Media
7:56 am
Thu March 22, 2012

As 'Murdoch's Scandal' Unravels, Many Implicated

Allegations of phone hacking and bribery brought down Rupert Murdoch's tabloid News of the World. Criminal and parliamentary investigations are now under way in the U.K., and dozens of journalists and top executives from Murdoch's paper have been arrested.

Scotland Yard has been investigating the scandal, but several police officials from that iconic institution have also been implicated; they're accused of accepting bribes from reporters at Murdoch's papers.

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The Two-Way
7:30 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Video Of Copter Crash In Afghanistan Goes Viral; Army Investigating

Credit YouTube.com
From video of the incident, as the helicopter swooped low over a snowy base in Afghanistan moments before crashing in the distance.

If you haven't seen it yet, you probably will soon if you're watching the cable news networks:

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U.S.
7:17 am
Thu March 22, 2012

An Open Letter ... About Open Letters

Dear Open Letter Writers,

Are you open to the idea that the open letter has become the victim of its own success?

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Religion
7:16 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Vanderbilt Rule Rankles Faith-Based Student Groups

Originally published on Thu March 22, 2012 3:05 pm

Administrators at Vanderbilt University are beginning to enforce a long-held nondiscrimination policy for student groups. The policy is forcing a dilemma for faith-based organizations: Either drop requirements that their leaders hold certain beliefs, or forfeit school funding and move off campus.

Members of Christian student groups say Vanderbilt's nondiscrimination policy has them feeling more like victims of discrimination. They include the school's star quarterback, junior Jordan Rogers.

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Shots - Health Blog
6:56 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Medicare Board Draws Fire Before It Even Meets

IPAB sounds like a new Apple product, but it's actually a controversial board that is at the heart of House Republicans' efforts to upend the 2010 federal health law.

The Independent Payment Advisory Board, created by the health law, is supposed to help hold down costs in Medicare, the federal health program for seniors and the disabled.

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The Two-Way
6:20 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Murray Lender, Who Introduced Many Americans To Bagels, Has Died

Credit Mike Derer / AP
From a Connecticut bakery to the nation.

If you were young in the 1960s or '70s and like many of us didn't live around New York City, the first bagel you ever saw and enjoyed was probably a Lender's.

So it's with a sense of sadness and nostalgia that we pass along this, from The Associated Press:

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Washington Pharmacy Regulations
5:44 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Washington to Appeal Plan B Ruling

OLYMPIA - Washington will appeal a recent federal ruling on the state’s pharmacy regulations. Last month a federal district court judge found the state’s rules on dispensing medications unconstitutional. At the heart of the case is emergency birth control pills. Ruby de Luna reports.

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Pharmaceutical Policies
5:43 am
Thu March 22, 2012

OHSU To Review Doctor-Pharmaceutical Company Payment Policies

PORTLAND -- Last fall we brought you a story about doctors at Northwest medical schools who get paid to speak on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. Thursday, a task force will convene at Oregon Health and Science University. It will review the medical school’s policy on paid speaking gigs and other industry interactions. Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports.

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Wind Power Record
5:40 am
Thu March 22, 2012

BPA Wind Power Sets New Record

Credit Photo by James McCauley / Northwest News Network
Wind farms like this one in California are a growing part of Northwest energy production.

RICHLAND, Wash. – Wind farms have generated a record-breaking amount of power this month. As correspondent Courtney Flatt reports, the Bonneville Power Administration is hoping to avoid over-generation problems that happened last spring.

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