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Here’s what’s happening across our nation.

• Mike Slater fills in for Bill O'Reilly!

  Fewer families donate to charity, a third of Americans say violence against the government is justified, cigarette sales rise for the second time in 20 years, a study ranks the most obese states in the country.

  Plus, the message of the day about people's perception of reality and something you might not know about the origins of Barbie.