TECH TALK

In an interview for CBS News “60 Minutes”, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told Correspondent Charlie Rose that his company is working on flying drones that can deliver packages within 30 minutes of ordering. The story is today’s TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/tech-talk-136

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

A Christmas Eve extension for Obamacare enrollment. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Foty, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-136

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

With the Obamacare web site now past the self-imposed deadline by the administration for improved performance, officials are now claiming that it’s on track. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-135

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WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP

Black Friday shoppers out well before dawn filling their carts with deep discount deals. American companies opting for private health exchanges similar to the public model. This, as the clock ticks on the deadline to fix healthcare-dot-gov. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/world-news-roundup-131

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

The Senate will be taking a procedural vote today on the bi-partisan budget deal that would set spending limits for the next two years. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-126

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

On a West Coast swing, President Obama took time yesterday to lash out at critics of the “deal” with Iran. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-125

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

The domestic political fallout from the Iran nuclear agreement. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Foty, self-ID). via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-96

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

Senate Democrats used the threatened “nuclear option” against Republicans to start action on a series of nominations, leaving only Supreme Court judges subject to a filibuster. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-95

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

The Obama administration’s policy on the Syrian civil war came under scrutiny at a Senate hearing yesterday. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-94

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WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP

European leaders head to the US for talks about NSA spying. Michael Jackson’s doctor gets out of jail after two years. Ellis Island reopens a year after Superstorm Sandy. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today’s World News Roundup. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/world-news-roundup-99

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TECH TALK

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is developing new iPhone screens that would be larger than the current ones and curved. The story is today’s TECH TALK. (Magid, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/tech-talk-84

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

A prominent Republican senator is calling for a “time-out” in the implementation of “Obamacare”, the Affordable Care Act. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Arenstein, self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-72

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

Another weekend has come and gone .. and the partisan gridlock over government funding, spending and borrowing … remains unsolved. Here’s today’s Eye on Washington with CBS’s Tom Foty. (SELF ID). via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-71

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Linux Users Have a Choice: 8 Linux Desktop Environments

There’s no one true desktop environment for Linux. Unlike competing operating systems like Windows, Linux users have a choice of many different desktop environments, all with their own styles and strengths. via Pocket http://www.howtogeek.com/163154/linux-users-have-a-choice-8-linux-desktop-environments/

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How to Enable and Tweak Ubuntu’s Flashy Graphical Effects

Once upon a time, Linux desktops were full of wobbly windows, desktop cubes, and other over-the-top graphical effects. Ubuntu still includes the Compiz software that makes this possible, but it’s been toned down by default. via Pocket http://www.howtogeek.com/167674/how-to-enable-and-tweak-ubuntus-flashy-graphical-effects/

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