Twitter Rundown for Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Challenges Facing Veterans
Unemployment, homelessness and suicide are just some of the issues facing the 2.5 million veterans of our two most recent wars.
Inside The President’s Gun Control Plan
President Obama has announced a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month.
Who’s Going To The Super Bowl?
Super Bowl bids will be on the line when the San Francisco 49ers play the Falcons in Atlanta and the Baltimore Ravens visit the New England Patriots in the NFC and AFC title games Sunday.
Guns And The Role Of Mental Health Professionals
Part of President Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence calls for removing barriers in federal law that limit how much information mental health professionals can share about potentially dangerous people.
Watching De Niro Play Your Dad, In A Movie About You
In Nick Flynn’s latest memoir, “The Reenactments,” he writes about the strange experience of having his life turned into a movie starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.
President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.
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Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.
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