on the issue and what the priority ought to be, what the process ought to be, to not just reduce poverty in america but to eradicate poverty. make sure you come back and talk to us about the book. poverty, an important topic and you guys are getting it to the nation s attention. we appreciate you coming on. happy new year to you as well. thank you, sir. thank you, don. parents have a lot of choices to make when it comes to picking the best schools for their kids, but how many know the differences between public and private schools, magnate schools and it charter school. our education contributor steve perry is going to explain right now. hi, i m lindy martin from murphy, texas. dr. perry, i m wondering, what is the difference between a charter school, a magnate school, and then private school and public school? this is one of the most important questions that people can ask. magnet schools are publicly funded, publicly run schools of choice. magnet schools are typically schoo
manchester tonight. cnn political editor paul steinhauser is there and so is cnn s political reporter shannon travis. good to see both of you. you look very happy. i know you ve been working your butts off, but you look lively. paul, let s start with you. there is a debate tonight, another tomorrow. why are they so important? well, listen, don. we ve seen the whole cycle of debates, they ve been so outsized in importance like we ve never seen before. the debates make and break candidates t. they broke rick perry. they ve broken herman cain and some others. well, that could happen again tonight. the other thing, don, we haven t had a debate there have been 13, but we haven t had one in almost a month. it has been a while and a lot has change. we lost michelle balk p man. rick santorum used to be off to the side. now he ll be in the middle. mitt romney is used to the scrutiny. we ll see if santorum is used to it. one more thing, when i stand next to shannon travis i make him