problem. let s add some context, $2 billion is the annual advertising budget for mcdonald s, and when it comes to campaigns more than $5 billion is spent between coke and pepsi for the ongoing battle for the beverage vote. perhaps the same kind of money spent on the determining the leader of the free world isn t a bad thing, but i can t help coming back to the figure $2.8 million which is the amount of money adjusted for inflation abe lincoln spent on his presidential race. that is not half bad, not half bad at all. and coming up, what you need to know about marriage, money and politics. don t go away. in less time. swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. you make me happy when skies are gray [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. you make me happy [ female announcer ] that s why you choose children s tylenol. the same brand your mom trusted for you
if you watched the grammys last night you know it was a soulful tribute to whitney houston. one performer there still too shaken up to sing and we ll talk about all the winners from last night. a massive budget battle. an election preview. it seems to be. the president is unveiling his final spending plan before the 2012 election today. and you know what, it s mot even delivered to capitol hill and the gop is already on it. what are they going to say about it and how do we know this will be the preview of the general election campaign? and lin han sanity. look at this guy. knicks new sensation, jeremy lin, making headlines on the other side of the globe as well. keep your eyes on that one. this is one of those sensations that just sort of came out of know where. did you know about him before they wrote about him this weekend. never heard a thing about him. i don t know a lot about basketball. i do. i couldn t believe i didn t know this guy. wait until you hear
in this country, for the second time in less than 24 hours, an earthquake shakes central oklahoma. the latest one hit right before midnight eastern time, measuring a record 5.6. it was centered near sparks, about 45 miles from oklahoma city. and legendary performer andy williams says he s suffering from bladder cancer. williams broke the news to concertgoers last night during a christmas concert in branson, missouri. andy williams is 83. he has been seen professionally since childhood. good news. president obama creawe baulhaml completed his annual physical. he s in tip-top shape. but it doesn t look like his insurance company will pay for it. he listed a bad economy as a pre-existing condition. jay leno taking a jab at president barack obama. we re exactly one year away from the 2012 presidential election. and if you pay attention to either the white house or to national democrats, you ll notice a pattern. they generally ignore criticism coming from the various gop can
lily is an elementary schoolteacher and vice president of the national education association. lily, how do you get the most out of school as a parent? you know, go up to the school s website, take a look at all of the programs. there s an awful lot that s being offered in public schools right now that nobody knows about. we don t have a big advertising budget. but we ve got ap classes, international baca lorrate classes, foreign languages, science programs, afterschool music programs. there s an amazing array of things out there. a lot of it is on the chopping block. the more parents who are demanding that their kids have that very broad selection, that s going to help get their kids into those great programs and universities, the more the districts are going to build those programs. that s a good point. wendy walsh is a doctor of psychology and blogger for momlogic.com. you know we re getting mixed messages here. run away best-selling book called dyinger mother that
advertising budget in order to promote yourself. the opportunities hear it, feel it, got feel the excitement in it because i know that especially communities of color, especially communities with economic challenges, especially communities with educational disparities, that they can bridge those divides. through this technology. from our perspective, the digital revolution provides for us the opportunity to level the playing field for a number of individuals who have essentially been shut out the last 30 years because of excess economic inequalities in communities of color and versus the more affluent communities in america. all right. last thing before i let you go here, as we listened to them, but was there any discussion about maybe the minority