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File under "Dont Try This at Home": Alan Jacksons strategy for getting the attention of his wife Denise may have been effective, but in 2020, its just as likely to land you with a restraining order. While it may be hard to imagine, the wholesome, kind country star behind hits including "Little Bitty," "Livin on Love" and "Chattahoochee" took a pretty risky approach when it came to courting the woman whom he ultimately married. The first time the now-lovebirds met, Jackson threw a penny down D...

True. >> but its not like whats happening in the u.s. is a lot more -- >> lets try this, what do you mean about? what do you mean about whats happening -- >> south of the border-type situation. >> i dont think of myself as living south of the border but in this case i do. from your perspective, whats going on south of the boarder? >> you know, people are staying in their section, whether its white, black, asian. i think that in canada, there is a lot more of that understanding, you know, theres ...

Go and president obamas term, much greater chance you get a strong, credible successor. if hes leaving not until the end of 2011, going to be hard to get somebody really strong who potentially might only take that job for ten months. >> well see. it will become the favorite parlor game in washington, for sure. chris lawrence, thanks. high school in dearborn, michigan has found a creative and interesting way to fit football in with the muslim faith. the coach estimates the teams about 95% musli...

Fiscal responsibility of which you are a member. i want to jump ahead to december 1st, if 14 out of 18 members agree on whatever your report is, what is going to happen to that report? what is the point of it? >> idea of the report is to put our fiscal house back in order and on a better trajectory. spending is the problem not taxing. we need to focus on spending. my hope is we come up with real spending controls to get our entitlements under control and spending in order. the presidents budget ...

You are a member. i want to jump ahead to december 1st, if 14 out of 18 members agree on whatever your report is, what is going to happen to that report? what is the point of it? >> idea of the report is to put our fiscal house back in order and on a better trajectory. spending is the problem not taxing. we need to focus on spending. my hope is we come up with real spending controls to get our entitlements under control and spending in order. the presidents budget is unsustain able. >> greta: it...