Best Of CBS Radio News GM Recall

General Motors vastly expands its recall of vehicles with faulty ignitions that can shut off engines and cause crashes. Nearly 1.4 million vehicles are now involved. CBS News Writer Duane Tollison talks to Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, about the recall. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1dACa1Y

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

President Obama reports to Congress and the nation this week. Here’s today’s EYE ON WASHINGTON. (Foty, self-ID). via Pocket http://ift.tt/1cRStah

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85 richest people as wealthy as world’s poorest half: Study

London: The richest 85 people in the world control as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population put together, says a study conducted by Oxfam. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1dKhae6

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Banks Say No to Marijuana Money, Legal or Not

SEATTLE — In his second-floor office above a hair salon in north Seattle, Ryan Kunkel is seated on a couch placing $1,000 bricks of cash — dozens of them — in a rumpled brown paper bag. via Pocket http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/us/banks-say-no-to-marijuana-money-legal-or-not.html

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The grumpy history of the smiley emoticon

Scott Fahlman, computer scientist and typography genius, invented the smiley emoticon. But today’s ubiquitous smiley had a few precursors. One involved a tongue, and the other involved Ambrose Bierce. Pick your favorite. via Pocket http://io9.com/the-grumpy-history-of-the-smiley-emoticon-1343283812

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