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Were rated more favorably than nonobese candidates. o base male candidates were evaluated more positively than nonobese males and nonobese females." you know, i was just thinking, you have to be really careful. probably the most popular person in the country is oprah winfrey. i remember every time -- she was always talking about her weight issue. people were always rooting for her. people root for people. every time you buy a krispy kreme. every time you see a really good cinnamon bun, you go, o...

Sometime on sunday. but for now, its very slow going here at laguardia airport. many other places through the tri-state area. tamron in. >> particularly where you are, were waiting for the worst of this storm to come through. right now, its a rain, slushy mix. is that what youre seeing for the most part right now? >> reporter: absolutely. just outside, it is just wet. there is no snow on the ground. the rain is coming down. but people shouldnt be fooled in to thinking thats it. the airlines cert...

Weight issue. its his issue. hes aware of it, doing what he can and until he runs for president or whatever hes going to do in the future, leave the man alone. the governors weight is not a national crisis or national news story. >> and he owns it. he said, i weigh too much because i eat too much. >> he owns it. and were not exactly a slim nation. hes not the only one with a problem out there. i dont understand the big deal. about chris christies weight. everyone back off, let him have his dough...

I had to pound some green room cookies before i could go on air. the real winner is courtney. exactly what you said. name one other nfl cheerleader by name right now. if this is a weight issue, however, i condemn the baltimore franchise because she is gorgeous. she is only fat in all of the right areas. secondly if the baltimore feels this way about their cheerleaders in the locker room they should have a seen right above the exit door that says quote the raven, eat no more. >> you said name som...

>> yes, it is crazy not to plan that far in advance in politics. you know now that he has been on letterman, you may as well throw out the projections, because he is a shoe-in, nothing else to it. >> he did a press conference again today in which the weight issue came up again, lets listen to it. >> the idea that somehow, you know, i dont care about this, of course i care about it. and im making the best effort i can. and sometimes im successful. and other times im not. and sometimes periods of ...

attorneys for jerry sandusky suggest there are at least 17 accusers in the child sexual abuse case. there were ten cited in the criminal charges. he faces more than 50 counts of sexual acts with boys. he pleaded not guilty. >> the arraignment of the 9/11 conspirators before a military court in cuba today had some fireworks. what should have taken minutes took hours, including one of the men blurting out theyre going to kill us. chris lawrence is in guantanamo. >> fred, when thecome raw...

atlanta, and police believe he will strike again. this is what he is believed to look like. in a sketch the victims helped the police create. this man is suspected of dragging one woman at gunpoint right off her front porch and then throwing her in the trunk of his car. she escaped by clawing her way through the liner, struggling with the latch, and theb jumping out of the trunk as the car was speeding away. the would-be kidnapper struck again just about 20 minutes later. grabbing and ...

sodomizing a boy in the showers, but not going to police. in an e-mail, he writes he did have discussions with police and the official at the university in charge of police. he spoke briefly with cbs news. >> do you have any idea when you think you might be ready to talk? >> this process has to play out. i just dont have anything else to say. thats all. >> okay. one last thing. describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place. just kind of shaken. >> crazy? >> crazy. >> you said...

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...

but first, an early holiday gift from president obama to military families all over the country. the president announced this week that all u.s. combat troops will leave iraq by the end of the year. welcome news at places like ft. bliss in texas where our marty savidge is will speaking with families reaction to the presidents decision. it has to be bittersweet. >> reporter: theres always that. that is a concern for any military town. those that are coming home and those that continue t...