Fracking Byproducts May Be Linked To Ohio Quakes

Melissa Block interviews John Armbruster, a seismologist with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University, about why he believes the waste from fracking in Ohio has led to the earthquakes there. He says the injection of waste water from the fracking process created pressure on nearby faults, and he expects the quakes to continue — even after the process is stopped.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/03/144633252/fracking-byproducts-may-be-linked-to-ohio-quakes?ft=1&f=1007

john mccain

Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks

Seniors who aren't tech savvy can find themselves increasingly isolated, even from their families, as more and more communication moves to the digital realm. Across the country, a number of programs are enlisting high school or college students to train seniors on Facebook, Skype and smartphones.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/02/144322505/tutors-teach-seniors-new-high-tech-tricks?ft=1&f=1003

fox news

In Michel Martin's House: Spirit Of Revolt

In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin shares that to her chagrin, her stepdaughters proposed to skip the china and use plastic plates for their holiday feast. The episode made Martin empathize with the deficit-cutters in Congress, and consider how tough it is to change the status quo until good-willed people choose to do so.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/02/144491213/-in-michel-martins-house-spirit-of-revolt?ft=1&f=1057

john mccain

A Bad Year for Villains of the World

Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
It was a bad year for the villains of the world.Three of the biggest bad guys met their ends: Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. commandos who stormed his villa in Pakistan in May; Moammar Kadafi, killed by Libyan insurgents who captured him (with the help of a NATO airstrike) in October; and Kim Jong Il, the ruler of North Korea, who died Dec. 17, reportedly of a heart attack.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/01/02/a_bad_year_for_villains_of_the_world_270271.html

newt gingrich

A Bad Year for Villains of the World

Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
It was a bad year for the villains of the world.Three of the biggest bad guys met their ends: Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. commandos who stormed his villa in Pakistan in May; Moammar Kadafi, killed by Libyan insurgents who captured him (with the help of a NATO airstrike) in October; and Kim Jong Il, the ruler of North Korea, who died Dec. 17, reportedly of a heart attack.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/01/02/a_bad_year_for_villains_of_the_world_270271.html

harry reid

2012 GOP Presidential Primary Season Designed To Slow Emergence Of Winner

Unlike GOP presidential primary seasons of the past, the one that begins in Iowa Tuesday was actually designed to slow down the emergence of a winner by stretching out the calendar and altering the delegate allocation rules. It will take until March 24 to allocate a bare majority of the delegates.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/02/144555264/2012-gop-presidential-primary-season-designed-to-slow-emergence-of-winner?ft=1&f=1014

bill oreilly

Austerity Reigns in Europe as Crisis Deepens

Nelson Schwartz, NYT
Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach.Saying that Europe was facing its “harshest test in decades,” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany warned on New Year’s Eve that “next year will no doubt be more difficult than 2011” — a marked change in tone from a year ago, when she praised Germans for “mastering the crisis as...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/01/02/austerity_reigns_in_europe_as_crisis_deepens_270324.html

john mccain