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The Briefing 08-21-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Murder of James Foley can only and must be described as evil James Foley and the Last Journalists in Syria, The Atlantic (Uri Friedman) Militant Groups Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria, New York Times (Rukmin ...

August 21, 2014

The Briefing 08-20-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Response to ‘Purge’ hoax reveals fear of humans that law might be removed Social media ‘Purge’ campaigns spark fear of bloody copycats, USA Today (Lindsay Deutch, Kelsey Pape and Ryan Haarer) ‘Louisville Purge’ takes to ...

August 20, 2014

The Briefing 08-19-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Spread of Ebola aided by lack of cultural understanding of Western medical practice You Are Not Nearly Scared Enough About Ebola, Foreign Policy (Laurie Garrett) With Aid Doctors Gone, Ebola Fight Grows Harder, New York ...

August 19, 2014

The Briefing 08-18-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Prominence of ISIS shows declaring peace does make peace Iraq Crisis: Islamic State Now Threat to West, Says U.S., Wall Street Journal (Siobhan Gorman, Tamer El-Ghobasy, and Nour Malas) The West’s Gaza, National Review ...

August 18, 2014

The Briefing 08-15-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Explosive growth of Islam in US indicator of vast change in Christian mission field A New Mosque Rises—in Alaska, Wall Street Journal (Tamara Audi) Imam Shortage Crimps U.S. Mosques, Wall Street Journal (Tamara Audi) ...

August 15, 2014

The Briefing 08-14-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Tennessee judge breaks trend by upholding state’s same sex marriage ban Tennessee judge breaks gay marriage’s streak, The Hill (Mario Trujillo) Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban as Constitutional in Startling Reversal ...

August 14, 2014

The Briefing 08-13-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Where is outrage in the Muslim world over atrocities in Iraq? Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Christian persecution in Iraq, The Guardian (John Hooper) Where is Muslim outrage?, Washington Times (Editorial Bo ...

August 13, 2014

The Briefing 08-12-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Response to Robin Williams’s death reveals how closely Americans identify with entertainers Robin Williams dies in apparent suicide; actor, comic was 63, Los Angeles Times (Ryan Parker, Steven Zeitchik, and Lauren Raab) ...

August 12, 2014

The Briefing 08-11-14

Podcast Transcript 1) Centrality of US to world politics a temporary stewardship We may not like it, but Isis and Iraq remind us that we need America to be the world’s policeman, The Telegraph (Dan Hodges) 2) James  Brady’s death ruled homic ...

August 11, 2014

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