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hello, i am chef boyardee. [ male announcer ] and his legacy of quality ingredients and no preservativesl in every bowl. a real great chef. with real great food. >>> all eyes are on the 2012 race, the electoral districts are shifting. dennis kucinich will face 14 term congresswoman marcy kaptur. the reason? the legislature voted earlier to kpin their two districts. we talk about voter i.d. laws which we'll get to later in the show. redistricting is an issue if we're talking about the democratic process. i want to talk -- one thing that seems too defy logic is why states have -- leave it up to the legislature and the party currently in control to redistrict -- basically draw the battle lines. it would seem to serve you not so well depending on where your party is at. >> it's about self-preservation. give it to the legislature to protect themselves and protect their jobs and you would hope idealistically speaking protect the constituents. it's about maintaining power for the individual or individuals or the party that's running things when they happen to be in power every ten years when th

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hello, i am chef boyardee. [ male announcer ] and his legacy of quality ingredients and no preservatives a real gat chef. with real great food. about medical news interesting and wanted to bring it to you. it's about how hospitals across the country are helping patients recover faster. decorators are giving an extra boost to the art of healing. anita vogel live in los angeles with that. >> reporter: hi, there, jon. it comes down to design, evidence-based design that is. it's a concept around for about 20 years or so. it's catching fire. it's all aimed at promoting healing. at scripps health in southern california they are putting this plan in motion at its new heart institute under construction right now. the rooms here will have lots of natural light and soothing colors, elements from home like flat-screen tvs. studies showed this can reduce a patient's stress and a scripps ceo tells us this will soon become the standard. >> i can't see a hospital -- especially if it's being built from scratch being not using evidence-based design and frankly i think that there will be organizations tha

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