Pentagon Moves To Reverse 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Pentagon officials have provided more details about how they plan to implement the reversal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the ban against gays serving openly in the military. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said he wants to complete the process by the end of this year. Host Scott Simon gets the latest on the process from NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/29/133327921/Pentagon-Moves-To-Reverse-Dont-Ask-Dont-Tell?ft=1&f=1014

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Foreign Policy: Dealing With A New Arab World Order

Many are comparing the protests in Egypt to the revolution in Iran in 1978. Robert D. Kaplan of Foreign Policy argues that the situations are more different than similar, and that the outcome in Egypt may serve to complicate U.S. foreign policy.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/31/133368695/foreign-policy-dealing-with-a-new-arab-world-order?ft=1&f=1057

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Midwest Needs Immigrants to Thrive

Conor Williams, Washington Post
In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Obama demanded that we "stop expelling talented, responsible young people," people we've educated, because of irrational immigration policies. This sort of immigration reform should be obvious, particularly in the part of the country that stands to benefit most from more immigration - the politically crucial Midwest.You wouldn't know it, though, from some of the politicians the region produces. See former Minnesota governor - and possible 2012 presidential contender - Tim Pawlenty.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/01/30/midwest_needs_immigrants_to_thrive_249649.html

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Foreign Policy: All Eyes On A Fateful Day In Egypt

On Friday, the protests breaking out on the streets of Egypt took a turn for the worse. Marc Lynch of Foreign Policy argues that the Obama administration must take a stance on this immediately, since the unfolding events affect the United States' position in the region.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133306317/foreign-policy-all-eyes-on-a-fateful-day-in-egypt?ft=1&f=1057

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Serious in Singapore

Thomas Friedman, New York Times
I am in the Gan Eng Seng Primary School in a middle-class neighborhood of Singapore, and the principal, A. W. Ai Ling, has me visiting a fifth-grade science class. All the 11-year-old boys and girls are wearing junior white lab coats with their names on them. Outside in the hall, yellow police tape has blocked off a “crime scene” and lying on a floor, bloodied, is a fake body that has been murdered. The class is learning about DNA through the use of fingerprints, and their science teacher has turned the students into little C.S.I. detectives. They have to collect...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/01/30/serious_in_singapore_249614.html

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Loss Of Solar Jobs Has Mass. Rethinking State Aid

A solar panel manufacturer's decision to move its factory to China means the loss of 800 jobs in Massachusetts. The state gave the company many incentives. But officials say the federal government needs to play a stronger role in keeping manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133249970/loss-of-solar-jobs-has-mass-rethinking-state-aid?ft=1&f=1007

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