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1:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

'Pinterest' Wades In Murky Copyright Waters

Originally published on Thu March 22, 2012 4:05 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

These days, a darling of the tech and business world is Pinterest. It's a virtual scrapbooking site that allows users to organize photos, recipes, images they like and pin them to an online bulletin board. Nearly 18 million users logged in to the site last month alone. So when Kirsten Kowalski wrote a blog post wondering whether Pinterest users risk violating copyright laws, it went viral. Kowalski is a lawyer and photographer and Pinterest user herself.

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Energy
1:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

Obama Pitches Oil And Pipeline In Oklahoma

The second day of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy tour brought him to Oklahoma.

Politics
1:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

After House, Senate Pushes JOBS Act Through

The Senate again tried to add some investor protections to the JOBS bill, which otherwise would remove SEC oversight from companies with as big as $1 billion in sales that are going public.

Shots - Health Blog
12:48 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

What Your Gynecologist Doesn't Know About Your Sex Life, But Really Should

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Having trouble in bed? Don't expect your gynecologist to ask.

If your OB-GYN doesn't ask you about your sex life, who will?

That's the question that comes to mind on reading about a new survey of the women's health specialists and what they don't talk about with their patients.

Most gynecologists did ask a patient if she was sexually active. A measly 14 percent asked about sexual activity and pleasure. Only 28 percent asked about a patient's sexual orientation. Yet one-quarter of the doctors say they had expressed disapproval of their patients' sexual practices.

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Around the Nation
12:05 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

Shooting Renews Debate On Vigilance Vs. Action

Originally published on Thu March 22, 2012 1:29 pm

Neighborhood watch programs have long been the eyes and ears of local law enforcement, keeping tabs on suspicious behavior. But the recent shooting death of an unarmed Florida teenager by a watch volunteer may incite debate over how to balance vigilance and action.

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