Links for Uncooperative Radio Show: Thursday 04/19/12

New Obama plan: Test a job, keep unemployment benefits
The Obama administration is announcing the start of a new strategy to curb nagging unemployment – allowing Americans to keep their benefits while trying out a job.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/19/new-obama-plan-test-job-keep-unemployment-benefits/

Cost of Green Products Makes Shoppers See Red
Earth Day has a long way to go before it convinces consumers to put their money where their mouth is and pay more for eco-friendly green products, a new study shows. Though nearly half of people surveyed (46 percent) said they were more inclined to buy a product if it is eco-friendly, the majority (59 percent) said they were unwilling to pay more money for that product of service. Green products may be good at generating lip service, but they’re not so good at opening wallets. http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2383-cost-green-products.html

Cutting-edge Navy warship being built in Maine
An enormous, expensive and technology-laden warship that some Navy leaders once tried to kill because of its cost is now viewed as an important part of the Obama administration's Asia-Pacific strategy, with advanced capabilities that the Navy's top officer says represent the Navy's future.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/12/cutting-edge-navy-warship-being-built-in-maine/

Did Los Angeles Times make right call on photos of dead Afghans
Photos released Wednesday by the Los Angeles Times – showing smiling US troops in Afghanistan posing with the remains of suicide bombers – are reigniting a debate about the ethics of publishing such photos during wartime.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0418/Did-Los-Angeles-Times-make-right-call-on-photos-of-dead-Afghans

Report: Threat from anti-jihadist extremists grows
Anti-Islamist groups and individuals like those that inspired Norwegian Anders Berhing Breivik to launch his bloody attacks in Norway last July are growing in number, reach and interconnectedness, according to a new report. http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/16/11230654-report-threat-from-anti-jihadist-extremists-grows?lite

Eight ways your job may be killing you
How many times have you thought, "This job is going to kill me"? The truth is, you may have been right. For better or worse, a person's job plays a critical role in his or her mental and physical health. The good news is that there are some things about work that are good for you, too.
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2382-job-health-impact.html