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Last-minute Thanksgiving deals could get you home for holidays
Already stressed out just thinking about Thanksgiving?
Forgot to book and think you’re out of luck?
Travel expert Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor at Travelocity, eases some of that travel tension this morning on American Morning. She tells you where to score last-minute deals, and how you can prepare now to take some of the stress out of next week’s shuffle.
Prince William will do royal marriage 'his way,' interviewer says
We’re royal watching in London this morning, and bringing you all the inside engagement scoop from the UK reporter who spoke with the couple first hand.
Today on American Morning, we talk to Tom Bradby, political editor for ITV news, who sat down with Prince William and his princess-to-be Kate Middleton, for the exclusive first interview that aired yesterday.
Bradby shares what it was like to talk to Kate, who previously has not spoken to the press. And, he tells us why he thinks the couple will never get divorced.
Gut check: Is prime-time entertainment partisan?
If Bristol Palin's presence on "Dancing with the Stars" proved anything, it showed how partisan we've become.
Some believe the only reason she remained on the show for so long is because of a Tea Party or Republican conspiracy. Seneca Doane wrote on the liberal DailyKos.com: "She (Bristol Palin) is evidently clearly inferior to the other contestants, but Sarah Palin fans keep on voting her in not because of her greater talent but as a tribute to her grifter mom. Evidently, they're making a political point."
Bristol and her dance partner Mark Ballas insist that's not true. Ballas insists, "I've had loads of people come up to me, especially out here in LA and say I’m 100% Democrat, but I vote for you guys every week - because I have a normal life, I’m a normal family. I come home to my normal TV set and tune in and I think to myself if I was on that show that's exactly how I would be and I enjoy watching the journey and it's inspiring."
The funny thing – or the sad thing – is just how much we've politicized everything in country. The headline in "The Hollywood Reporter" describes "The Reign of Right-Wing Primetime." In a new study, media research company Experian Simmons came up with a list of shows favored by Republicans and by Democrats. Among the shows Republicans watch: “Dancing with the Stars,” “Modern Family,” and “Big Bang Theory.” Democrats apparently watch shows about "damaged characters" like “Mad Men,” “30 Rock” and “Dexter” – all shows with much lower ratings. Republicans it seems are more devoted to their favorites and watch in greater numbers.
This supposed partisan divide in TV viewing habits has erupted over Bristol Palin. Kim Serafin, who worked in politics with Rudy Giuliani and is now senior editor of In Touch Weekly, put it this way: "It's kind of funny but not entirely surprising. Because people do politicize everything. They politicize TV shows, they politicize movies, they politicize celebrities. Everything that people do these days is politicized."
Gut check: Many of us expect our politicians to reach across the aisle – but do we really mean that? We're so partisan there are Republican and Democratic TV shows – can't we just enjoy the show?
Capt. Sully: Pilot body scans are a 'waste of limited resources'
America’s hero pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger speaks out about airport body scanners today on American Morning.
Captain Sully, who landed a U.S. Airways flight on the Hudson River last year, opposes the new full-body scanners for flight personnel due to their radiation risk.
This morning Sullenberger tells AM why he thinks pilots are trusted crew members, and why he believes there are better options for pilots than the full body scan.
Want to get back at someone who parks like an a**hole?
How frustrating is it when you are trying to find parking and you see another car taking up two spaces? What about when you can’t open your car door because someone else has parked too close to you? We rarely get the chance to call out these drivers, but a new website is changing the rules.
Andy, a teacher, created youparklikeana**hole.com, a website designed to finally put an end to bad parking. The website allows you print infractions and leave these bad drivers a notice, alerting them that they’ve parked “like an a**hole.”
Andy explains to American Morning's Kiran Chetry how his site has become incredibly popular in recent weeks, and why it strikes a chord with the public.
Pay off $88,000 debt in three years? One couple did it.
Meet the Carrolls. Three years ago, they had a whopping $88,000 in debt.
Today, they're debt free.
CNN's Christine Romans talks to the Carrolls to find out how they were able to escape from this mountain of debt, and how you can, too.
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