12:00pm

Thu June 9, 2011
NPR Story

Indian Weddings Boast Helicopters, $250 Invitations

India's nuptials almost put the Royal Wedding to shame. With a multibillion dollar wedding market, ceremonial extravagances like movie star guests and gold-filled goodie bags are becoming the norm. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ashish Abrol, founder of BigIndianWedding.com, about why Indian weddings are over the top and what the economic ramifications may be.

12:00pm

Thu June 9, 2011
NPR Story

Does Congress Have The Power To Mandate Health Insurance Enrollment?

States are continuing to press legal challenges to President Obama's health care overhaul law. A Florida judge's decision to throw out the law is now before a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. A key issue is whether the government can require Americans to enroll in health insurance. Host Michel Martin discusses the law's potential fate with American Constitution Society Executive Director Caroline Fredrickson, and the Cato Institute's Michael F. Cannon.

11:54am

Thu June 9, 2011
The Commonwealth

DNA may Support Theory of Officer's Death

DNA evidence found on the steering wheel of the vehicle that hit and killed Lexington police Officer Bryan Durman last year matches the DNA of a woman whom police apparently ruled out last fall as a possible suspect in Durman's death, says a defense attorney for the man accused of murder in the case. The woman, who goes by the nickname "Juicy," is the same woman alleged to be on a recently made video recording admitting she was the driver who hit Durman.

11:45am

Thu June 9, 2011
Eastern and Central Kentucky

More Retail Needed as Fort Knox Grows

Fort Knox will see millions of dollars in construction projects as the post continues to grow thanks to the Army's realignment process. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley told a chamber of commerce audience that many of the improvements to date have been made in Elizabethtown. But he said he believes more development needs to take place closer to post, particularly in Radcliff. Freakley said the lack of high-end restaurants, shopping and specialty stores has caused soldiers to leave the area and travel to Louisville.

11:42am

Thu June 9, 2011
Education

Grad Managed Family Business and School

For many kids, the last year of high school is a bit of a cruise — finishing up a few remaining credits, dreaming of college, hanging out with friends and generally savoring the final, fleeting days of childhood. But it didn't work out that way for Woodford County's Wade Poor. Wade, 17, spent much of this school year dividing his time between a seat in the classroom and the operator's seat on a backhoe, working to keep his family's excavating business from going under after his father became critically ill and unable to work.

11:35am

Thu June 9, 2011
Opinion

Foreign Policy: OPEC Who?

Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent.

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11:34am

Thu June 9, 2011
The Commonwealth

Bowling Green Iraqis Waive Rights

Two Iraqi refugees facing federal terrorism charges have waived their rights to have a detention hearing at this time in U.S. District Court. Waad Ramadan Alwan, 30, was brought into the federal courthouse in Bowling Green early this morning but decided to sign a waiver giving up his right to a detention hearing today. However, Alwan has reserved the right to ask for it at a later date, said U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Stephanie Collins. Alwan’s codefendant, Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 23, signed a similar waiver that was filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday.

11:33am

Thu June 9, 2011
Shots - Health Blog

Poll: Generation Y Is Divided On Abortion, Like Their Parents

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Millennials, Generation Y, echo boomers. Whatever you want to call them, the generation of young people born after the 1970s ended is known as a socially tolerant and politically liberal bunch.

But a new poll out today finds that abortion is not one of the issues on which the children are more liberal than their parents.

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11:30am

Thu June 9, 2011
The Commonwealth

New Law Changes Bond Rules

A new slate of laws that took effect Wednesday will change the way judges set bonds. Bonds will be issued based on the assessed risk of defendants. Under the new law, more people will be released on unsecured bonds or on their own recognizance, Hopkins District Judge Logan Calvert said. This part of the provisions was set forth by House Bill 463, which was passed into law earlier this year by the state legislature.

11:30am

Thu June 9, 2011
The Two-Way

Have You Strummed Google's Les Paul Tribute Yet Today?

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We bet there's been a fair amount of time spent today fooling around with Google's tribute to the dearly departed Les Paul on what would have been the electronic guitar pioneer's 96th birthday.

The Atlantic calls it the "coolest Doodle ever."

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