Perspective Podcast - May 20th, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

What evidence does the prosecution have on Dominique Strauss-Kahn?  That is the question at the center of the case in which the former IMF Chief is charged with multiple first degree felonies, including committing a criminal sex act and attempted rape.  A Manhattan grand jury decided that there is enough evidence in this case for the charges to go forward.  So what is the nature of that evidence?  ABC's Terry Moran takes a look.

Arnold's World.

On the verge of being elected governor of California in 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger found himself answering charges in "The Los Angeles Times" that had accused him of sexually harassing multiple women.  At the time he had said, "Many of the things that are in there are not true, and then other things may be true, and in case they are, that's why I want to apologize."  now almost eight years later, Schwarzenegger's apologizing again, for other things no one imagined.  ABC's David Wright explains.

John Huntsman Interview.

John Huntsman is the former Republican governor of Utah.  He is a motorcycle loving Mormon, who served as ambassador to China for President Obama.  Now he is gearing up for a challenge to the president, and ABC's George Stephanopoulos caught up with him during his first campaign trip to New Hampshire.

HCG Diet.

Pregnancy is not typically associated with weight loss.  Many women struggle to shed the so-called "baby weight" after giving birth.  But proponents of an increasingly popular diet known as HCG draw the completely opposite connection.  Pregnancy hormones, they say, surpress the appetite and cause the body to get rid of fat.  ABC's Juju Chang had a chance to check into those claims.  

Gayle King.

This week Oprah Winfrey was in the news yet again, as some of the most famous people in the world turned out to celebrate the end of her extraordinary reign as the queen of television.  But one woman in the crowd could claim a distinction no one else could, Oprah's "best friend".  Gayle King may be the most famous "best friend" in the world, but she is not resting on anyone else's laurels.  ABC's Cynthia McFadden found out that she is a hard-charging woman who is determined to live her best life.

SkyMall.

What is it about being 36,000 feet in the sky that makes you want to buy a chocolate fondue fountain?  Thin air, boredom, or that third bloody-mary perhaps.  Whatever your personal motivation may be, some credit belongs to the folks who put together the SkyMall catalog, for almost two million captive readers a day.  In the past couple of decades it has exploded into a slice of American commerce, too successful and too bizarre for ABC's Bill Weir to ignore.  

Host: Cheri Preston

Producer: Jason Wesalo

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