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September 4th, 2011
04:41 AM ET

U.S. ranks last in mandated paid vacation

Do you need some time off? You're not alone. The U.S. is seriously lacking the paid vacation department. "Work to Live" Author Joe Robinson explains why to TJ Holmes.

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September 4th, 2011
04:31 AM ET

King Memorial Controversy

The memorial in Washington to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is being criticized by a respected African-American author. The Washington Post quotes Dr. Maya Angelou as saying an inscription on the side of the 30-foot statue makes King look like, "an arrogant twit."

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September 4th, 2011
04:26 AM ET

Don't do this with your debit card

Financial lifestyle expert Clyde Anderson explains why you should not use your debit cards at gas stations, restaurants and a few other places that might surprise you.

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September 4th, 2011
04:19 AM ET

Katt Williams: "I love Mexicans, and I love Mexican-Americans"

Comedians are =supposed= to stir things up, right??
Katt Williams is getting a lot of heat for a show he did in Phoenix recently that one Arizona civil rights activist is calling a "borderline hate speech." TJ Holmes gave him a chance to respond.

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September 4th, 2011
04:17 AM ET

Is Marriage for White People?

The author of a contentious book on African Americans and marriage sits down with TJ Holmes.

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September 4th, 2011
04:16 AM ET

Sex Meters in Germany

You can count on Nadia Bilchik to find something interesting to talk about in her Morning Passport segments with TJ Holmes. This time it's how Germany has found a way to tax sex workers and how the Mayor of a town in Italy is printing his own money.

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