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Who are the lawmakers who have been named to the congressional 'super committee?'
Nine lawmakers have been named to the twelve-person congressional "super committee" on deficit reduction, the bipartisan panel responsible for finding an additional $1.5 trillion in debt savings in the national budget over a ten-year period.
If progress is to be made, the negotiations will likely require political sacrifice on both sides of the aisle over issues like taxes and entitlement reform.
Today on American Morning, John Avlon, CNN contributor, and Ron Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst, join Carol Costello to weigh in on whether or not the selected lawmakers are likely to reach a meaningful deal.
Study: New strategy shows promise in treating leukemia
A new strategy for genetically bolstering the immune system to fight against leukemia has proven effective in a small study that may have broader implications for fighting cancer.
The treatment, which uses a patients' own blood cells to destroy their cancer cells, eradicated blood cancer tumors in less than a month and led to sustained remissions of up to a year.
Today on American Morning, Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent, explains the findings and breaks down how the strategy could be used to treat cancer on a broader scale.
Talkback: Does Hollywood making a bin Laden movie warrant an investigation by the Inspector General and the Department of Defense?
Although Kathryn Bigelow's movie about the capture of Osama bin Laden has yet to begin production, it is already stirring controversy.
Yesterday, Representative Peter King (R-NY) called for an investigation into whether the White House has granted Bigelow and Sony Pictures special access to confidential information for the project.
Jay Carney, White House spokesman, dismissed this request as "ridiculous," asserting, "When people are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president ask to speak to administration officials we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct."
The film is set to be released in October 2012, one month before the November elections.
Talkback: Does Hollywood making a bin Laden movie warrant an investigation by the Inspector General and the Department of Defense?
Let us know what you think. Your answer may be read on this morning's broadcast.
Today's headlines: One minute news roundup
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Doctors race to get aid to starving Somali children: Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports
Hundreds of thousands of Somalis refugees have been pouring into eastern Kenya seeking humanitarian aid and medical attention despite efforts to alleviate drought and famine conditions in the southern part of Somalia.
More than 29,000 children have died over the past few months in what has become the most acute food security emergency on Earth, and the UN estimates that about 3.6 million people in Somalia are at risk of starving.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins American Morning live from the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, the largest in the world, to discuss the crisis and to explain what measures are being taken to get food and medical aid to the refugees.
Qualifying schools to be granted No Child Left Behind waivers
The Department of Education announced on Monday that the Obama administration will provide qualifying states with a waiver from No Child Left behind, the education program that links federal aid to results from standardized testing.
The program has been heavily criticized in the past and President Obama has called for Congress to reform the program before the school year begins, although legislation has yet to be passed.
Today on American Morning, Michelle Rhee, founder of StudentsFirst, joins Christine Romans to weigh in on what this measure says about the No Child Left Behind program and to discuss potential solutions for improving America's education system.
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