Methane emissions in the South Central US are nearly five times higher than previously thought. According to a new study from Harvard University, there is way more methane being pumped into our atmosphere, and that means a much larger effect on climate change.

The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing new legislation to prevent insurance companies from accepting subsidies under the healthcare law.

On Sunday, major world powers reached an agreement to scale back the Iranian nuclear program. In exchange, our nation and others will slightly lift some of the sanctions against Iran, but embargoes against Iranian banks and oil will remain in place. The interim deal was reached in Geneva, where the US, UK, France, Germany, China, and Russia crafted the diplomatic agreement.

• In for Thom today, Dr. Mike Newcomb, The Mike Newcomb Show on KPHX 1480AM, Phoenix, AZ
• C. Edmund Wright, Conservative Commentator / Contributor-Breitbart and American Thinker / Author, WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost…Again: Paid sick leave
• Ian Millhiser, Center for American Progress Action Fund / ThinkProgress Justice: Harry Reid goes nuclear...what does it mean?
• Pastor Frank Schaefer, Suspended Pastor / Pastor-Zion United Methodist Church of Iona, PA.: Pastor's choice...family or faith?