Twitter Rundown for Thursday, January 26, 2012
New Poll Shows Florida Primary Race Tightens To Dead Heat
Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are even in the Florida polls ahead of Thursday’s debate and next Tuesday’s primary. Will immigration be a flashpoint?
Memos Reveal Israeli Spies Posing As CIA Agents
We’re learning more about a so-called “false flag operation” in which Israeli spies are said to have posed as CIA agents to recruit terrorists to fight against Iran.
Indiana Becomes The Country’s 23rd Right To Work State
Indiana, in the heart of the industrial Midwest and where about 10 percent of the work force is unionized, is now the country’s 23rd right to work state.
Busting The Myths About The President
From “Obama is a socialist” to “Obama is a tool of Wall Street,” writer Jonathan Alter shares what he says are the biggest myths that have developed around this presidency.
‘The Greatest Paper Map Of The United States You’ll Ever See’
Cartographer Dave Imus has been lauded for his new map of the U.S., which aims to “connect you to America’s geography through the art of cartography.”
We first spoke with Donzell Mintz when he was a teenager, before he was sentenced to three years behind bars. Fresh out of prison, he’s working at a cafe that trains young ex-offenders.
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Joan Parker, longtime philanthropist and the widow of mystery writer Robert B. Parker, died last Tuesday. Joan was the inspiration for the character loved by Robert’s protagonist, detective Spenser.
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The sequester budget cuts mean lower reimbursements for chemotherapy drugs for Medicare patients — a change that’s forcing some cancer clinics to turn away patients, in order to make ends meet.
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