Shelby Steele: Obama and the Burden of Exceptionalism - WSJ.com

Shelby Steele: Obama and the Burden of Exceptionalism - WSJ.com: "If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times: President Obama is destroying the country. Some say this destructiveness is intended; most say it is inadvertent, an outgrowth of inexperience, ideological wrong-headedness and an oddly undefined character. Indeed, on the matter of Mr. Obama's character, today's left now sounds like the right of three years ago. They have begun to see through the man and are surprised at how little is there."

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Woman Buys Block of Wood Thinking It’s An iPad | TheBlaze.com

Woman Buys Block of Wood Thinking It’s An iPad | TheBlaze.com: "“Spectacularly stupid.”

That’s what Gawker is calling Ashley McDowell, the woman who bought a block of wood with an Apple logo on it, thinking it was an iPad."

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Father and Son Die of Heart Attacks an Hour Apart | Video | TheBlaze.com

Father and Son Die of Heart Attacks an Hour Apart | Video | TheBlaze.com: "The McCauley family near Pittsburgh is reeling after losing both father and son in slightly more than an hour. Charles Sr., 83, died of a heart attack Saturday night at his home in North Huntingdon where he was watching the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game on television."

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Massive Taxpayer-Backed Solar Panel Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt | Video | TheBlaze.com

Massive Taxpayer-Backed Solar Panel Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Despite $535 million taxpayer dollars for loan guarantees and a speech from the President himself praising its success, the solar panel manufacturer Solyndra has gone bankrupt."

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Gibson CEO Says Feds Told Him Problems Could be Avoided with Madagascar Outsourcing | TheBlaze.com

Gibson CEO Says Feds Told Him Problems Could be Avoided with Madagascar Outsourcing | TheBlaze.com: "The tale of the Gibson guitar raid — the one focused on the legendary guitar maker’s alleged importation and use of illegal wood — has taken an odd turn. Now CEO Henry Juszkiewicz is claiming the Feds told him that some of his problems “would go away” if the company used Madagascar labor."

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Allen West | Tea Party | Congressional Black Caucus | The Daily Caller

Allen West | Tea Party | Congressional Black Caucus | The Daily Caller: "n response to recent comments made by Indiana Democratic Rep. Andre Carson and California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters that denigrate the tea party movement, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West — a member of both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Tea Party Caucus — sent a letter to CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver Wednesday requesting that the body condemn such remarks."

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Jobless Claims Stuck Above 400,000, Productivity Falls - MarketBeat - WSJ

Jobless Claims Stuck Above 400,000, Productivity Falls - MarketBeat - WSJ: "Stock futures are rallying for some strange reason, though the morning’s plate of economic data was sort of ugly."

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Gallup: Obama’s Approval Hits All-Time Low of 41 Percent Among Women | CNSnews.com

Gallup: Obama’s Approval Hits All-Time Low of 41 Percent Among Women | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain 56 percent to 43 percent among female voters in the 2008 presidential election, according to the network exit poll, and Obama’s job performance as president won the support of 70 percent of women early in his tenure."

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Poll: 65% Give Obama Thumbs Down On Economy - Money News Story - KMGH Denver

Poll: 65% Give Obama Thumbs Down On Economy - Money News Story - KMGH Denver: "Only a third of all Americans approve of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy, according to a new national survey."

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Partisan fight leads Obama to move date of speech - Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Partisan fight leads Obama to move date of speech - Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com: "A presidential address to a joint session of Congress is usually one of Washington’s more dignified and predictable events"

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News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammar Gadhafi warned from hiding Thursday that tribes loyal to him were well-armed and preparing for battle, hours after rebels hoping for a peaceful surrender extended the deadline for loyalist forces to give up in the longtime Libyan leader's hometown."

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