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Fashion: Backstage Pass – The man behind Lanvin
CNN's Alina Cho profiles Lanvin's artistic director Alber Elbaz and how he has kept the style going for the last decade.
In Depth: Man's best friend looks to take a bite out of bullying
They say that compassion and empathy are the keys to combating bullies. If that's the case, what better weapon to fight them than man's best friend?Â
Under the unique "Mutt-i-grees" Curriculum, dogs are used to help kids learn to stand up for themselves – and for others.
This morning on American Morning, Misty Ginicola, a representative of the "Mutt-I-Grees" curriculum, joins Christine Romans on American Morning with Maya Gant and Mike Lazarre, two student participants in the program at the Saint Martin de Porres Academy in Connecticut. They were also joined by Penny, one of the curriculum's dog participants, to help explain why the program is so effective.
For more information on the program, visit the North Shore Animal League's Mutt-i-grees page.
Winner of Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge talks about plan to remove oil from water
In the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last summer, an idea was hatched. Wendy Schmidt, wife of Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Peter Diamandis of the X PRIZE Foundation decided to challenge scientists and engineers around the world to come up with a better way to clean crude oil off an ocean surface. They decided to call it the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge.
They received over 350 submissions, and on Tuesday they named their winner: Donnie Wilson, a member of Elastec/American Marine team from Illinois.
Ali Velshi sits down with Donnie Wilson and Peter Diamandis, who explain the winning submission and discuss the future of American ingenuity.
Is Herman Cain calling out critics in the black community, or a political puppet? Two experts on race discuss
2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has come under fire from the black community after he remarked that he doesn't "believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way."Â But Cain says his critics just can't stand to see a black Republican run for the GOP nomination – and challenge an African-American president.
Carol Costello spoke to Ron Christie, Republican strategist and fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, and Boyce Watkins, a professor at Syracuse University, about whether they agreed with Cain's provocative statement -and whether they feel blacks can embrace the GOP.
Cain under fire at GOP debate – CNN contributors on who came out on top
With his poll numbers rising, Herman Cain come under fire from fellow Republicans at the GOP debate last night.Â
GOP rivals relentlessly attacked his so-called "9-9-9" tax reform plan, which calls for a 9-percent flat tax on income, a 9-percent corporate tax, and a 9-percent national sales tax. They called the plan inadequate and politically unrealistic.Â
But Cain fired back – particularly at Mitt Romney, criticizing the former Massachusetts Governor's 59-point plan as simple and nontransparent.
Christine Romans talks with CNN contributors Hilary Rosen, John Avlon and Will Cain on their take on Herman Cain's moment in the spotlight.
"We are the 53 percent" movement emerges as counterweight to Occupy Wall Street protests
The Occupy Wall Street protesters say they're getting a rotten deal. They argue that 99% of Americans are forced to work long hours for little pay so that greedy corporate honchos can take home big paychecks. Recently, a new counter-movement has emerged – the "We are the 53 percent" movement, which started on Tumblr. The site says it represents the 53% of Americans who pay federal income taxes. Unlike the Occupy Wall Street protesters, those in the "53 percent" movement claim they too work hard, pay their taxes – and most importantly, refuse to complain about any of it.
Christine Romans talks this morning with CNN contributor Erick Ericson, editor-in-chief of Redstate.com and the brainchild behind the "We are the 53 percent" blog. Ericson tells Christine that the protestors shouldn't be occupying Wall Street; they should be occupying K Street and Congress
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