Mississippi meltdown.

• Position: STATELINE - Obese people - Brief article

The chairmen of the Mississippi House and Senate public health committees stepped on digital scales in the Capitol rotunda in mid-January to begin a 10-week regimen of self improvement. Representative Steve Holland and Senator Alan Nunnelee have worn pedometers and given up fatty foods to try to inspire their Capitol colleagues. Holland weighed in at 304, Nunnelee at 219...