peter clarke: and these people are caught in a vise-- where rising rents, the high cost of good food, the need for medications and health care for children or themselves-- these are crushing factors. and the first thing that gets sacrificed in that trio is good eating, because it's the thing that you can sort of get along without as long as you have enough calories. marc shiffman: the indigent population faces day to day challenges that are formidable, from the moment they wake up, until the moment they go to bed. and so what we-- you and i-- may take for granted in our day to day running errands and doing this and that, and getting here and there, and going to appointments, and meals and taking care of family, and whatever other responsibilities most of which we may consider mundane-- these are all the issues that impact adversely on their health, because they can't all be sorted out properly. and so in every way, shape and form, the lifestyle impacts adversely on their health. the effects of poverty on health appear to strike hardest at those who are at either end of the age continu

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peter baker. author of "days of fire." mr. baker mingled with guests and made formal remarks. the party was held at p.j. mob mob -- p.j. clarke's in washington d.c.. >> it's not really a reality show. >> i had to wait because the president was on the bench. >> susan got stuck. did he get through? >> yeah he did. >> oh that's good. see how are you? >> hi buddy. how are you? it's good to see you. >> you know the president tried to block it. i thought it was actually like oh is this a favorite? >> it's drying up and -- attention. maybe his stopping by. that would be enjoyable if he could come by. >> there was a whole group of us stuck on the other side of the street. >> two blocks away. they really wouldn't let me walk the street. >> it was all a plot. >> you see how partisan the town has gotten. [laughter] >> how are you? how's it going how's it going? when i go to the bookstore i find your book everywhere and mine nowhere. it's still a dan balz world. >> i think it's yours now. how are you? how's it going? >> good to see you. >> nice to see you. i saw you. i was in the library last week or the week before. i wanted to say hi tha

it seemed this group that is advising president obama, mike morrell and richard clark, who other is on it? >> there was peter swire, i believe he was a lawyer out there in chicago in a commission on american progress, the committee on american progress here. and the other two are escaping, although i know -- >> okay. it sort of sounds like a nonpartisan group or expert, i mean, morrell is a very nonpartisan guy. dick clark worked for both bush and -- democrat and republican administrations. >> i think the people have seen it in different ways. i've seen criticism that they're all insiders -- >> yeah. >> -- cronies of the president. i've seen some people say you shouldn't have two people on there that have such intelligence backgrounds, and then i've heard people say, well, there isn't a real strong defender maybe except for michael morrell of the intelligence community. i think it depends on where you sit how you see the commission report, and i think we're going to have to read it to develop -- >> do you think it'll be public? >> yes. >> great. and when do you think it's going to come out? >> well, i think