http://wesm913.org en http://wesm913.org/post/boy-scouts-moving-forward-vote-allow-gay-members The Boy Scouts of America has decided to allow openly gay Scouts to join the organization but not gay Scout leaders. Sixty-one percent of the National Council who cast ballots supported the controversial proposal. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:00 +0000 Kathy Lohr 35243 at http://wesm913.org http://wesm913.org/post/financial-markets-news The U.S. stock market indices are up 15 percent so far this year. Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, about the week in stocks. What's behind the broader rally this year, and why did things get rocky this week? Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:00 +0000 editor 35242 at http://wesm913.org http://wesm913.org/post/insurers-picked-calif-health-exchange In a key test of the federal health law's ability to draw competitive bids from health insurance companies, California has unveiled plans and prices that will be available next year to millions of residents shopping for individual coverage on its new insurance marketplace. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:00 +0000 Sarah Varney 35241 at http://wesm913.org http://wesm913.org/post/obama-tweaks-us-vision-fight-against-terrorism President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an opened-ended "global war on terror." Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:00 +0000 Dina Temple-Raston 35240 at http://wesm913.org http://wesm913.org/post/last-word-business-166 David Greene and Renee Montagne have the Last Word in business. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:14:00 +0000 editor 35239 at http://wesm913.org