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 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 Doctor David Ludwig
of Children's Hospital in Boston. Ludwig wrote a piece
accompanying the study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Romney's
Faith and Politics Speech 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 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 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.
