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January 05, 2012 | | PSA A controversial Georgia ad campaign aims to reduce obesity in children by warning them of all the problems they face by being overweight—but how is telling fat kids they’re fat going to help make them thin? The Daily Beast’s Paul Campos on what liberals don’t get about government programs. Plus, watch the videos. SLASHED Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and President Obama announced the new military budget Thursday that cuts troops by 10 to 15 percent. Part of the $450 billion in cuts also includes the delay of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, one of the most expensive weapons programs in history. One area that won't be cut, however, is the aircraft-carrier fleet. In a rare trip to the Pentagon briefing room, Obama insisted the U.S. will maintain its "military superiority" with fighting forces. The new military strategy will refocus on the Asia-Pacific region and less on the two wars that have dominated national security since Sept. 11. OTHER HALF Karen Santorum, the candidate’s wife and a former neonatal nurse, publicly broke down in Iowa when her husband talked about the death of their infant son. The Daily Beast’s Eleanor Clift on Karen's strength and her strong faith in the Roman Catholic Church—and how the couple’s handling of the tragedy was intertwined with their strict views on abortion. WATCH OUT Newt did a 180 last week and ditched his positivity plan for a negativity-based campaign. Now he has moved on to a new phase, which he is calling "contrast." A combination of Gingrich's dark and lighter sides, the candidate's latest ad begins by explaining what's wrong with opponent Mitt Romney's economic plan: namely, it's "timid." Then the ad contrasts (get it?) this negativity with what the former speaker will do to improve the economy and create jobs, displaying happy images over the backdrop of upbeat music. Gingrich has eased off the negativity since being singled out for his attacks—mostly directed at Mitt Romney. EGYPT Egyptian prosecutors are seeking a punishment of death by hanging for former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, and some of his former aides. They are on trial for ordering the shooting deaths of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square last February, and prosecutors have spent the past three days arguing the case against the former president and his top aides. The trial has been adjourned until Monday, when civil-rights lawyers will prepare their case against the defendants. | | 
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