Twitter Rundown for Monday, July 9, 2012
President Pushes For Middle Class Tax Cut
Looking to draw a sharp contrast with Republicans, President Obama is calling for a one year extension of the Bush Tax Cuts for families earning less than $250,000.
National Security Leaks: Why Only Some Are Prosecuted
There’s a debate over how “leaky” the Obama administration is, and why the Justice Department appears to be investigating certain leaks and not others.
Who’s In Charge In Egypt?
It’s hard to tell who holds the reins in Egypt after the newly elected president Sunday ordered that parliament be reconvened, after the high court recently dissolved it.
Handheld Video Games Open Kids To Online World
Handheld video gaming systems, like the Nintendo DS or Playstation Vita, provide kids with a lot more than just the latest Pokemon and Super Mario games.
What Makes A Good Summer Song?
For our literary critic Steve Almond, Chuck Prophet’s “Summertime Thing” is a perfect summer song. “It just relaxes me,” he says. Tell us your favorite summer music.
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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We usually talk to reporter Paul Eisenstein about cars, but when he mentioned he’d recently had a brush with death, we wanted to know more.
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The International Energy Agency is warning that unless nations take urgent action to reduce carbon dioxide levels, average temperatures on the earth could rise by more than nine degrees Fahrenheit.
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