once upon a time there was a young, smart, good looking charismatic guy, just 28 years old, who decides he wants to run for congress in illinois. and he wins. a new fresh face. a washington outsider and on top of all of that, a brand new agenda to energize the party of quote, old white men. he was the it guy of d.c. the most promising young star that everyone wanted to be friends with. he was hip and cool and had a huge future ahead of him. aaron schock was unstoppable. quickly rising through the ranks of the house gop, and on his type off gracing the cover of men s health magazine. he wasn t just a respected lawmaker, he was one of the most eligible bachelors in the country. this week that fairy tale proved too good to be true. it all came crashing down. and another big story we re following this afternoon, the resignation of congressman aaron schock. that reaction is overwhelming surprise. how could a rising political star from here in peoria fall
would stage a burglary when a burglar was actually on the scene, everything else is circumstantial, and it s all explained by bias and it s explained by a naive, provincial american girl who doesn t speak the language very well. and bad police work. let s talk about that bias. your book is called the fatal gift of beauty. certainly amanda knox s appearance has been front and center in the consideration of this case. how did her physical appearance play into the way that the italians imagined that this crime took place? well let s just start by saying in the united states as well as in italy and in the u.k. crimes committed by young, attractive, white females get a lot more attention than any other types of crimes. so that s what we re starting with. the fact that she was attractive, of course, and the fact that meredith kercher was
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president? you ll have to ask her that. pardon me? you ll have to ask her. and america, i can t think of anybody bert named to ask about america. you re a young american woman, a lot of young american women taking charge. many think that s quite right. what are the key issues in america right now? i would have to agree with chelsea. i think young people are doing extraordinary things in this country. and the miss perception is that young people are disconnected and disengaged. and while i m sure there might be some truth to that, but young people are capable of caring and capable of taking action. i do a lot of work with votes and latinos. and they are a growing