AFD 60 - Furlough | Arsenal For Democracy

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“AFD 60 – Furlough”
Posted: Tues, 15 October 2013

Guest commentator Melanie joins Bill to talk about the impact of having most Federal workers on unpaid leave from their jobs during the shutdown. Then Bill looks at food inspection problems in the U.S. Guest commentator Sarah discusses a court decision in Nebraska. Bill examines political mirroring between France and a former African colony.

Additional links:

– http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/11/20926440-statue-of-liberty-mount-rushmore-other-national-parks-to-reopen-during-shutdown

– http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/shutdown-salmonella/

– http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/10/11/2770331/salmonella-usda-regulation-fail/

– http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/world/europe/france-to-send-more-troops-into-africa.html

– http://allafrica.com/stories/201310110610.html

– http://allafrica.com/stories/201310110463.html

– http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21913926

– http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/world/africa/michel-djotodia-leader-of-coup-in-central-african-republic-holds-on-to-power.html

– http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/10/french-polls-surge-support-national-front