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Tuesday, May 8 2012

  • Listeners Respond: Advice for College Graduates May 8, 2012

    We had a great response to today's conversation about this year's crop of college graduates. Check out this collection of responses from viewers, who called, texted, and posted advice... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway: Does President Obama Support Gay Marriage? May 8, 2012

    On Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden made statements supporting same-sex marriage on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Yesterday, as Obama's reelection campaign tried to downplay the comments, E... (episode)

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    • Does Obama Support Gay Marriage? May 8, 2012

      The issue of gay marriage is back in the national spotlight after two high-level members of President Obama’s administration — Vice president Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Du...

    • PTSD: Will Changing the Name Lead to Less Stigma? May 8, 2012

      The American Psychiatric Association, the organization that writes the Diagnostic Statistical Manual and decides what counts as a mental illness, is meeting this week in Philadelphia....

    • The Blind Leading the Blind into the Technological Future May 8, 2012

      Yesterday, the White House honored 14 people who’ve served as pioneers in advancing technologies for people with disabilities. Down the road, there may be one more big name to add to ...

    • Should the US Negotiate with Al-Qaeda? May 8, 2012

      Over the weekend, it was revealed that the U.S. has been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups. B...

    • An Infamous Dinner: Washington, Roosevelt and Race in America May 8, 2012

      When Sen. John McCain conceded the presidency to Barack Obama, McCain said: "A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the White Hous...

    • How Do We Measure Economic Change? May 8, 2012

      It's a fact: Our workforce is shrinking. And as it shrinks, the unemployment rate is also shrinking. Critics of President Obama have been quick to say the president hasn't actually cr...

    • Is it Time to Stop Worrying and Love the Domestic Drone? May 8, 2012

      "Drone" is becoming an increasingly common word in our 21st-century vocabulary, and to many it strikes a fearful note: It conjures images of stealth Predator drones, or incites concer...

    • College Grads Still Face Bleak Job Prospects May 8, 2012

      May is the start of college graduation season, when the nation’s bright and ambitious college seniors step out into the workforce — or hope to. But last week’s job numbers show job gr...

    • Foiled Terrorist Plot Reveals Disturbing New Garment Bomb May 8, 2012

      The headlines this morning are all about underwear bombs but the man behind this terrorist device, Ibrahim al Asiri, the bomb maker for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, may be the b...

    • Black Politics in 'Post-Racial' America May 8, 2012

      In 2007, during his contentious primary race with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama spent a week campaigning with Newark Mayor Corey Booker and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. The m...

    • Maurice Sendak Dies at Age 83 May 8, 2012