The Briefing 01-23-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Congress drops abortion bill, providing lesson in pervasive sinfulness of humanity

 Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers, Washington Post (Ed O’Keefe)

House Approves Bill That Would Bar Federal Funding For Abortions, NPR (Bill Chappell)

The Republican Party’s Abortion Bind, The Atlantic (David A. Graham)

2) ISIS hostage situation presents Japan with issue demanding the wisdom of God

Hostage Crisis Challenges Pacifist Japanese Public, New York Times (Martin Fackler and Alan Cowell)

3) Hypocrisy of Davos forum evident in 1700 private jets used to discuss climate change

1,700 Private Jets Descend on Davos For World Economic Forum, Newsweek (Amelia Smith)

4) Reading aloud to children decisive influence in child’s likelihood to read

Study Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their Own, New York Times (Motoko Rich)