The Skinny

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
There’s the minimum wage, but what about the minimum weight? Spain is now enforcing a health standard for models during Fashion Week – if they’re 5’9”, they must weigh at least 125 lbs. Should New York’s fashion industry do the same thing? And why super-skinny is super “in.” Plus, a new theory of national stability – The J Curve; what happened to the transit cuts? And does Mexico have two presidents?

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