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Americans Are Too Fat and Too Hungry

Despite America's obesity epidemic, recent studies say tens of millions of people, including children, go hungry.  What's the Obama Administration doing?  What can you do?  Is “food insecurity” a matter of politics as well as economics? Also, President Obama meets with India's Prime Minister Singh, and Europe's soccer scandal.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 24, 2009 • 50m Listen

Despite America's obesity epidemic, recent studies say tens of millions of people, including children, go hungry. What's the Obama Administration doing? What can you do? Is “food insecurity” a matter of politics as well as economics? Also, a meeting of the minds between President Obama and India's Manmohan Singh, and Asia has a reputation for scandal in soccer. Now 200 Europeans are under investigation for fixing matches.

Banner image: Charles Sparks, 8, eats a free lunch at the Sugartree Ministries soup kitchen in Wilmington, Ohio. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

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