Monday's Daily Brief: Preschool Funding Reached 'State Of Emergency' In 2012; CIA Paid Millions In 'Ghost Money' To Afghan President's Office, NYT Reports

Monday, April 29, 2013 Preschool Funding Reached 'State Of Emergency' In 2012 WORLD CIA Paid Millions In 'Ghost Money' To Afghan President's Office, NYT Reports CRIME Mother Of Bombing Suspect: "It's All Lies And Hypocrisy' POLITICS O'Connor Doubts Bush v. Gore MEDIA Huffington Post To Launch German Edition HEALTHY LIVING HuffPost Survey Reveals Staggering Stress Levels Among Americans BLOG POSTS Elizabeth Drew: Obama and the Myth of Arm-Twisting The nonsense about what it takes for a president to win a victory in Congress has reached ridiculous dimensions. The fact that Barack Obama failed to win legislation to place further curbs on the purchase of guns has made people who ought to know better decide that he's not an "arm-twister." Ban Ki-moon: With $3 Billion Annual Shortfall in Controlling Malaria, Replenishing Global Fund Should Be a Priority to Prevent Resurgence Malaria continues to inflict a major toll on least developed countries -- primarily in Africa -- and millions of people still lack access to life-saving interventions. In Africa, malaria kills a child every minute. Carrie Goldman: Did I Ruin My Life By Having/Adopting These Kids? There is a little-told secret among those of us who adopt or have trouble building a family -- we feel as if we should be grateful for every minute every second of every hour for our children, as if we never have the right to feel overwhelmed by the tasks of parenting. John Pavley: Miner Mike, the Bitcoin Minter In 2009, my friend Mike was getting into bitcoin and I remember him explaining the whole concept to me: A virtual currency managed by a peer-to-peer network open to anyone with a computer and uncontrolled by any bank or government. Chris Kluwe: When They Come for You Why do I speak out in support of the gay community? Because the words, "We should round them all up and send them to an island to die," are absolutely abhorrent to any rational-minded person and should never be uttered by one member of the human race about another.

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