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Rep. Weiner's Twitter troubles: A social media lesson for Congress
In the wake of the Rep. Weiner Twitter incident, Capitol Hill is buzzing about the use of Twitter and social media by members of Congress.
Political reporter Emily Heil joins the AM anchors this morning to discuss the explosive growth of Twitter use among Congress members and whether Rep. Weiner's troubles are impacting social media use on the Hill.
Question of the Day: What word can't you spell?
(CNN) - Pennsylvania teen Sukanya Roy was tantalizingly close to the Scripps National Spelling Bee's final rounds in previous years. Now, she's taken the prize.
Sukanya, 14, won the annual spell-off Thursday night with the word cymotrichous, which means having wavy hair, topping 274 other contestants over two days and 20 rounds.
American Morning wants to know: What word can't you spell?
Weigh in on our Question of the Day and we could read your answer on American Morning!
Political hot topics: Romney, Weiner, Palin and 2012
While Rep. Anthony Weiner continues to fight off questions about his Twitter page, Mitt Romney announced today that he will be running for President in 2012. And at the same time, Sarah Palin's tour bus continues to roll through the country.
CNN's Candy Crowley and National Review's Jim Geraghty appear on American Morning this morning to discuss the latest political news and what it means for 2012.
Are investors fearing a new slowdown? Two experts crunch the numbers
This week we've had bad housing numbers, the DOW dropped 280 points yesterday and we expect low job creation numbers on Friday. Has our economic recovery hit a wall?
On American Morning this morning, Ryan Mack, president of Optimum Capital Management and Lakshman Achuthan, the co-founder and COO of Economic Cycle Research Institute, explain why the latest numbers may have business owners and investors skittish.
Is the economy losing steam? Ali Velshi breaks down the latest indicators
With stocks starting the month on a sour note and the Dow posting its steepest losses in nearly a year. The next key barometer of how this economy is doing coming out tomorrow – the government's jobs report.
Are these economic indicators painting a picture an economy headed for a slowdown? CNN's Ali Velshi breaks it down.
Why "Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth"
Within the past year, stories about bullying have dominated headlines, reminding Americans about the persistence of stereotyping and exclusion in schools.
Alexandra Robbins’s new book, “The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth,” examines the treatment of teenage outsiders, concluding that much of what many people think about “popularity” in schools is false. Robbins joins the AM anchors this morning to discuss her Quirk Theory, which suggests that many of the differences that cause a student to be excluded in school are the same traits or skills that others will value, respect, or find compelling about that person in adulthood.
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