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They're telling us what to eat and how much of it. McDonalds announced that they are changing the venerable Happy Meal - adding a serving of fruit or vegatables...and shrinking the size of the fries.

The Federal Aviation Administration is stuck on the tarmac as lawmakers fail to pass legislation to keep the organization funded. The FAA’s operating authority expired at midnight Friday. Dozens of stop-work orders were issued over the weekend for projects to build and modernize airport control towers, as well as other improvement projects...

It's all over the news:  The White House and Congress are at an impasse on what to do with the credit ceiling.  But what happens if we reach August 2nd and there still isn't an agreement.  How does what happens in the Beltway affect you in the Heartland...

...Or, so says a new study published by the New York Times.  File this under the current "Far-Reaching-Scope" of the U.S. Government. The answer, for New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, is obvious: Put the government in charge of what people eat...

Is the U.S. economy roaring to a recovery....or racing to recession? In the past week, Cisco, Lockheed Martin and Borders announced a combined 23,000 in job cuts. Those announcements follow 41,432 in planned cuts in June, up 11.6% from May and 5...

First it was ice cream.   Then it was chicken wings.  Ribs.  Cheeseburgers.  The current administration tells you to eat healthy - but doesn't follow their own advice. As her husband urged Americans to eat their peas at a budget deficit press conference today, First Lady Michelle was doing anything but...

Since moving into the Oval Office, President Obama has been vocal that Americans need to stop eating junk food.  Recently, he made moves towards preventing fast food companies from targeting their advertising towards children. Now it appears that he's facing opposition.

The news from Washington is that the economy has recovered.  Tell that to your pocketbook.  According to data just released by the U.S. Labor Department, the share of income taken home has significantly dropped to an all-time low. ...

This is funny!! Everybody in an uproar because the code name for President Obama is "Smart Alec". I would love it!! My code name would be Dumb A##. I know it would! A computer picked the name at random and even if some smart alec picked the name "Smart Alec", Obama has a big enough sense of humour that I don't think it would matter.

It was a big week for the history books, and that was reflected in the most-watched and talked about viral videos of the past seven days. We saw the return of Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, a few other Osama bin Laden-related videos, an emotional acceptance speech and an amazing ping pong shot. We even saw First Lady Michelle Obama do the Dougie. What were your favorite viral videos of the week?

They called him Mr. Excitement, some called him The Black Elvis. His name was Jackie Wilson.  Jackie died on this day.