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Are Political Spouses 'Fair Game?'
In this year's run for the White House, Michelle Obama has received more coverage than Cindy McCain. Why should a presidential candidate's spouse be the object of so much attention? Also, Congress agrees to re-write wiretapping rules, and entrepreneurial barons made the banana the most popular fruit in the US, and $4 for gasoline. What about $1 a pound for bananas?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenIn this year's run for the White House, Michelle Obama has received more coverage than Cindy McCain. Enough has been negative that Mrs. Obama has launched a public relations offensive. How much do we know about either potential First Lady? Why should a presidential candidate's spouse be the object of so much attention? Also, Congress agrees to re-write wiretapping rules, and entrepreneurial barons made the banana the most popular fruit in the US, but that household habit may the next victim of rising prices.
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3 storiesCongress Agrees to Rewrite Wiretap Rules
The House has approved what amounts to a major White House victory on the contentious issue of wiretapping without court orders.
Read the story1 minBanana Shock: America's Fruit No Longer Cheap
Americans eat as many bananas as apples and oranges combined. Given that bananas are grown far away and have a shelf life of just two weeks, it's astonishing that they've become a cheap staple. But that's a thing—both good and bad--that may be coming to an end. Gasoline is more than $4 a gallon.
Read the story1 minAre Political Spouses 'Fair Game?'
In White House history, there's been more than one kind of First Lady. Laura Bush and Bess Truman, for example, have played very different roles and projected very different images from Eleanor Roosevelt or Hilary Clinton .
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