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cry with stories about his dysfunctional childhood. the importance of being thin and running with citizen sorescisso award-winning awer this augusten burroughs with his new book and why his take of same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. it's 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 on the west coast. a lot to tell you about this morning, so let's get straight to the news. we're keeping an eye on liberty university this morning. that is because mitt romney is giving the commencement speech at the evangelical school. liberty, of course, is the school ...

It's not a bad thing. >> but the point is, they sent their kids to this school to st. agusten so they knew what they were getting when they sent them. there why should the school say, we're backing off? >> yeah, well, i guess because of the climate in which we live. i was astounded by that story to see how few -- what is it, 9%, based on 2007-2008 data -- schools in the united states are using corporal punishment or spank, paddling, whatever you call it. it's out of keeping with the "times." i think that's the reason. >> there's the figure, students disciplines with corporal punishment in the ...