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Time the government needs to create jobs. but republican congressman joseph pitts seeks public support for his protect life act. he says 60% of americans want this done. we can walk and chew gum at the same time. so the talk back today. is this the right time to argue abortion in congress? send your responses to facebook.com/carolcnn and well air some of them later on in this hour. >> a lot of people will be responding to that question. thank you, carol. >> sure. a look at whats ahead on our r...

>> i had a neighbor jimmy who had a snow igloo that had solar powered electricity. that was my neighbor jimmy in maryland. >> i got to meet jimmy. the race for 2012 is on. we will tell you who leads the pack for the republicans in our lowell update. it has been a while since we played but were bringing it back, the cnn challenge. heres a question to get you started. what state in 1879 made it illegal for married couples to use birth control? connecticut, georgia, south carolina or colorado? ...

Oprahs family secret that shook her to the core, the half-sister the talk show host knew nothing about until a few months ago. the plot of this real-life family drama is like a soap opera on steroids. time now for "the help desk," answers to your financial questions. joining me is ryan back, president of optimum capital management, and gary schafsky. glad you guys are here. first question from thomas in massachusetts who writes, "i have completed a conversion of an i.r.a. account to a roth i.r...

Poppy harlow is at the cnn help desk with some answers for you. >> time now for the help desk, where we get answers to your financial questions. joining me this hour, minutisha talk, our personal finance author, and john same mondays with "black enterprise" magazine. first question is for john from william. he wrote in, my wife lost her job and is having trouble finding another full-time job. were in the process of trying to buy the house were renting when she lost her job. i would like to find ...

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These routes to lose weight, low carb and low fat. which is more effective? our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta looks at a study comparing the two. >> tell you what, it is the million dollar question people always ask. are you going to lose more weight cutting carbs or cutting fat. well, theres a new study out there thats trying to address this very question. ill tell you in terms of long-term weight loss, the question everyone wants to answer, it does seem to be a tie specifically....

>> what we do see are marshes growing back fresh green grass. and flocks of feeding pelicans. all signs of an ecosystem on the rebound. >> did you ever think you would fly out over this bay again and see this water this clean? >> no. i thought we would have problems for years. but actually -- >> i mean, im amazed. this is the first time ive seen it in probably over a month. i cant believe it. >> getting the public to believe it is a challenge for the coast guard, and local officials like grand i...

A good thing, because women in china and the u.s., england and germany said they found men wearing red or surrounded by the color more sexually attractive. so for all you guys out there wearing red, right now, you are much more attractive. sir, you in the orange polo, not so much. i hate to break it to you there. but, hey, at least theyre on tv and happy about it, right? they also consider men wearing red to be more upwardly mobile. so ill be taking this tie off now. the study was published in t...

Elite. ultimately, this question still moves us today. will he be allowwe be allowed tr lives, our dreams, to create wealth and a legacy for our children without government interference? will our children have the same opportunity tomorrow given the massive debts being piled on their backs today by a government coloring way outside of its constitutional lines. or will a small club of radical elites, drunk with the power of the purse and the arrogance of single party rule, radically transform ame...

Ann wrote in, my daughter is transferring to a new college this fall. she received a merit scholarship from the new school. but we still need more money to pay it. she is applying for a sally mae student loan. is there another place that she should look for the money? >> so three basic areas. first, the student loan components, stafford loans, subsidized and unsubsidized. and perkins. dont forget to overlook those. and on the parent side, the plus loan. then as our your last resort, private loan...