PRI: Public Radio International Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parents ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 10 February, 2012 03:26:00 The ads use kids who are overweight describing the problems they face in an effort to get parents to realize their children are overweight. The ads, which were designed in consultation with a local hospital, have caused critics to label them as just another example of fat-shaming. Government waste and fraud watchdog set for big budget cut ================================================================================ Here & Now on 10 February, 2012 02:35:00 As President Barack Obama prepares to release his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, the Government Accountability Office is expected to take a hit that will reduce its head count to the lowest level in 75 years. The G.A.O. is responsible for investigating fraud and wastes of government money. U.S. military prepares to open more military roles to women ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 10 February, 2012 02:00:00 The Pentagon on Thursday announced that women would be able to serve in more roles in the military. They'll be able to serve as radio operators, intelligence analysts, medics and other front-line units that don't regularly engage in combat. They're still prohibited from serving in the infantry, armored units and the special forces. The Vow, Journey 2 and Safe House make up a big weekend of new releases ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 10 February, 2012 12:33:00 Though critics aren't exactly lining up to heap praise on the three movie new releases out this weekend, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and The Vow are all expected to produce a better-than-usual weekend at the box office. U.S. moving forward on construction of two new nuclear reactors ================================================================================ The Takeaway on 10 February, 2012 11:15:00 Georgia is set to be the home of the first new nuclear reactors in nearly 30 years, with U.S. officials giving the green light for two new reactors to be built there. The reactors will generate more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity each -- but they're expecting a court challenge. Obama announces compromise on contraceptive coverage by religious organizations ================================================================================ By Jonathan Kealing -- Public Radio International on 10 February, 2012 10:11:00 President Barack Obama on Friday said his administration will grant a broader exemption for religious organization that have an objection to providing contraceptive services to women as part of their health plans. The announcement comes amid a brewing controversy over his administration's proposal to grant a much narrower exemption. Mental health officials try to help Middle Eastern refugees with PTSD ================================================================================ PRI's The World on 10 February, 2012 09:30:00 Among California's burgeoning Middle Eastern population, not everything is well. Many of the newest immigrants, refugees, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. But cultural stereotypes make them loath to get the help they need. War, religious-themed restaurants in Ukraine spark controversy ================================================================================ PRI's The World on 10 February, 2012 09:00:00 Yurko Nazaruk opened a restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine that is designed to look like the sort of underground bunkers used by insurgents during World War II. It was so successful he opened one that's themed after the country's Jewish community, all but wiped out during the war, Lviv-born writer Leopold van Sacher Masoch, who lent his name to masochism. But not everyone is pleased. Venezuelan opposition parties organizing joint effort to oust Chavez ================================================================================ PRI's The World on 10 February, 2012 08:00:00 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running for his fourth term in office this year but, for the first time, he's facing an opposition that has unified in opposition to his re-election. Obama grants 10 states waivers from strictest provisions of No Child Left Behind ================================================================================ Here & Now on 09 February, 2012 02:42:00 No Child Left Behind is about a decade old. It's been up for renewal for 10 years. But as Congress has dead-locked over proposals to modify or reform the controversial law, President Barack Obama on Thursday issued waivers from its strictest requirements to 10 states.