Thursday's Daily Brief

Thursday, January 19, 2012 Arianna Huffington: Calling All Mothers, Calling All Babies: Introducing HuffPost Global Motherhood Arianna Huffington: I'm delighted to announce the launch of Global Motherhood, a new section within HuffPost Impact dedicated to the health and well being of mothers and babies around the world, and sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. Global Motherhood will go beyond matters of physical health to address the full spectrum of issues affecting mothers and their babies, with a special focus on the dangers faced by pregnant women in underdeveloped countries and the guilt and fear that accompany childbirth for many women. It will also be a place to share our personal stories. With infant mortality on the rise in the U.S., and 1,000 women and girls dying everyday worldwide, we need all the innovation and creativity that we can muster. Only by tapping into our collective wisdom will we arrive at the solutions we and our children deserve. POLITICS Rick Perry Drops Out Of Presidential Race POLITICS Newt's Ex-Wife Says He Wanted To Have An 'Open Marriage' TECHNOLOGY Apple's Huge New Education Apps BUSINESS Weekly Jobless Claims Plunge To Near Four-Year Low MEDIA How Media Shaped Romney's 'Inevitable' Narrative BLOG POSTS Marlo Thomas: Bullying Claims Another Victim... an Unexpected One I will not stand by and see other families destroyed. We must defeat bullying. Parents, teachers, grandparents, and -- most of all -- kids, must band together and stop this epidemic in our schools and on our playgrounds. Ricki Lake: The Business of Being Born I produced the 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born to educate women about their choices in childbirth, and raise questions about maternity care in the U.S. Jeff Jarvis: We Are the Lobbyists Now The Internet has helped untold publics to form. Yesterday, the Internet became a public. Bob Cesca: Progressives, Obamabots and a Realistic Evaluation of the President Should we undermine the most progressive-minded president in at least a generation and will his failure help or hurt the progressive cause? Will his failure pave the way for a more progressive president or a less progressive president? This is the debate on the left. Christy Turlington Burns: All People Are People (Tout Moun Se Moun) It was not long ago when we stood by in distant and utter shock, praying only as we could for the well being of the Haitian people.

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