Friday's Daily Brief: Legendary Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies At 70; March Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Adds 88,000 Jobs

Friday, April 5, 2013 March Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Adds 88,000 Jobs CELEBRITY Legendary Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies At 70 POLITICS Two More Democrats Back Gay Marriage POLITICS Obama Administration Explains Budget Compromise CRIME Arrest Made In Colorado Corrections Director Murder TED WEEKENDS WATCH: What Doctors Don't Know About the Drugs They Prescribe BLOG POSTS Mike Ryan: Roger Ebert: His Genius Was Never Making You Feel Stupid No one has successfully launched a film-review television series since Siskel & Ebert. I think that's because all who have tried have made the audience feel stupid in one of two ways -- either by being too knowledgable, in a way that's alienating, or by being not knowledgable enough, in a way that makes you think, Why am I watching this? Arianna Huffington: Huffington This Week: No Regrets This week, several of our reporters consider the past, present and future of gun control measures in the wake of December's mass shooting in Newtown. Sam Stein takes us back to the political fallout of the 1994 assault weapons ban, Howard Fineman interviews NRA president David Keene, and Christina Wilkie spotlights a non-profit that has backed a flurry of lawsuits designed to expand gun rights. Gov. Martin O\'Malley: The Things That Work to Curb Gun Violence The children that were lost in Newtown were our children. The children that are lost to gun violence in neighborhoods throughout America are our children. And the lives that we can save tomorrow are our children's lives. Leonard Maltin: Roger Ebert: More Than Just A Critic The role of critics has been marginalized by the growth of the Internet and the empowerment of self-made bloggers who are eager to share their opinions. But few, if any, of these wannabes will ever surpass Roger Ebert. Rep. Diana DeGette: Reducing Gun Violence Means Standing Up to the Gun Lobby The gun lobby will take every opportunity to intimidate, and to attempt to silence, anyone with the courage of conviction to stand up and fight to keep our families safe.

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