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Reverend at Dallas church has "naughty and nice" business list
Saying "happy holidays" could land you on the naughty list in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area, where according to Grinchalert.com, your business isn’t "nice" unless you say "Merry Christmas" and fully acknowledge the birth of Jesus Christ.
Is this an attack on political correctness or could this do damage to the local economy?
The creator of the site, First Baptist Church of Dallas Rev. Robert Jefress, joins John Roberts to talk about why he started this website.
Where to send condolences to Edwards Family
If you would like to send a condolence note to the Edwards Family for Elizabeth Edwards, you can do so through this website http://elizabeth-edwards.org/
(CNN) – A public funeral for Elizabeth Edwards will be held on Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina at 1 p.m. ET. Representatives for the Edwards family confirmed that the service will be held at the Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, where the Edwards family worshiped. The funeral will be open to the public. Edwards will then be buried at the Historic Oakwood Cemetery, also in Raleigh, according to office manager Sharon Freed. Freed also told CNN about the proximity of Edwards' burial to her son Wade – also buried there after dying in a 1996 car crash.
Axelrod: Americans 'going to get screwed' if tax hikes not prevented
(CNN) - President Barack Obama vigorously defended his agreement with Republicans to extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts on Tuesday, arguing that it was a price that had to be paid to spare the middle class from crippling tax hikes. The president promised disheartened Democrats that the fight over the cuts for the highest-income Americans would continue over the next two years. He also urged them to take a long-term view of the bitter policy fights now taking place in Washington.
Today on American Morning, President Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod responds to Democrats upset over the agreement, and how the decision affects Obama politically.
Notably, Axelrod tells AM's John Roberts, “I say the people who are going to get screwed [… ] are the American people if we don’t act to prevent their taxes from going up January 1.”
For more, watch the full interview:
Elizabeth Edwards' friend: 'At the end of her life she felt like she won'
(CNN) - Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of 2004 vice presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 61. She died at the family home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, according to a statement released by the family. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," the statement said. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life." Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband lost his bid for vice president in November 2004.
Today on American Morning, Karen Finney, friend of Elizabeth Edwards and her former director of communications, talks to AM's Kiran Chetry and John Roberts and CNN's Candy Crowley about Edwards' character throughout her life and her husband's campaigns.
Doctors advise early breast cancer detection in wake of Edwards' death
Following the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, who died Tuesday from breast cancer that spread to her liver, doctors are highlighting the importance of early detection of breast cancer.
Today on American Morning, Dr. Freya Schnabel, director of breast surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, says early detection "remains our greatest weapon against breast cancer." She explains the important steps women can take, what role mammograms and MRIs play, and how often women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond should have clinical breast exams.
Raising kids has rising price tag, new figures show
Having children is expensive. Just how expensive? Think a $220,000 price tag, before college. New numbers are out that show how the cost of raising a child is getting higher every day.
Today on American Morning, John Roberts talks to Brett Graff, financial reporter at the Miami Herald, about how much it costs the average parent to raise a child.
For more, check out Graff's writing on The Home Economist at http://www.thehomeeconomist.com/
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