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Should parents lose custody of extremely obese children?
A new article posted in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the government should consider removing obese children from their homes and putting them into foster case where they could perhaps be exposed to fewer negative environmental factors that lead to obesity.
While some experts say that the article is well-intentioned, many are outraged, cautioning that this is not the proper way to address childhood obesity.
Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent, takes a look at the controversy today on American Morning.
Is the Tea Party's influence on GOP holding up a debt deal?
President Obama and lawmakers from both parties will meet again today to try to hammer out a deal on raising the nation's debt ceiling. Republican leaders have refused to consider any tax hikes, and now the President says if there is no deal before the August 2nd deadline, he can't guarantee social security checks will go out on time.
Some say the Tea Party's influence in the GOP may be standing in the way of a compromise.
This morning on American Morning, Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi talk with Dick Armey, who has been called the "godfather" of the Tea Party. He's a former House Majority Leader and is now the chairman of Freedom Works. He explains why it's important that lawmakers focus on spending cuts during the negotiations.
How the debt talks are affecting small businesses and why they're not hiring
Calling it a Main Street rather than a Wall Street issue, business groups and investors warned the White House yesterday that lawmakers need to act quickly to raise the debt ceiling.
The Business Roundtable sent a letter to lawmakers saying that a failure to raise the debt limit would cause widespread fallout in the global financial markets and raise the costs of financing mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and student loans.
David Martin, President of Home Style Foods and Clint Greenleaf, Chairman and CEO of Greenleaf Book Group, join Ali Velshi today to discuss the budget debate and to explain how their hiring and expansion decisions have been influenced by the negotiations.
Question of the Day: What's the impact if the government doesn't have the money to send out benefit checks August 3rd?
27 million Social Security checks are due to be mailed on August 3rd, the day after the U.S. government will default on its debts if Democrats and Republicans do not agree to increase the nation's borrowing limit.
However, President Obama warned yesterday that, absent a deal, he can't guarantee that older Americans will receive their Social Security checks next month.
"There may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Obama said in a CBS News interview last night.
American Morning wants to know: What's the impact of Social Security checks not going out on Aug 3rd?
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What will it take to get a debt ceiling deal done by August? Two strategists weigh in
President Obama is challenging Republican lawmakers on raising the nation's debt ceiling. Talks are expected to resume today and the President is insisting that he won't accept any short-term fix.
What will it take for Democrats and Republicans to come together on a debt ceiling deal?
This morning on American Morning, former White House communications director under President Bush, Nicolle Wallace and CNN political contributor James Carville discuss the possible concessions that need to be made for both sides to come to an agreemnet.
New plan to stop flow of guns to Mexican drug cartels criticized
The Obama Administration is moving forward with a new plan to stop the flow of guns to Mexican drug cartels.
Under the new policy, four border states - California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - will be required to report the sales of high-powered rifles. The National Rifle Association says it plans to sue, calling the plan illegal.
This morning on American Morning, Kiran Chetry speaks with Dennis Henigan, acting president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and Chris W. Cox, chief lobbyist of the National Rifle Association of America. She asks them about the pros and cons of this new plan.
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