Show Notes 12/12/2013

Sunday Show 12/15/13

FDA takes steps to phase out antibiotics in meat
Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/fda-takes-steps-phase-out-antibiotics-meat#sthash.chUIgu8L.dpuf

Hobbit: Desolation Smaug takes top spot aat box office
Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. "Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/15/hobbit-desolation-smaug-takes-top-spot-at-box-office/?intcmp=features

Sister wives judge rules key parts of Utah anit-polygamy law unconstitutional
Advocacy groups for polygamy and individual liberties on Saturday hailed a federal judge's ruling that key parts of Utah's polygamy laws are unconstitutional, saying it will remove the threat of arrest for those families.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sister-wives-judge-rules-key-parts-utah-anti-polygamy-law-unconstitutional#sthash.gRIBpzZw.dpuf

Reid files cloture on budget deal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) started the procedural process Sunday so that the Senate can debate and pass the budget and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before leaving from the Christmas holiday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/193189-reid-starts-process-on-budget-ndaa

Mandela lied; communism never died
Bill Keller of The New York Times admits Nelson Mandela was a communist, but suggests it doesn’t really matter because communism collapsed. But communism never died in South Africa. Mandela lied about his party membership, for the obvious purpose of confusing and deceiving people about what is really going on in South Africa.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/mandela-lied-communism-never-died/#E1s67TRQsXGlGEOV.99

Element Essential for Life Found in Supernova Remains
Phosphorous — one of the essential elements for life — has been discovered in the cosmic leftovers from a star explosion for the first time, scientists say.
http://www.livescience.com/41939-supernova-elements-life-chemicals.html

Comtech Shaking Off the Army Blues, Taking Comfort in Wave of Commercial Orders
Satellite ground equipment manufacturer Comtech Telecommunications Corp. reported increased orders for the three months ending Oct. 31 and told investors that three years of downward revenue spiral will end this year.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/financial-report/38652comtech-shaking-off-the-army-blues-taking-comfort-in-wave-of