Thursday, April 04, 2013
Fox Business Network anchor Liz McDonald joined John and Amy to talk about how the stock market is responding to the threats from North Korea and also what a potential war would mean to the economy. CPS President Barbara Byrd-Bennett is taking heat for the plan to close schools and rejecting the criticism that the plan is racist. Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice yesterday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and using gay slurs during practice. Where is the line between coaching and abuse?
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00:28:10
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Fox Business Network anchor Liz McDonald joined John and Amy to talk about how the stock market is responding to the threats from North Korea and also what a potential war would mean to the economy. CPS President Barbara Byrd-Bennett is taking heat for the plan to close schools and rejecting the criticism that the plan is racist. Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice yesterday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and using gay slurs during practice. Where is the line between coaching and abuse?
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00:28:10
Thursday, April 04, 2013
President Obama has decided to give 5% of his salary back to the United States Treasury due to the sequestration cuts. Good gesture or just pandering? The house in Hyde Park where Ronald Reagan lived for a couple of years while he was growing up has finally been torn down. John Stossel the host of Stossel Thursday nights on the Fox Business Network joined John and Amy to talk about his new book "No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed." Plus, Schools in Naperville may soon start doing random drug testing of all of their athletes. Officials say marijuana use has become “rampant,” and they would like to be more proactive.
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00:29:13
Thursday, April 04, 2013
A Joliet Junior College student and two school employees claim they found cockroaches in coffee, they are suing the vending machine company that provided the coffee. The Top 5 @ 5. Rep. Peter King told CNN that the US would be justified in pre-preemptively striking North Korea if there was “solid evidence” that the North was about to attack South Korea or the US. He says that we actually have a moral obligation to do that. Do you agree?
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00:28:48
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Citing a change in outlook after his stroke and inspiration from the movie Lincoln, Senator Mark Kirk has announced that he supports same-sex marriage. He is only the 2nd Republican Senator to do so, after Rob Portman from Ohio. Kerry Lester the Political Editor for the Daily Herald joined John and Amy to talk about the decision. Will Sen. Mark Kirk’s support for same-sex marriage be a political liability? Alderman Brendan Reilly from the 42nd Ward joined John and Amy to talk about the city's response to the "flash mob" attacks over the weekend. Plus, a Tennessee woman decided that it would be a great April Fools joke to call her sister and say that she had just shot her husband. Her sister called other family members, one of which called the police and pretty soon her house was surrounded by the police, thinking they were about to walk in on a murder scene.
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00:28:47
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
North Korea on Wednesday barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run factory park just over the heavily armed border in the North. F. Michael Maloof a former security security policy analyst with the Pentagon joined John and Amy to talk about the latest developments on the Korean peninsula. Authorities in Will County have uncovered human remains near the home of Drew Peterson. A new PPP poll looks at conspiracy theories. 51% of Americans believe that there was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination. 15% believe that the government controls out thoughts through TV. 13% believe that Obama is the anti-Christ, which is just below the number of people who believe that Bigfoot is real (14%). Plus, Samoa Air has become the first airline to start charging customers according to how much they weigh.
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00:27:21
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Former Congressman Asa Hutchinson and the NRA have released a plan on how to train and arm school personnel to respond in the event of an active shooter. They say security officers and staffers would need 40 to 60 hours of training that would cost $800 to $1,000 each. Is putting armed guards in schools a good idea? Ron Fournier the Editorial Director for National Journal to talk about how President's in the 21st century can use the Internet to bypass traditional media and talk directly to the people. Plus, prosecutors in New Jersey have decided to drop "terrorist threat" charges against a woman who brought a copy of the Constitution at a tax dispute assembly.
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00:33:35
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Donald Trump has decided to drop his lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over Maher's offer to pay if Trump proved that his family lineage didn't include an orangutan. The Top 5 @ 5. Plus, a Tennessee woman decided that it would be a great April Fools joke to call her sister and say that she had just shot her husband. Her sister called other family members, one of which called the police and pretty soon her house was surrounded by the police, thinking they were about to walk in on a murder scene.
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00:27:21
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
In Connecticut, the state legislature is poised to pass what could be the nation's strictest gun control package. Meanwhile, Newnan, GA has passed a city ordinance that would require all homeowners to also own handguns. Which is the better way to deal with gun violence? James Hohmann the National Politico Reporter for Politico joined John and Amy to talk about the battle between libertarian-types like Rand Paul and social conservatives like Rick Santorum in the Republican Party. Plus, one of the stars of MTV's redneck reality show "Buckwild" died when his truck got stick in the mud.
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00:27:56
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Garry McCarthy both said the "flash mob" over the weekend was an isolated incident and not indicative of a chronic problem. Do you agree? A little league in Arizona has decided to disband one of their teams because they are too good. They are also accusing the coaches of cheating in the draft process to get the best players. Plus, Mike North joined John and Amy to talk about the continuing negotiations between the Ricketts family and city over renovations at Wrigley Field.
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00:28:47
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen joined John and Amy to talk about the latest on the situation in North Korea. A judge sided with New Yorkers and others around the country who believe that a steel cross that was formed when World Trade Center buildings collapsed on Sept. 11, 20o1 should be included in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Rich Johnson with Fox News Radio in Washington, DC joined John and Amy to talk about the news of a potential deal on immigration reform and the potential road blocks. Plus, Saudi Arabia's religious police have decided to allow women to ride bikes in restricted recreational areas.
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00:31:41
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
The US has decided to send the USS John McCain, a guided missile destroyer to Korea. The Navy hasn’t said whether or not this deployment was part of the on-going war games in South Korea. The Top 5 @ 5. Amy has returned from a very adventurous weekend at an isolated island off of the coast of Panama. She won't be going back there any time soon. Plus, a veteran was kicked out of a mall for riding a Segway. He was shot four times in combat and has a hard time getting around otherwise.
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00:28:53
Monday, April 01, 2013
Jared Halpern with Fox News Radio joined John Howell to talk about the conflicting smoke signals over immigration reform over the weekend. Chicago has already had it’s first “flash mob” attack and it was on Michigan Ave and State Street. It was planned weeks in advance on social media. What do you think the city should do about the problem? Former Congressman Joe Walsh joined John Howell to talk about his first week on the air here on AM 560 The Answer. Plus, we are down to the Final Four in March Media Madness!
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00:26:58
Monday, April 01, 2013
The US Air Force has reportedly sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to join South Korean forces in military drills, as North Korea vows nuclear strikes on US and warns peninsula has entered ‘state of war.’ Bill Gertz the Senior Editor for the Washington Free Beacon joined John Howell to talk about just how worried we should be about the situation on the Korea peninsula. Yet another group of hard-working people have been trampled by the unstoppable march of technology: Paperboys. A company in France has developed a drone that can deliver newspapers. John Fund the National-Affairs Columnist for National Review told John Howell that the debate over gay marriage shows that it's time to separate marriage and government. Plus, a restaurant in Oregon is taking heat for taking the name "The Drunken German."
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00:28:48
Monday, April 01, 2013
Chicago has already had it’s first “flash mob” attack and it was on Michigan Ave and State Street. It was planned weeks in advance on social media. What do you think the city should do about the problem? Dallas is dealing with their high crime rate by changing the way they compile statistics. A 24-year-old Navy veteran is in intensive care after being shot by Baltimore police when he claims that he was "testing" his new shotgun and someone reported that there were shots fired. Plus, the city of New York has announced that they will be launching a new search for remains of 9/11 victims. John says that at this point, the families and city should move on. Do you agree?
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00:30:04
Monday, April 01, 2013
The US Air Force has reportedly sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to join South Korean forces in military drills, as North Korea vows nuclear strikes on US and warns peninsula has entered ‘state of war.’ The Top 5 @ 5. A 13 year old girl in Massachusetts has been suspended for a day for bringing a butter knife to school. She says that she was simply trying to cut her fruit for lunch because she has braces and can’t take bites out of whole fruit. Plus, we are down to the Final Four in March Media Madness!
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00:28:12
