Sub-Prime Relief

As home foreclosures hit an all time high, the Bush administration is set to announce a plan it has worked out with mortgage lenders to put a five-year hold on some interest rates that are set to go up in January. We get the details from Liz Moyer of Forbes.com.

Obesity in Children

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A new study on obesity finds that children who are overweight between the ages of 7 and 13 for boys, or 10 to 13 for girls, have a significantly higher risk of heart disease as adults. We speak with Dr David Ludwig of Children’s Hospital in Boston . He wrote a piece accompanying the study in the New England Journal of Medicine. See the Childhood Body Mass Index Study.

Romney’s Faith and Politics Speech

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We’ll look at today’s much anticipated speech about religion by presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Our guests are Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa , and Connie Mackey, senior vice president for FRC Action, the legislative arm of the Family Research Council.

The Week in Sports

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Baseball’s winter meeting trade deals, Barry Bond’s court date, the hunt for the Heisman Trophy and a preview of the Patriots-Steelers showdown are the topics for discussion this week with Bill Littlefield, host of NPR’s “Only a Game.”

Babyface

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We speak with uber-producer, songwriter and performer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds who has won countless Grammy Awards and sold more than 100 million records. Now he has released “Playlist”, a CD mostly comprised of covers of his favorite songs including hits by James Taylor, Jim Croce, and Bob Dylan.