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Security fences go up near McCormick Place | VIDEO Fences were installed around McCormick Place Wednesday as security measures were stepped up before the NATO Summit. Crisis counselors at school after girl drowns | VIDEO Crisis counselors are helping students at a Bolingbrook school deal with the death of a classmate. 5 injured at Gold Coast Red Line stop | VIDEO Four members of the Guardian Angels were slashed with a knife while trying to stop a robbery at a CTA Red Line stop. The intended robbery victim was also injured. Clowns to join anti-NATO protests in Chicago Anti-war activists. Immigrant-rights advocates. And now, clowns? Paralyzed La Grange athlete leads suit against IHSA The Illinois Attorney General's Office said it plans to sue the organization that oversees high school sports in the state to try to force it to allow disabled athletes to compete in all of its swimming and track and field events. 2 accused of stealing $39K in cigarettes in Elmhurst Two Chicago men have been charged with impersonating police officers and robbing a suburban Chicago store of about $39,000 worth of cigarettes. MORE STORIES Strange News Wash. man bitten by rattlesnake at Idaho Wal-Mart | VIDEO Workers go trash-picking for Mass. woman's rings Dozens of flyswatters wash up on Alaska beaches Book report assignment for man freed on bond Cops: NY man shoots friend in leg at his request Consumer FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads | VIDEO BBB: Choosing the Right Wedding Photographer | VIDEO Consumer Reports: Super Sunscreens 7-Eleven to sell low-cal Slurpees Amazon may soon launch new Kindle, Kindle Fire Healthbeat Does too much sugar make you stupid? Mortality rate for pregnant women down, global report Treated gauze may stop heavy bleeding Plavix may soon become more affordable Alzheimer's help available on new govt website MOST POPULAR High school baseball coach saved by line drive Girl, 11, dies after being pulled from pond Husband suspected in Burbank newlywed murder Protesters clash with cops, Bridgeport residents NATO road closures, parking, public transit outlined All Most Popular

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Wednesday's Daily Brief: Arianna Interviews The Dalai Lama, Greece Sets Election Date, Debt Showdown Looms, Plus Valerie Jarrett, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Marlo Thomas

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With the Dalai Lama: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality Arianna Huffington: Since 1987, the Dalai Lama has been organizing dialogues between scientists and Buddhist thinkers on a range of subjects, from physics and astronomy to empathy and compassion. "These are times," he says, "when destructive emotions like anger, fear and hatred are giving rise to devastating problems throughout the world. But I believe we have a valuable opportunity to make progress in dealing with them, through a collaboration between religion and science." When the two come together, the result is the cultivation of connection -- of empathy and compassion. At the heart of this approach is the Buddhist belief in the mutability of consciousness -- the idea that we can, through certain practices, change our inner being. "It means that the cultivation of loving-kindness can over a period diminish the force of hate in the mind," he explains. POLITICS Obama's 'Perfect Beast' vs. Romney's 'Hard Times' Pitch WORLD Greece Sets Date For Crucial Elections POLITICS Republicans Grip Up For Another Debt Showdown BUSINESS JPMorgan Unit Responsible For Huge Loss Played By Different Rules TECHNOLOGY 6 People Mark Zuckerberg Burned On His Way To The Top BLOG POSTS Valerie Jarrett: Just Plain Wrong: House Republican Bill Undermines the Violence Against Women Act A bill being considered in the House today seeks to roll back existing protection that keep women safe from the threat of violence. That is just plain wrong. Keeping women safe isn't about which political party you support -- it's about protecting basic human rights. Mohamed A. El-Erian: The Global Economy: What the Next Three Years Will Look Like Uncertainty, even of the unusual variety, does not -- and should not -- translate into investor paralysis. Dr. Peggy Drexler: Obama and the Bully: The Cornering of Mitt Romney To a generation of current and future voters, Barack Obama has deftly offered a choice: a respectful and inclusive voice of the future; versus a schoolyard tormenter aligned with the intolerant voices of the past. Not bad for a community organizer. Robert Reich: Romney Has Public and Private Morality Upside Down Mitt Romney doesn't want to regulate where regulation is necessary -- at the highest reaches of the economy. Yet he wants to regulate where regulation is least appropriate -- at the level of the individual, in bedrooms and other intimate spaces. Marlo Thomas: Fifty Shades of... Buzz! I couldn't get away from it. My girlfriends were talking about it; columnists were writing about it; Saturday Night Live was spoofing it. It was all I heard about.

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HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter May 16, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY JOE CONASON Where's The Beef? Clinton's Answer To Romney's Snark Mitt claims there's "a beef" between Bill and Barack -- but Bill's only beef is with Mitt. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: JIM HIGHTOWER The King Of Beermakers Is Drunk On Greed How Anheuser-Busch is killing the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. READ MORE FAREWELL TO CRAZY Ron Paul's Nuttiest Newsletters A nostalgic slideshow. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: GENE LYONS Overreacting To Obama's Gay Marriage Decision Now that the exultation over President Obama's gesture toward gay marriage has subsided, exactly what has he done? READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: LEONARD PITTS JR. Our Politics Is A Mess, But Only One Party Is The Cause Even moderate Republicans can't describe the depths their party has sunken to. READ MORE THE LIST 5 Things You Need To Read Did Texas execute another innocent man? Plus, the best stories and videos from around with web. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001