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Friday, June 6, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid

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June 06, 2014
Homeland
In a 2010 speech, Robert Bergdahl claimed that the man who held Bowe "recently lost a son to a CIA missile drone strike." The reports at the time appear to back him up. Michael Ames on the twist that foretold the plot of Homeland.
STEADY AS SHE GOES

Employers hired 217,000 workers in May, which was only slightly more than the average monthly gain for the past six months. However, the unemployment rate remained the same at 6.3 percent. Nearly 10 million are still out of work, the Labor Department announced Friday morning. The number of long-term unemployed also remained unchanged at 3.4 million. So far, the first half of 2014 has averaged 200,000 new jobs per month. This means that the U.S. economy has added at least 200,000 jobs a month for four straight months for the first time since 1999. And while this jobs data means the U.S. economy has finally passed its pre-recession employment peak, government employment is still far below pre-recession levels, and the gains have been mostly in the private sector.

Wack
A student at Wesleyan University sued 11 fraternity members earlier this year, claiming she was raped in front of onlookers at a party. One member of the class of 2014, Joey Gallo, has identified the real victims of sexual assault: frat bros. Olivia Nuzzi on "For the Boys," Gallo's song.
GREEN

Since Colorado legalized marijuana in January, pot businesses have struggled to get access to basic financial services like checking accounts. Traditional banks fear the feds will crack down on what is literally drug money. On Friday, weed businesses got major help. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law approving the world's first banking system for the pot industry. It will create a network of uninsured cooperatives where the companies can pool their money. As a result of banks' reluctance, most businesses have had to work solely in cash, which made it much harder for the state to track, but also more dangerous for the businesses.

SAY THAT AGAIN?

The United Negro College Fund has a new, unlikely fan. The group just received a $25 million grant from Koch Industries and the Charles Koch Foundation. The majority of the money will go toward providing for roughly 3,000 merit-based scholarships for African-American students, while $6.5 million will go toward support for historically black colleges and the UNCF. "We have tremendous respect for UNCF and we are hopeful this investment will further its effectiveness in helping students pursue their dreams," Charles Koch said. Apparently Koch and the head of the fund, Michael Lomax, met over lunch and found they "shared a profound belief in the importance of education." Perhaps to ward off an outcry, Lomax declared, "Criticism is a small price for helping young people get the chance to realize their dream of a college education, and if I've got to bear the brunt of someone else's criticism to ensure that we have the resources to help those students, then I can handle it, and I can take the heat."


CLASH
Feinstein: No Threat to Bergdahl's Life
Smacks down administration's excuse.
CONSEQUENCES
Taliban: We Have P.O.W. Rights Now
After the prisoner swap.
TOUGH ROAD
Casey Kasem in Critical Condition
But is "alert and appears comfortable."
BAD TRIP
U.S. Tourist Detained in North Korea
Total of three Americans held now.
OUCH
Beastie Boys Beat Monster Energy
Winning $1.7 million in lawsuit.

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