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The Two-Way
Commerce Secretary Bryson Resigns; Suffered Seizure Earlier This Month
June 21, 2012 Just under two weeks after suffering a seizure that led to two car accidents within minutes of each other, John Bryson is stepping down.
The Two-Way
Supreme Court Throws Out FCC Fines Against Fox, ABC
June 21, 2012 The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 but issued a narrow decision about the vagueness and timing of the decency rules, not their First Amendment implications.
The Two-Way
Bullied Bus Monitor Wants Apology, But Still Believes 'All Kids Aren't Bad'
June 21, 2012 The video will make you angry. Middle school students in Greece, N.Y., taunted Karen Klein so cruelly that she cried. The only good thing to come out of the incident: An online campaign has raised $140,000 — and counting — for the victim.
The Two-Way
Jobless Claims Hold Steady; 387,000 Filed Last Week
June 21, 2012 They edged down by just 2,000 from the previous week.
The Two-Way
UPDATE: No Health Care Ruling From Supreme Court Today
June 21, 2012 The justices have yet to issue their ruling on whether the 2010 health care overhaul is constitutional.
Around the Nation
GPS Study Shows Drivers Will Slow Down, At A Cost
June 21, 2012 U.S. traffic officials who hope to get drivers to slow down may have found something that works: a GPS device that gives drivers a financial incentive not to speed. Some 12,000 Americans die every year in traffic crashes caused by speeding, according to government statistics.
Election 2012
Romney, Obama Fine-Tune Pitches To Latino Voters
June 21, 2012 The presumptive GOP presidential nominee and the president are taking their stump speeches to a prominent group of elected Latino officials. Both candidates see garnering Latino votes as critical to winning.
It's All Politics
House Panel's Contempt Vote Against Holder Part Of Political Firefight
June 20, 2012 There's little evidence that the flap over Fast and Furious will make a difference to most voters come November. But there are a number of conservative gun owners in battleground states like Ohio who could be energized to oppose President Obama.
The Salt
Survey Says Apple Pie Rules, But There's Lots Of Room For Variety
June 20, 2012 Our audience, like the rest of America, loves apple pie — we're traditionalists. But in growing numbers, Americans are branching out to chocolate; key lime and cherry.
Around the Nation
Saving Calif. State Parks: The End Of Public Funding?
June 20, 2012 California's budget crisis is creating a new class of private philanthropists who are stepping up to keep state parks open to the public. Henry Coe State Park, the state's second-largest, was recently saved by a large donation from a Silicon Valley engineer. Will California ever return to fully funding its state parks?
The Salt
Seattle Forager Inspires Others To Learn About Wild, Forgotten Foods
June 20, 2012 A walk in the woods isn't that different from a walk through the produce section of the supermarket for Langdon Cook, an influential Seattle forager, blogger, and home cook. He's dedicated to rekindling interest in forgotten foods.
