

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Energy Policy: Obama's Double Vision

Lane & Bernstein, RealClearScience
In his state of the union speech, President Obama announced his new climate and energy policy. Last year's top priority, greenhouse gas cap-and-trade, is gone. In its place stand two new technology goals. The first is that "...by 2035, 80 percent of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources." The second is that the US will "...become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015."By the time that the debate on last year's Waxman-Markey Bill was over, most of the public still did not know how cap-and-trade was...

Source: http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2011/02/25/energy_policy_obamas_double_vision_106229.html

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Women In Combat: How You Feel About It

The Pentagon has a policy that bars women from being assigned to units whose primary mission is to engage in direct ground combat. There's a debate going on about whether that policy should change. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's National Security Correspondent Rachel Martin about highlights from and reactions to her series about the challenges facing women serving today.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/26/134083528/Women-In-Combat-How-You-Feel-About-It?ft=1&f=1003

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Have We Grown Too Fond Of Technology?

In her book Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, Sherry Turkle examines our proclivity for robots, smart phones and social networks, and though far from suggesting we ditch technology, she wonders if we aren't losing out on human contact in the process.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134059283/have-we-grown-too-fond-of-technology?ft=1&f=1007

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