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Preventing unethical health experiments in the U.S.
It was more than 75 years ago that one of the most heinous medical ethics violations took place in Tuskegee, Alabama. Doctors conducted a medical experiment on 400 unconsenting African Americans with syphilis, denying them treatment that could have helped them.
Various other unethical health experiments have taken place in U.S. history, but medical experts are meeting this week to make sure history doesn't repeat itself. Amy Gutmann is leading the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and is the President of the University of Pennsylvania. She talks to Ali Velshi about the role of the Commission and what she hopes to achieve.
Is Facebook fueling prostitution?
A new study from Columbia University's Sociology Department reports that prostitutes find 25% of their clients through Facebook.
The social network known for reconnecting with old friends is now the second leading source of prostitution clients behind escort services, which provide 31% of clients (Craigslist provides 3% of prostitutes' clients). So, does Facebook have any responsibility in stopping the use of the site for such purposes? Sunny Hostin, Legal Analyst and Legal Analyst for "In Session" on truTV, discusses the connection between Facebook and prostitution with Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi.
Gov. Walker proposes budget cuts as stalemate continues
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) proposed a two-year budget Tuesday, which would cut more than $1 billion in aid to schools and local governments.
Democrats still remain out-of-state, however, protesting Gov. Walker's proposal to strip union workers of certain collective bargaining rights, postponing any vote. State Senators Jon Erpenbach (D), who remains in Chicago, and Glenn Grothman (R) talk to CNN's Ali Velshi about the latest out of Wisconsin.
Consumer Reports' Top Picks car list for 2011 revealed
Consumer Reports' auto issue is out and the magazine has chosen its Top Picks car list for 2011.
Six manufacturers and eight brands make up the top ten–did your favorite make the list? Ali Velshi talks to David Champion, the Senior Director for Automotive Testing for Consumer Reports, and takes a look at some of the hot new rides.
Obama meets with governors, talks health care
President Obama met with the nation's governors at the White House Monday.
At the meeting, the president defended his calls for increased spending on education, roads and research and offered a challenge to the governors on the subject of health care. Obama told the governors he would allow states to create their own health care systems as long as two requirements are met: the states' plans must cover as many people as Obama's plan, and states must do so at the same or lower cost.
Governors Rick Scott (R-FL) and Martin O'Malley (D-MD) were in attendance Monday and talk to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about health care, as well as the labor union protests across the country.
Sen. Scott Brown: "I was the perfect victim"
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) documents his rocky road to the Senate in his new autobiography "Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances".
In the book, Sen. Brown reveals difficult pieces of his past, including instances of sexual abuse; the senator tells Kiran Chetry he was the "perfect victim" because of his fear to report the assault. Sen. Brown who is up for re-election in 2012 says the timing of his book wasn't meant to coincide with any election cycle.
Sen. Brown talks to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about his new autobiography, "Against All Odds".
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