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Life After Trans Fats

Dr. Sonia Angell, director of New York City's cardiovascular disease prevention and control program, talks about the city's new trans fat regulation, which goes into full effect today. And Brian bravely conducts an on-air taste test between a trans-fat-free muffin--and one with the banned substance. Plus: How are restaurants coping? And how are YOU doing? Have you discovered a suitable substitute? Comment below!

visit the city's Trans Fat Help Center

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Back to the Drawing Board

Christopher Ward, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, talks about why the rebuilding efforts at the World Trade Center site have taken so long and cost so much--and when he'll set a new timeline for completion.

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Wall Street Worries

It's been a topsy-turvy year on Wall Street with drama fueled by the credit crunch, foreclosure crisis and resulting implosion of Merrill Lynch. Michael Santoli, associate editor at Barron's Weekly argues this is bigger than usual Wall Street fluctuations. This time the financial sector needs to reinvent itself.

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A Modern G.I. Bill

The new G.I. Bill offers the biggest boost to veterans' education benefits since it first came into existence after World War II. Paul Rieckoff, executive director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, talks about what the bill does--and doesn't--do.

the official G.I. Bill website
the IAVA's G.I. Bill website

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The Meaning of Patriotism

We play excerpts of Barack Obama's speech about what patriotism means to him, with Stanley Crouch, columnist at the New York Daily News. Plus: your calls and comments on what patriotism means to you.

transcript of Senator Obama's speech on patriotism
read Stanley Crouch's recent column on Obama and patriotism

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