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The Briefing 06-30-15

1) Oklahoma execution method upheld by Supreme Court, despite severe questioning of death penalty Supreme Court upholds use of controversial execution drug, Oklahoman Daily (AP) 2) Supreme Court stay against Texas abortion restrictions mean mor ...

June 30, 2015

The Briefing 06-23-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Netherlands considers extending right to die to children under twelve as culture of death progresses Dutch pediatricians: give terminally ill children under 12 the right to die, The Guardian (Agence France) 2) GOP strug ...

June 23, 2015

The Briefing 06-17-15

Podcast Transcript 1) CA physician-assisted suicide bill passes after medical association drops opposition, redefining physicians’ role Physician-Assisted Death Legislation Moves Forward In California, NPR California Medical Association remo ...

June 17, 2015

The Briefing 05-28-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Chimps’ day in court exposes confusion of human dignity with care for animals Judge Ponders Whether Chimps Should Get Same Rights as Humans, Wall Street Journal (Jacob Gershman) 2) Leftward trend on social issues reflec ...

May 28, 2015

The Briefing 05-18-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Death penalty given to Boston Bomber in right recognition of need for justice Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing, New York Times (Katherine Q. Seelye) Death For Tsarnaev, Wall Street Journa ...

May 18, 2015

The Briefing 04-15-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Moral contradiction of life of Nobel winner Günter Grass shows absolute need for divine grace  Günter Grass Dies at 87; Writer Pried Open Germany’s Past but Hid His Own, New York Times (Stephen Kinzer) Günter Grass, Nob ...

April 15, 2015

The Briefing 04-09-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Boston Marathon bomber found guilty, drama of determining death penalty begins Tsarnaev guilty of Marathon bombings, Boston Globe (Milton J. Valencia, Patricia Wen, Kevin Cullen, John R. Ellement and Martin Finucane) Af ...

April 9, 2015

The Briefing 04-01-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death reminder of how much ground culture of death has gained On Schiavo Case, Bush Treads Lightly, Wall Street Journal (Beth Reinhard) 2) Indiana Gov. proposes revision to law, reception ...

April 1, 2015

The Briefing 03-13-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Two Ferguson officers shot as breakdown of trust in Ferguson continues Police seek suspects in Ferguson, Missouri, police ‘ambush’, Reuters (Kate Munsch) The Death of Ferguson, The American Conservative (Rod Dreher) ...

March 13, 2015

The Briefing 03-05-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Boston Marathon Bomber defense confesses client’s action, denies his responsibility ‘It was him’ Boston bomber’s lawyers admit guilt, focus on brother, Reuters (Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber) 2) Former CIA head’s pl ...

March 5, 2015

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