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Irrelevant to them. political and policy choices rest on a foundation of philosophy, culture, self-image, ideals, religion. change the foundation and the rest will flow from that. defeat the enemy on that plane and any merely tactical defeat will always be reversible. showing the people who believe in god and practice their religion, key, are fellow citizens who share political and economic values with majorities of americans is a crucial step. the idea that these people are an american taliban ...

Involved in this. . he is the one who wanted to make these statements. they felt here that how could he have a dinner marking the beginning of ramadan and dodge this issue. this goes to the heart of the presidents self-image and identity he doesnt evade the top issues but takes them on and talks about them. that is what they thought they were doing. the other point i would make while this was not, i understand it, the primary motivator here they recognize its the terms of the engagement, the mes...

Answers to the test stunned and upset his mom and she says led to some big changes at home. >> youve got to talk about it. it will be uncomfortable for people. but thats where the real learning takes place. in the discomfort of it all. >> and later, an update on briele whose parents were upset about her answers to the test and what they revealed about her self-image. her family made some changes too.

Answers to the test stunned and upset his mom and she says led to some big changes at home. >> youve got to talk about it. it will be uncomfortable for people. but thats where the real learning takes place. in the discomfort of it all. >> and later, an update on briele whose parents were upset about her answers to the test and what they revealed about her self-image. her family made some changes too. [ male announcer ] the financial headlines can be unsettling. but what if there were a different...

Further research, the results point to major trends, but are not the definitive word on children and race. still, they underline what dr. spencer sees as an alarming conclusion. >> we are still living in a society where dark things or devalued and light things are valued. >> reporter: the question were left with is where do we go from here? still ahead, we visit with andrew, a 5-year-old whose answers to the test stunned and upset his mom and she says led to some big changes at home. >> youve go...

Thats what makes it so difficult to stem the problem. its fast food, its what were eating, its our activity levels, i think that as the years go by, the pace of our life gets faster and we have less time to eat healthy and less time to exercise, unfortunately. >> looking at numbers, in 2008, medical costs associated with obesity, $147 billion, i have got to ask you, lisa, i know you work with a lot of people. how much of it is also emotional. folks want to lose weight, especially if they know th...

>> thats the problem. if we only used food for nutrition the way animals do. you dont ever see a fat coyote or fat lion, because they use food to survive. they eat to live instead of live to eat, as the old saying goes. what we tend to do is use food for too many things. we celebrate with food, medicate with food, companion with food. we call it comfort food because it makes you feel good. food nerver rejects you, right? always accepting and always there. we have to deal with psychological issue...

What we tend to do is use food for too many things. we celebrate with food, medicate with food, companion with food. we call it comfort food because it makes you feel good. food never rejects you, right? always accepting and always there. we have to deal with psychological issues psychologically, not nutritionally and then youre not using food for so many different things. >> the perception now, dr. phil, what is acceptable, big and beautiful, for example, a phrase we hear a lot about. sid -- ga...

How important is it to balance a healthy self image with a realistic body image. >> here has the thing. shes probably in the minority. i have to say, im thrilled to death she has confidence in herself and her body. what a delightful young and talented woman, she has so many reasons to feel good about herself. you and i know that carrying that kind of weight can create real health risks. she is going to -- with people that are this obese, you know, we see diseases occurring in teens and 20 someth...

>> no, the lessons for all, tattoo is forever. >> dont they have it in halifax. dont you need spell check? >> shouldnt tattoo artists be forced to enter some sort of -- >> right now. >> greg, please, no. >> our tech correspondent, i dont need to tell you what the answer is. check out this. they dont even know what language theyre speaking in canada. theyre speaking french and english. how do they know what to spell when they dont know what language theyre speaking? now ill take that call. >> bil...