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Legislating Lunches: Who Should Decide What We Feed Our Kids?
Nutritional standards for the federal school-lunch program don't always go down easy — and the processed food industry's not ready to swallow financial losses either.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIn New Mexico, kids are missing their white-flour tortillas. In Tennessee, it's bring back the biscuits. In Georgia, it's fried chicken. Nutritional standards for the federal school-lunch program don't always go down easy — and the processed food industry's not ready to swallow financial losses either. We hear about a dispute that goes from school cafeterias to Capitol Hill. Also, President Obama's "solidarity event" in Poland, and the man who fights fraud, waste and corruption in rebuilding Afghanistan.
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3 storiesObama's "Solidarity Event" in Poland Is Aimed at Russia
President Obama is touring Europe, in part to bolster security in the aftermath of Russia's aggressiveness in Ukraine and its takeover of Crimea. In Warsaw, Poland today he said he'll ask Congress for a $1 billion "European Reassurance Initiative."
Read the story8 minSchool Lunches, the Food Lobby and the First Lady
First Lady Michelle Obama may not be lecturing kids about obesity and heart disease, but she does want them eating their fruits and vegetables . Nationwide, most districts are complying with nutritional standards she's pushed for the federal school lunch program, even though it's not easy.
Read the story33 minJohn Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
The US has made a major commitment to help rebuild Afghanistan after more than a decade of warfare. That means billions of future taxpayer dollars, in addition to the $103 billion already spent.
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