The Briefing 02-09-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Canada supreme court strikes down euthanasia ban in inevitable outgrowth of culture of death

Canada Court Strikes Down Ban on Aiding Patient Suicide, New York Times (Ian Austen)

Supreme Court rules Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide, Globe and Mail (Sean Fine)

2) Congress sets new precedent by inviting Pope to address joint session

Pope Francis to Address Congress Sept. 24, Boehner Says, Wall Street Journal (Siobhan Hughes)

Pope Francis to address Congress, USA Today (Susan Davis)

3) Marijuana sellers push for term ‘cannabis’ in attempt for legitimacy

, USA Today (Trevor Hughes)

4) Incredible spectrum of germs in subway lesson in wonder of God’s Creation

Big Data and Bacteria: Mapping the New York Subway’s DNA, Wall Street Journal (Robert Lee Hotz)