Wednesday Daily Brief: 60 Days of Stories: The Global Mom Relay; Sexually Abused Kidnap Victims Kept In 'Ropes And Chains'

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

60 Days of Stories: The Global Mom Relay

Arianna Huffington: Sunday is Mother's Day, one of the year's high points of gratitude. So as we honor the mothers among us (and those no longer among us), there's no better time to tap into that gratitude and draw on the qualities that make mothers such a force for good -- their generosity, their nurturing, their unconditional love. We're doing that with two initiatives, the Global Mom Relay and Mom Social, both harnessing the power of motherhood and social media to improve the lives of mothers and children around the world. In the course of the Relay, we've heard a range of voices, and each time you share a post, a $5 donation is made by Johnson & Johnson and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. And there's still time to join.

	CRIME Sexually Abused Kidnap Victims Kept In 'Ropes And Chains': Police
	BUSINESS Hospital Bill Shocker: U.S. Releases Thousands Of Records Showing Huge, Wildly Differing Prices
	POLITICS Mark Sanford South Carolina Victory Takes Him From 'Free Fall' To Rebirth
	MEDIA Rush Limbaugh Toxic To Major Advertisers, Radio Company Says
	CELEBRITY Singer Arrested In Murder-For-Hire Sting

BLOG POSTS

	Mika Brzezinski: Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--and My Own (Excerpt) This is the book I have been afraid to write . . . terrified actually. It deals with an issue that is radioactive for me. How I eat, diet, and look has tied me up in knots my entire life, and I know I am not alone.
	Eva Longoria: There's No Such Thing as a Wasted Opportunity Are maids a realistic reflection of Latinas in America today?? Yes, but they are not a reflection of every Latina. Stereotypes are constructed and perpetuated by those who believe in them. I choose not to.
	Christopher Hayes: Last Minute Justice About three hours before he was to die by lethal injection, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided, 8 to 1 that, "It is therefore ordered that the motion to stay execution filed by Willie Jerome Manning is hereby granted pending further order of this court."
	Pierce Brosnan: Whales Should Not Have to Suffer and Die for Military Practice The U.S. Navy has new plans for testing and training exercises with sonar and explosives -- and those plans spell disaster for whales. Now is the time for concerned citizens to come to their defense.
	Tracey Stewart: Did You Just Call My Husband a Domestic Diva? Oh, It's on! I imagined how much better my life would be with my sister-wife Martha by my side. Our bed sheets ironed and folded into hospital corners; a perfectly labeled food pantry. Surely, these advantages would outweigh the awkwardness that might arise at bedtime.