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Conservatives/Republicans Have "New Rules" for President Obama

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

New Rule: Don't engage in the outrageous, unethical practice of inviting your friends and donors to use the bowling alley at the White House. Instead give them no-bid contracts like we did for Halliburton.

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Proud to Be Dim

Will Durst | Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy

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Will Durst

Conservatives might want to think twice before anointing Joe Wilson, the "You Lie" guy, as their new alpha immigration dog.

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Fixing No Child Left Behind: What Our Schools Really Need

Susan Kane | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Susan Kane

As millions of kids headed back to school this month, many parents, teachers, and administrators had a lot to think about. Things like, will there actually be enough seats in the ballooning classes?

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School Cancels Trip To See Bush

Fort Worth Star Telegram | Melody McDonald | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Six days after drawing fire for not showing President Barack Obama's speech to schoolchildren, Arlington Superintendent Jerry McCullough announced Mon...

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Transforming the Tray: What Kids Eat Means Something

Debra Eschmeyer | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green

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Debra Eschmeyer

The Child Nutrition Act, which expires Sept. 30, determines what more than 30 million children eat at school five days a week, 180 days a year, making school meals a critical entry point for improving children's health.

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How to Deal with Fox News

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

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Deepak Chopra

As the Republican base dwindles to Southern white males and various credulous hangers on, the whole party is set to topple just as inevitably.

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Classroom Guards

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Christopher Brauchli

Vigilance: Without it, who knows what sorts of insidious messages could slip into the curriculum of public schools throughout the country?

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The Story That Made Me Tear Up My Prepared Speech at a Big Education Conference

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

Shouldn't we also be living in a country that can come together right now and bail out schoolchildren who, unlike Wall Street, are too small to be allowed to fail before they have been allowed to succeed?

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Nation's Youth Acting Suspiciously After Obama School Speech

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

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Roy Rivenburg

Using mass hypnosis during a televised speech to students, President Obama turned millions of schoolchildren into robotic socialist zombies, authorities said.

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How Right-Wing Pundits Would Spin News That Obama Had Rescued A Child From Drowning

David Kronke | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

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David Kronke

Michelle Malkin: Why didn't Obama save every child from drowning? Why just one? This myopia stems from his old, outdated liberal-elitist sensibility.

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Stay in School, and Other Socialist Propaganda

Kristina Brittenham | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Kristina Brittenham

Obama is the President already. Even if you disagree with what he says, it matters. Instead of refusing to allow your children to be up to date on current affairs, it's possible to tell them why you disagree with the President.

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Obama, Not All Dropouts Grow Up to Be Rap Stars...

Phil Bronstein | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Phil Bronstein

In his address to school children, Barack Obama has revealed himself as an educationist, deeply discriminating against dropouts like, well, me.

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Obama to School Kids: Success Requires Hard Work

Bill Jackson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

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Bill Jackson

Thanks, President Obama, for carrying this message to America's schoolchildren. We parents are listening, too.

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The President Should Not Be In The Classroom

Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy

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Cartoonist and illustrator, Sean Kelly, has once again graced us with his work, this time taking on Obama's school-speech foes. He's in good company t...

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Learn Me Some Good Schooling

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

Calmer voices have called the assault on Obama's speech "silly." That is terribly wrong: the attacks are not silly, they are dangerous. The attacks further split the party of opposition from a position of reason.

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Jason Linkins

Opposing Obama's School Speech Isn't Partisan -- It's Just Crazy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

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With Obama's school address now behind us, the claims made by opponents of the address look more absurd than ever. And yet it should have never come to this point.

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Obama Should Speak to Schoolkids About Studying

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The loss of intellectual curiosity, and the death of reading, among our kids is a serious crisis as our children gravitate away from the written word and toward the visual image.

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Republican Critics of Obama's School Speech Stoke the Fires of Bigotry in America

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Mario Almonte

Within the immense pool of 60 million who voted Republican thrives a disturbing core of religious fundamentalists, ultra conservatives, and all-purpose extremists who hates everyone and everything different from them.

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Calling On Teachers And Students: How Did Obama's Pep Talk Affect You

Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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President Obama offered a heartfelt pep talk to the nation's students today and HuffPost wants to hear reactions from students and teachers alike. Pr...

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Newt Gingrich On Obama Back-To-School Speech: "I Recommend It To Everybody" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke out Tuesday in support of President Obama's "back-to-school speech" delivered to school children ...

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Obama School Speech: Every Student Has Something To Offer

AP | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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(AP) ARLINGTON, Va. — In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take prid...

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Insanity Is Best Viewed From a Distance

James Boyce | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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James Boyce

The myth of bipartisanship comes down to today in my mind and let it die forever on this first day of school and let us not forget the lesson.

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The Loyal Opposition

August J. Pollak | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy

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August J. Pollak

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Laura Bush Praises Obama, Defends Back-To-School Speech (VIDEO)

Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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(AP) WASHINGTON Former first lady Laura Bush on Monday expressed support for President Barack Obama's decision to speak to the nation's school childre...

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Jim Greer On Obama's School Speech: "It's A Good Speech," I'd Let My Kids Watch

ABC News | Steven Portnoy | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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The Florida Republican party chairman who last week accused the president of trying to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda" now s...

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