Twitter Rundown for Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Libyan Rebels Getting Military Advisors From E.U. Nations
France says it already has military liaison officers on the ground in the rebel-held city of Benghazi and, at the request of the rebels, President Nicholas Sarkozy says France will intensify air strikes against Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. France and Italy are joining Great Britain in military efforts to aid Libyan rebels.
Preserving Your Online Life After Death
What happens to your Facebook posts and emails after you die? Can your family have access to them? Can you will your Facebook page to someone else? We look at the digital afterlife.
The Cotton In Your Jeans Is Getting Pricier
Drought in many cotton growing countries has effected the crop and demand for cotton is growing. Could synthetics be in the future?
Oil Drilling, Spills And Capping One Year After BP Blowout
A year later, what is known about what went wrong during the BP oil spill? And what system is now in place to cap an oil leak, should it happen again?
‘Saving Pelican 895′ From The BP Oil Disaster
The oil that spewed from BP’s Macondo well last year killed 7,000 birds throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The HBO documentary, “Pelican 895″ tells the story of the rescue effort by following the rehabilitation of one brown pelican.
If you find yourself waxing nostalgic for the kind of 1970s investigative journalism that led to the Watergate hearings, you can now relive the chills and thrills of the Washington Post investigation.
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The law requires the IRS to determine whether a group is a social welfare organization, which is allowed some political activity, or a political group, which must disclose its donors.
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A conversation Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock had with Paul Monti about his son Jared Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan, sparked a song that hit No. 1 on the country charts last month.
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