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A panel talks about a $300 million proposal from the Administration's welfare chief that aims to increase the rates of successful marriage among low-income Americans, especially those with children.
Dr. Wade Horn, U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Terry O'Neill, attorney with the National Organization for Women
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., according to former Surgeon General David Satcher and many other U.S. health experts. A panel talks about the alarming rise in the number of dangerously overweight children and what the nation must do to address the crisis.
Dr. Pamela Peeke, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest
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