Morning Express with Robin Meade

You morning glory you.  What with the sheet marks and the puffy eyes.  You, who can’t function until cup #3.  You are the light of our lives, the bee in our bonnet, the grump in our Mr. Crankypants.  You are the reason we get here early to start your day with a fire in the belly. Like the fresh smell of deodorant soap, and the aroma of freshly fried doughnuts. You make morning glorious, you morning glory you. 
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On our show today:
May 1st is May Day, and what it could mean is a bunch of demonstrations for what may amount to a bunch of different causes.
The Occupy protestors are using this Day of the Worker to call on people to skip work/school, shopping and banking. 
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One year since Osama Bin Laden’s death, new documents emerge from Al Qaeda about the Navy SEAL raid and what the group had planned concerning *cruise ships*.
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If you can’t beat ‘em… buy ‘em. Delta Air Lines has a plan to fight high fuel prices. Let's hope it means something good for your ticket prices.
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Dramatic testimony in the John Edwards trial...
The wife of Edwards’ former campaign aide cried on the stand when talking about the time her husband said the former presidential candidate wanted him to claim paternity of Rielle Hunter’s child. 
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The widow of the man who let dozens of exotic animals loose then killed himself… is getting some of the animals back? I'm pretty sure that's going to outrage some people.
Hear from the neighbors and the Columbus Zoo, where the animals have been getting care. 
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Get a load of a new bra that will hide your iPhone, Mae West style!
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And May is the best time to buy certain items.
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Check that out on the show when you wake up doll.

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Every morning on Morning Express with Robin Meade, we salute the men & women who serve in the armed forces... and every now and then we salute their K-9 counterparts, too. Some of the most memorable salutes we've featured on HLN involve military working dogs like Ivy and Nugget, who came and visited us on set last year. We're very happy to report that they were both quickly adopted. If you're interested in adopting your own Ivy or Nugget visit the Baghdad Pups section of the the SPCA International's website.

Then there was Bino, who was such a good boy while his human Debbie told us about her organization, Military Working Dog Adoptions and the Hero Dog Awards!  We were very exited to learn that Bino WON the award for dogs in the military category! Voting is now open for this year's awards.

Kicking off the news on this Monday:
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"Lost"… "Broken"… and "Asking God for strength."
That’s how cousins describe the family of the 7 people killed in a horrific crash in New York (above).
We are getting more info about the accident in which their van flipped over and plunged into the Bronx Zoo.
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How natural is natural? One cereal maker is catching flack because the cereal DOES use genetically engineered, non-organic ingredients.
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Crazy weather over the weekend, Bob looks at what your area will see today. (I just learned my niece’s prom in Ohio had snow! Snow? Snow!)
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No more tossing it onto the lawn: Check out a new place you can sell the stuff your ex gave you—because you never liked it anyway of course! 
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Get ready for a new chica-bow-bow pill that's touted to work faster than Viagra! Okay. There's a thought to make Monday interesting.  
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Plus, some of the best one-liners from the White House correspondents' dinner from Jimmy Kimmel and the president.
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Glad to be back today.  Spent time out west over the weekend.  Only in Napa Valley would you jam with country star Billy Dean backed by two winemakers, David Duncan from Silver Oak & Jeff Gargiulo of Gargiulo Vineyards. Check out the pics from my twitterfeed @robinmeade. 

Pardon as I wear out-of-season footwear today. Just giving my boots one last hurrah before summer when they have to go to the back of the closet.

We thought you might like to hear a little more from Ethan... we were only to play you a short bit of his performance of "Piano Man" on "Morning Express with Robin Meade" today. Here's the full clip.