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Romney Makes It Official, but Will Palin Steal the Spotlight?

Hosted by Warren Olney Jun. 02, 2011 National
Mitt Romney made his presidential candidacy "official" today. We hear what he said, why he said it in New Hampshire, and look at the sprawling Republican field.

Mitt Romney made his presidential candidacy "official" today. We hear what he said, why he said it in New Hampshire, and look at the rest of a sprawling Republican field. Also, troubling signs of a slowing recovery, and the food pyramid morphs into a plate. 

From this Episode:

Decades-Old Food Pyramid Replaced by Food Plate

The federal government's food pyramid has been refined for decades, most recently in 2005 , when colored bars and a stick figure were adopted. One prominent nutritionist...

6 min

Troubling Signs of a Slowing Recovery

A declining stock market is the latest sign of continued weakness in the economy, and tomorrow's report on unemployment is likely to bring more bad news. Kevin Hall is...

7 min

Can the Republicans Find a Road to the White House?

Mitt Romney 's second campaign for President is old news, so today's "official" announcement at Bittersweet Farm in Strathum, New Hampshire was supposed to show the media...

37 min

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Karen Radziner

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