Bruno Mars opens the podcast with The Lazy Song, dedicated to John Boehner and the Republican House Circus, um, Caucus….Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!
–do-nothing Congress doubles down on distractions and distortions: Benghazi and IRS scandals provide catnip for GOP base
–NSA reform bill gets unanimous committee vote
–pressure builds on FCC over Net Neutrality
–industry execs oppose Comcast-Time/Warner deal
–CA Senate tunes out lobbyists, passes bill to require kill switch on smart phones
–Colorado attempts to bring marijuana cash to banks, concerns remain about Feds
–Obama hits California ATM, draws protests for visit to WalMart store
International updates:
–Boko Haram massacres 300, still holds 280 schoolgirls
–Ukranian separatists defy Putin, plan referendum Sunday
–Thai court forces out Prime Minister Shinawatra
–Syrian opposition vacates Homs, says it was for humanitarian reasons
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