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Rep. Jim Cooper: Congress should return from vacation
On Wednesday, four conservative Democratic members of the House called on Congress to address the country's fiscal challenges by cutting their vacations short and returning to Capitol Hill, despite House Speaker John Boehner opposing the idea on a conference call with GOP members.
"Our fiscal and jobs situation is dire and both deserve the full and immediate attention of Congress," the members wrote. "We ask you to reconvene the House immediately, and show the American people and the financial markets that Congress can solve these big problems in a bipartisan fashion."
Representative Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) is one of the lawmakers who wants Congress to return from summer recess. He joins Christine Romans on American Morning today to discuss the debt ceiling compromise and to weigh in on the budget "super committee."
Whiplash on Wall Street: Where is the market headed?
Stocks bounced back yesterday, with the Dow up 423 points after a very unstable week. The dizzying fluctuations in the stock market have left many Americans wondering about their financial futures and the value of their 401Ks.
Today on American Morning, Shawn Tully, senior editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, weighs in on why he thinks that stocks are behaving this way and explains where he thinks the market is headed.
Talkback: Should there be gay characters on children's television?
Last week, social activism web site change.org posted an online petition calling for Bert and Ernie, the famous friends from the long-running television show "Sesame Street," to get married in order to teach children self-acceptance and tolerance.
The petition has received a lot of buzz online, generating over 6,000 signatures as of Friday morning.
The producers of "Sesame Street" responded to the petition on Thursday, issuing a statement on their Facebook page which said that "Bert and Ernie are best friends" and "even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics, they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation."
Talkback: Should there be gay characters on children's television?
Let us know what you think. Your answer may be read on this morning's broadcast.
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