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Ag-Gag Laws, Animal Activists and Undercover Videos
Do "Ag-Gag" laws violate Americans’ right to know how our food is prepared? Does the suffering of animals make a difference in the safety of what we eat?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIn many states so-called "Ag-Gag" laws are being enacted to prohibit undercover videotape that reveals cruelty to animals on factory farms. Do Americans have a right to know how their food is prepared for the market? Does the suffering of animals make a difference in the safety of what we eat? Also, Secretary of State Kerry says the world will not accept North Korea as nuclear power, and Bitcoin, the virtual currency. It doesn't exist in the real world, and isn't issued by a central bank. Where can you get some? Where can you spend it?
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Most people have never heard of biotcoins , but the virtual currency is the latest rage of the financial media. Kevin Roose, who writes on business for New York magazine, admits he should have known better. He succumbed to the urge to buy a bitcoin — on a red phone at a CVS Pharmacy. We explains how he did it and what he got when he sold it.
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