Bruno Mars opens the podcast with The Lazy Song, dedicated to John Boehner and the Republican House Circus, um, Caucus....Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!
--do-nothing Congress doubles down on distractions and distortions: Benghazi and IRS scandals provide catnip for GOP base
--NSA reform bill gets unanimous committee vote
--pressure builds on FCC over Net Neutrality
--industry execs oppose Comcast-Time/Warner deal
--CA Senate tunes out lobbyists, passes bill to require kill switch on smart phones
--Colorado attempts to bring marijuana cash to banks, concerns remain about Feds
--Obama hits California ATM, draws protests for visit to WalMart store
International updates:
--Boko Haram massacres 300, still holds 280 schoolgirls
--Ukranian separatists defy Putin, plan referendum Sunday
--Thai court forces out Prime Minister Shinawatra
--Syrian opposition vacates Homs, says it was for humanitarian reasons
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