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Military's Sexual Assault Problem Is A Cultural One
On Tuesday, details were revealed about a second military officer accused of sexual offenses, even though he was supposed to be helping to educate people about the danger of sexual assault. The military has developed an elaborate system to deal with continuing waves of assault, and has a plan for dealing with the problem. But getting service members to report the crimes remains a huge challenge because of the unique workplace and chain of command issues. Melissa Block talks to Larry Abramson.
Airlines Can Keep You From Snapping, But Not Sharing Photos
A recent incident on a commercial airliner raises an interesting question: can an airline bar you from taking pictures on their plane?
Chris Yerga, engineering director for Android at Google Inc., speaks at the ...
Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
Syrian Minister: Removal Of Assad Means Destruction Of Syria
Melissa Block talks with Syria's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Faisal Mekdad, about the upcoming international conference on Syria in Geneva and about the Syrian government's view of the civil war. Mekdad says the government of President Bashar al-Assad believes a peaceful settlement is necessary to solve the conflict in Syria. However, Mekdad says the replacement of President Assad "means destruction of Syria, means no international conference, and means support of terrorism." Mekdad says Syria will not participate in the conference with any preconditions.