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Playbook. thanks so much, mike. >> have a great week. >> tell me whats wrong with this. somebody tell me whats wrong with this. a slice of pizza apparently is a vegetable along with these other things. this was a proposed change to congress, the first change in 15 years to the $11 billion school lunch program meant to reduce childhood obesity, which we all agree is an epidemic at this point, by adding more fruits and green vegetables to lunch menus. food companies argued that the proposed rules ...

heard. well leaders met in hawaii on sunday, but this was no vacation. their focus -- talking trade and jump starting the world economy. and in thailand, we visit an area known for its temples and tourism as it begins to emerge from all that water. thats just ahead. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com well, it was an idyllic setting, palm trees, blue sky and light a breeze. but they tackled some heated issues on sunday. u.s. president barack obama hosted it, making a push for a f...

and lost half his weigbody weign the process. anderson cooper continued to press former massachusetts governor mitt romney on his state mandated health care law. >> i was in interviews in this debate stage with you four years ago, asked about the massachusetts plan. was it something i would impose on the nation. and the answer is absolutely not. it was something crafted for a state. and ive said time and again, obama care is bad news. it is unconstitutional. it costs way too much mon...

obesity, lost half his body weight in the process. we begin with health care. highlights from the cnn western republican debate this week. moderator anderson cooper continued to press massachusetts governor mitt romney on his state-mandated health care law. >> i was in interviews in this debate stage with you four years ago. i was asked about the massachusetts plan. was it something i would impose on the nation? the answer is absolutely not it was something crafted for a state. ive sai...

almost 32 million kids eat lunch at school each day. its a captive audience. what are we feeding them and who should pay for healthier option snz. first, the middle classes is falling behind. income for the average american family has fallen now for the past three years and is at 1996 levels now. bankruptcy filings by those holding a college degree are up 20% in the past five years. college graduates, the fastest growing group of feeling filing for bankruptcy. and one in six american...

the process, for that, i want you to take a look here. i will not try and walk you through it. its a mess. the bottom line is 917 billion dml spending cuts with a special committee in charge of finding $1.5 trillion cuts by the end of the year, and the debt limit rises by $900 billion now, and $1.5 later. already, there is one potential wrinkle here. the nonpartisan budget congressional office says the plan would cut spending only by 1.5 trillion, not 2.4 trillion. we are following all...

1964. yeah, youve got the school lunch program. youve got the food stamp program. youve got the nutrition programs, price supports. i guess you could say that the food stamp program helps keep the american farmer on the land and gives them a chance. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question. are newt gingrichs comments racist? text a for yes, text b for no to 622639 or go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. ill bring the results later on in the show. for more lets bring...

Home. the reason the principal says nutrition wise the food they served is healthier. what were talking to school for our kids isnt always the best thing. >> it is not. there is so many better decisions that can be made and thats why it really should come from the parents. the second you demonize the food, the kid wants nothing but that food. you know. >> thats exactly right. exactly right. >> in the case of the chicago school, one thing that is interesting, a majority of the kids are on school ...

Be paid at least on time. theyll continue to accrue their pay, but they will not be paid on time. it will be devastating for small business. the government will not be able to back up loans for small businesses and for struggling homeowners that also youve got the government backing of mortgages. thats about a third of the entire mortgage market. the processing of those loans would be suspended. the government is still though -- and this is important -- still going to make sure that its federal ...

The government will not be able to back up loans for small business. and for struggling homeowners also, youve got the government backing of mortgages. thats about 1/3 of the entire mortgage market. the processing of loans would be suspended. also the government is still, though, and this is important -- still going to make sure that its federal funding of the school lunch program continues. so that will remain the same. >> christine romans trying to explain it all to make it clear. very much th...