James Lipton, host and executive producer of Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," created a video and wrote a column in New York Magazine this week giving advice to Mitt Romney about "How To Act Human."

Lipton appears on Starting Point today to share some of the pointers he has for the candidate, which range from changing his laugh to avoiding the "bowling alley and country club" style clothing he's been wearing on the campaign trail.

“The Partridge Family” star and musician David Cassidy is speaking out in support of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in honor of his mother, who is struggling with the disease.

Although he was known for his big television family, and was actually the step-son of his TV mom Shirley Jones, Cassidy is his mother's only son. Her mind started to disappear about 10 years ago, right around the time her husband died. Now, she has severe dementia, and Cassidy stresses on Starting Point today how crucial companionship has been to fighting the progression of the disease.

“This is terribly important for someone experiencing it with a family member or friends, companionship is essential; keeping them present and being,” Cassidy explains.

Cassidy’s mother still recognizes him, but she has been found wandering around at night, lost.

To help other people avoid this scary situation, Cassidy is speaking out and spreading awareness about the disease. He says that the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America can be a great source for solutions for the disease that he refers to as an "epidemic."

Buddy Elias, Anne Frank's cousin and closest living relative, recently found several thousand letters, photographs, poems, drawings and postcards in the attic of his home in Switzerland.

Buddy's wife Gerti organized the documents into  new book, which details the fascinating history of Anne Frank's life.

Buddy and Gerti sit down with Brooke Baldwin and the Starting Point panelists this morning to share childhood stories and to discuss what they've learned about Anne from these documents.

Despite the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is expected to make $20.3 billion from today's Facebook IPO, author of "The Facebook Effect" David Kirpatrick doesn't think that it's all about the money for the social network's founder.

On Starting Point this morning, Kirkpatrick says that Zuckerberg isn’t a money-oriented guy, agreeing with this morning’s New York Times story that argues that Zuckerberg would find it "uncool" if a Facebook staff member showed up to work in a Lamborghini.

As for Zuckerberg’s signature hoodie, Kirpatrick says that it’s not going anywhere. Although the choice to wear the hoodie wasn’t an entirely deliberate decision on Zuckerberg’s part, according to Kirpatrick, there is a message behind his style: “I am not going to change.”

Orlando Morel was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the waters off the Florida coast when he was a 6-year-old Haitian refugee.

Now 24, Morel is heading back to Haiti for a tour of duty after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

Morel joins Starting Point this morning to discuss what he remembers about his rescue and to explain why he chose to join the Coast Guard.

Get up from bed just to lay back down in the shower? Although it sounds luxurious, it will cost you.

Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan in June 2009 and he remains the only American soldier ever to be taken alive and held by the terrorist network.

Out of "frustration with how slowly the process has evolved," on May 9th the Bergdahls revealed that Bowe had been the subject of a failed deal involving the transfer of five Taliban prisoners from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo.

In this week's issue, Time Magazine features an article with the inside details about these stalled negotiations.

Time international editor Jim Frederick discusses the most interesting revelations about Bergdahl's case on Starting Point today.

Frederick explains that the deal for the swap broke down within a couple of days of Bergdahl's release and revealed a deep generational divide between the older members of the Taliban and the younger leaders "who have been radicalized after years of war."

Frederick explains that the younger members of the Taliban refused to cooperate with the deal, acknowledging that Bergdahl is "one of [the organization's] most important bargaining chips."

Regarding the American policy not to negotiate with terrorists, Frederick emphasizes that this situation confirms that "the U.S.government has been negotiating with the Taliban for months, if not years," despite what the government has been saying publicly.

Congress will be setting aside it's own budget woes this morning to take a look at the funding of another organization's finances – Al Qaeda.

The  Counterterrorism Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Patrick Meehan, is holding a hearing today to examine the funding of terrorist networks and to investigate how the U.S. can trace money to foil future plots.

Rep. Meehan joins Starting Point today to explain the purpose of the hearing, saying, "the schemes that are being used are what we need to be able to identify, as [terrorist organizations] have changed their tactics."

When asked about where the majority of terrorist funding comes from, Meehan responds that "the most critical organization is Iran and the support of their proxies like Hezbollah." However, Meehan acknowledges that sanctions are "making it difficult for Iran to have the excess cash to send around" to those networks.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin caused controversy this week when he announced that he was renouncing his U.S. citizenship and moving to Singapore, a move that may allow him to reduce the taxes he pays on the social network's IPO launch by an estimated $67 million.

In defense of his actions, Saverin released a statement that reads: "I have paid and will continue to pay any taxes due on everything I earned while a U.S. citizen.  It is unfortunate that my personal choice has led to a public debate, based not on the facts, but entirely on speculation and misinformation."

Nonetheless, two senators on Capitol Hill are so outraged by Saverin's decision that they've introduced the "Ex-Patriot Act," legislation aimed at making people like Saverin pay.

The bill would would impose new penalties on those seeking to renounce their citizenship for tax purposes and bar them from re-entering the U.S. if the reason they renounce is to avoid taxes.

On Starting Point this morning, Sen. Bob Casey, one of the senators who introduced the act, says that Saverin's case is one of the  "most egregious examples we know of" and stresses that people who try to evade paying taxes in this way "must be held accountable."

In memorial of the passing of the "Queen of Disco," today's show playlist was filled with the songs of music legend Donna Summer.

"Love to Love You Baby," a literally orgasmic disco ballad, was the singer's first American hit. Featuring a backtrack of Summer's moaning and climax, the song made her an immediate sex symbol when it was released in 1975 and was banned from many radio station for its explicit content.

Other songs played in honor of Summers were "Hot Stuff" and "She Works Hard for the Money," famous hits from the 70s and 80s.

Bringing a little taste of Motown to the show, Guest John Avlon's playlist included Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." Also on his playlist: "If I Had A Boat," by Lyle Lovett.

Brook Baldwin chose one of The Black Keys' most successful songs from her playlist: "Tighten Up" was a spontaneous melody created by the band on a day off and was listed as one of the top 15 "Best Whistling Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone.

"Son of a Gun" by Vaselines came up on Margaret Hoover's song choices, as well as "Dear Friends" by Elbow. Christine Romans played "Peg" by Steely Dan.

And from Will Cain's playlist? 1996 country tune "Time Marches On," by Tracy Lawrence, a song which topped Billboard's country charts for three weeks straight and was the artist's biggest hit.