Twitter Rundown for Thursday, December 1, 2011
Explaining The Payroll Tax Cut Debate
As President Obama urges Congress to extend and expand the payroll tax cut that’s set to expire at the end of this year, we look at what’s at stake.
NYC Turns To Haiku To Improve Traffic Safety
Would seeing poetry on a road sign make you more likely to follow traffic rules? That’s the idea behind a new “curbside haiku” campaign that kicked off this week in New York City, aimed at promoting road safety.
Medal Of Honor Recipient Sues Defense Contractor
Dakota Meyer received a Medal of Honor for bravery in Afghanistan, but now the young Marine is suing the defense contractor he used to work for, BAE Systems. He claims the firm is blackballing him because he complained about a plan to sell technology to Pakistan’s government.
Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, A True Star
In a career that started in the late 1960s, musician Todd Rundgren has done it all, and at the age of 63 he’s still doing it– touring with his reunited progressive rock band Utopia.
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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