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Thursday, June 21 2012

  • Playlist for June 21, 2012 June 21, 2012

    A track list of all the music used on today's show. (article)

  • George Zimmerman Video Released by ABC News June 21, 2012

    George Zimmerman's defense team has posted a video where he re-enacts the fatal shooting. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the February 26 shooting of Trayvon M... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | June 21, 2012 June 21, 2012

    Obama invokes executive privilege to keep "Fast and Furious" documents from Congress | Shareholders can now block company pay deals in the UK | What the American absences at the clima... (episode)

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    • Obama Invokes Executive Privilege, Holder Contempt Vote Proceeds June 21, 2012

      The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted yesterday to proceed with a full congressional vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of congress, despite Pre...

    • British Shareholders Gain More Control June 21, 2012

      In Britain, shareholders are rising up with fighting words in what some are calling the "shareholder spring." Though they might have made their voices heard, much of the time these sh...

    • CIA Secretly Steering Arms to Syrian Rebels, New Report Claims June 21, 2012

      News reports claim that British and US leaders are prepared to offer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clemency if he agrees to help push for a UN-sponsored conference on political tra...

    • African Pottery Gives Hints of the Earliest Dairy Farmers June 21, 2012

      When did earliest humans make cheese? Butter? Yogurt? New archeological findings suggest humans were in fact processing milk 7,000 years ago. Researchers examining pottery from from...

    • Reality TV Trailblazers: the Stars of 'Push Girls' June 21, 2012

      In a reality television scene dominated by “Jersey Shore” and “The Bachelor,” Sundance’s new series “Push Girls,” breaks the mold. “Push Girls” follows four disabled friends as they...

    • Have Student Loans? Move Here June 21, 2012

      Brain drain is a common curse. To combat it, cities across America are offering to pay some or all of graduates student loans if they live and work in that city. Some are even offerin...

    • Reassessing Military Aid to Egypt June 21, 2012

      The constitutional power grab by Egypt's military could trigger a review here of the money America gives to the country. In March, the Obama administration released more than a billio...

    • America's Changing Stance on Global Warming June 21, 2012

      For as long as we can remember, America has been leading the charge against global warming. But at yesterday's Rio+20 Earth Summit, the President was conspicuously absent. And with th...

    • Is Pixar's New Film Anti-Feminist? June 21, 2012

      At last! After nearly 20 years and over a dozen films, Pixar is releasing their first film featuring a female lead. It’s called “Brave” and it’s being lauded by many critics as a film...

    • Why Have Children? June 21, 2012

      In a woman’s life, there are many rites of passage: her first period, her first time falling in love, and her first time being hired for a job. And if she makes it past the ripe old a...

    • Credit Card Complaints Have a New Home June 21, 2012

      Frustrated with your credit card company? If you once felt like your complaints were going unheard, that may be changing. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a new webs...

    • Health Insurance Plans Required to Pay Back $1.1 Billion in Customer Rebates June 21, 2012

      The Health and Human Services Department has announced that health insurance plans will pay $1.1 billion in rebates this summer for 12.8 million Americans. The rebates, however, would...

    • Push Girls: If You Can't Stand Up, Stand Out June 21, 2012

      Reality television tells a million stories, of bachelorettes, adventurers, singers, dancers, family planning, and friends for life. In some cases, reality shows tell all these stories...