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Obama softens US policy on drones
what was the importance -- talked about the president's drone poll sichlt it's a policy that's been controversial, though very popular with the public. how do you believe the president framed a drone debate moving ...
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Why Obamas speech was one of the best of his presidency
Must-Read Op-Eds: Mika Brzezinski reads from Charles Krauthammer's latest Washington Post column on the IRS' scrutiny of Tea Party groups. Brzezinski also reads from an NYT editorial on President Obama's Thursday speech on counterterrorism. MSNBC.com's Richard Wolffe also joins the conversation. Willie Geist also reports on the opening of the Jersey Shore for the Memorial Day ...
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Glitches and mishaps on Weiners first day of campaigning
Politico Playbook: Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who resigned in 2011 after lewd online behavior, had his first day of campaigning on Thursday, May 23. Politico's John Harris joins Morning Joe to discuss why his opening day didn't seem to go off quite as ...
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Soldiers and sex Can men evolve
>Editor's note: Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author or co-author of 17 books, the latest of which is "The Normal Bar. " She is the AARP Love and Relationship Ambassador and writes the Naked Truth column for AARP.org. She is a senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families, a nonprofit organization that gathers research on American ...
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Charge American Terrorists With Treason
When Boston bombing conspirator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured, the event brought up--again--questions about the proper legal procedures for perpetrators of terrorism, particularly when those terrorists who are American citizens. Several conservative senators rushed to suggest that Tsarnaev be designated an "enemy combatant," which would allow for the suspension of his habeas corpus ...
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Americas Top Colleges Have a Rich Kid Problem
, elite schools do a consistently poor job recruiting the intelligent but low-income high school students who could benefit most from a top-notch education. Part of their problem, as Josh ...
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Argue Like Americas Most Controversial Philosopher
Our annual guide to the businesses that matter most; the ones whose innovations are having an impact across their industries and our ...
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CBS up American Idol down as traditional TV season ends
CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close. The traditional television season ended Wednesday. Though that marker is losing its meaning with more fresh programming airing during the summer, it's still a good time to take stock on where the industry stands. For the 10th time ...
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This Week in the Civil War
This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 26: Fighting for control of the lower Mississippi River. Union forces acted this week in 1863 in a coordinated onslaught against Confederates holding Port Hudson, La., bidding to dislodge them while Ulysses S. Grant ratcheted up his offensive against the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, further up the Mississippi River. The Union on May ...
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Oakland Robbery Attempt Leads To Shooting 3 Suspects Sought
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Police were searching for three possible suspects who shot a victim during an attempted robbery Friday morning in Oakland. The shooting was reported in the 2000 block of San Pablo Avenue near ...
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Opinion How Weiner could replace Bloomberg
To listen to the podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player above. Or find it on iTunes. But back to Anthony Weiner: For those of you who missed it, in 2011 the former congressman texted pictures of his private parts to women, lied about it, had to resign. We all agreed his mayoral bid can't simply be dismissed as a ...
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Bushs war on terror over
>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN at 9 p.m. today. Washington (CNN) -- In the past few weeks, we've seen a British soldier hacked to death with a meat cleaver on ...
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Jindal Obamas woes flow out of big government philosophy
>Editor's note: Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is governor of Louisiana.(CNN) -- The latest problems with the IRS witch hunt, the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press, the conflicting Benghazi stories and disastrous attempts to enforce Obamacare may all seem unrelated, but they are not. Each of these events is the direct byproduct of two central philosophies of the Obama ...
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When company owns human genes
>Editor's note: Gayle Sulik is a medical sociologist, founder of the Breast Cancer Consortium and author of "Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women's Health. " Follow her on Twitter: @pinkribbonblues(CNN) -- Angelina Jolie, when writing about her preventive double mastectomy, did not discuss how much her surgeries cost, but she did mention that many women would not be ...
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Could Weiner replace Bloomberg
To listen to the podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player above. Or find it on iTunes. But back to Anthony Weiner: For those of you who missed it, in 2011 the former congressman texted pictures of his private parts to women, lied about it, had to resign. We all agreed his mayoral bid can't simply be dismissed as a ...
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Are American Christians Unashamed of Their Faith
The Nashville-based research organization's survey identifies being "unashamed" as one of eight attributes of discipleship that are consistent marks of maturing believers."There are two elements to this discipleship attribute: being unashamed of Jesus Christ around nonbelievers and showing transparency among other Christians," said Scott McConnell, director of LifeWay ...
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Incumbent upon DOJ AG Holder to explain leak probe says Gibbs
Top Talkers: "Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a 'possible co-conspirator' in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails," NBC News' Michael Isikoff writes. The Morning Joe panel discusses Holder's move and the president's response during ...
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Scarborough Lerner is either incompetent...or just doesnt tell the truth
Top Talkers: IRS official Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave following reports she refused to resign as director of Exempt Organizations. The Morning Joe panel -- including NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell, the Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass, Time's Mark Halperin and fmr. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs -- discusses more reports of what and ...
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Boston bombing suspects hearing rescheduled again
BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' ...
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Teen Birth Rates Down Across America Hispanic Girls Had Sharpest Drop
new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that teen birth rates in America fell sharply from 2007 to 2011, by as much as 34 percent on average for Hispanic ...
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Brewers team up with beer to be released on Memorial Day to help military families
Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Proceeds from the specialty brew will be given to military families. (Joe Mahoney/Associated ...
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Theres a new mustard in town at Great American Ball Park
The Cincinnati Reds announced their latest personnel move yesterday, and it has nothing to do with pitching, catching or hitting. Theres a new condiment at Great American Ball Park: Woebers Dusseldorf Mustard, which has been called up to replace Uncle Phils Dusseldorf Mustard. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Uncle Phils had been demoted in 2010 over packaging problems but got recalled. But ...
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Obama reveals clearer guidelines for drone strikes
In a counterterrorism speech on Thursday, President Obama focused on narrowrt guidelines for deadly drone strikes, arguing they are legal and effective, and announced an end to the ban on transferring detainees from Guantanamo back to Yemen. NBC's Peter Alexander ...
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Tornado insured losses estimated at $2 billion-$5 billion
Jason Owen digs through debris as he helps his mother to salvage items from her uncle's home after it was almost destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, May 23, ...
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Rwanda Rwanda Leadership Inspires American Varsity Students
A delegation of 31 students and instructors from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in the US has been inspired by Rwanda's leadership policies based on empowerment of citizens. "We chose Rwanda because the country's leadership demonstrates key skills necessary for a transformative leadership and we are really inspired," said Carole Okigbo, one ...
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