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Ski lessons with Olympian Todd Lodwick
He has joined the ranks of Michael Phelps and Lance Armstrong by being named the U.S. Olympic Committee's sportsman of the year this year, but Todd Lodwick competes in a sport not many Americans are familiar with – Nordic Combined, which is normally dominated by Europeans.
Our Rob Marciano got a skiing lesson from the Olympic athlete for this American Morning original report.
Complete coverage: Vancouver Games
Bill Clinton's heart surgery explained
Former President Clinton left a New York hospital early Friday, less than a day after doctors performed a procedure to restore blood flow in one of his coronary arteries.
Cardiologist Dr. Holly Andersen is the director of the Perlman Heart Institute at New York Presbyterian, which is where President Clinton had his procedure done. She joined us on American Morning Friday.
Bill Clinton released from hospital
New York (CNN) - Former President Clinton left a New York hospital early Friday, less than a day after doctors performed a procedure to restore blood flow in one of his coronary arteries.
Terry McAuliffe, a Clinton confidant and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, confirmed Clinton had left New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Columbia campus.
A statement from Douglas Band, adviser to Clinton, also confirmed the release, saying the former president expressed thanks to his doctors and "the many people who extended their best wishes to him for a quick recovery. He looks forward in the days ahead to getting back to the work of his foundation, and to Haiti relief and recovery efforts."
Clinton has "no evidence of heart attack or damage to his heart," and his prognosis is excellent after undergoing a procedure Thursday, according to Dr. Allan Schwartz, the hospital's chief of cardiology.
Hoping for change in Iran
Huge crowds gathered in Tehran on Thursday for a showdown between the government and the opposition on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
There were reports that security forces fired on a crowd of protesters and arrested people, but it's been very hard to confirm these reports because foreign media was not allowed near the site of the protests.
In this American Morning original report, our Ted Rowlands talks to Iranian-Americans who tell us they still believe change is coming in Iran.
Full coverage: Protests in Iran
'Saving lives' with solar-powered lights
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) - The villagers' faces light up as Evans Wadongo arrives. Men, women and children sing and gather around as he shows how his invention - a solar-powered LED lantern - will soon light up their homes.
"These families, they are so poor. They don't have electricity," said Wadongo, a native of rural Kenya. "It's only kerosene and firewood that they use for lighting, cooking.
"The amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day - if they can just save that money, they can be able to buy food."
Wadongo, 23, not only is giving his country's rural families a way to replace the smoky kerosene and firelight with solar power, he says he also hopes his invention will ultimately improve education and reduce poverty and hunger. And he's providing it for free. FULL STORY
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Gaga and Lauper talk about sex
By Erica Fink, CNN
Two musical icons known for sending messages with body paint, outrageous ensembles and 9” heels are taking on a serious cause, with a message coming directly from the lips. Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper sat down with us yesterday to explain their new mantra: buy our lipstick and fight AIDS.
Gaga and Lauper are the new spokespeople for MAC’s VIVA GLAM campaign. They both have a MAC lip color named after them, and the full sales from each goes directly to the MAC AIDS Fund.
“We’re spreading word of mouth to protect yourself … that in the heat of the moment, you can do what the boy scouts do: always be prepared,” Lauper told CNN’s Alina Cho.
VIVA GLAM is focusing on the issue of women and AIDS. While the overall rate of new HIV infections worldwide has dropped, the number of women infected is growing. And the number of women living with HIV in the United States has tripled since 1985. HIV infection is a leading cause of death among black women aged 25-34 in the U.S., according the Centers for Disease Control.
“There’s a common misperception that HIV does not affect women,” said Nancy Mahon, the executive director of the MAC Aids Fund, citing a survey of women MAC conducted recently in which 75% of the participants did not know their status.
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