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The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate of people looking for work dropped to seven and a half percent. That's good news. President Obama called it a step in the right direction and he encouraged more Americans to give up looking for work.
Bill Clinton spoke at the Bush Library opening. He joked that he's so close to the Bushes he's become the black sheep son of the family. It wasn't enough for Bill Clinton to be the first black U.S. president, now he has to be the first black in the Bush family.
Carnival Cruise Lines announced it will spend three hundred million dollars to buy emergency generators for its two dozen ships. Why didn't they just get them from the White House? They generate an emergency every time they want get a bill passed.
Kim Jung Un ordered his strategic rocket scientists to battle stations. The signs of war are evident. The U.S. Navy ordered anti-missile destroyers into the Sea of Japan, and Jane Fonda just flew to North Korea to be photographed sitting on a missile.
Lady Margaret Thatcher was eulogized Monday as a great woman and as a champion for liberty. Her era was so different from today's. President Obama expressed his sorrow for the passing of the Iron Lady and sent his condolences to her husband, Iron Man.
The Associated Press removed the phrase illegal immigrant from its style-book this week. The editors feel the label is stigmatizing. From now on, all Associated Press reports will simply refer to an illegal immmigrant as a person diagnosed with Happy Feet.
President Obama spoke at a naturalization ceremony in Washington which included U.S. service members and civilians. It was emotional. The president got a huge round of applause and then everyone congratulated him on becoming an American citizen.
President Obama's limo wouldn't start at Ben Gurion Airport after they rolled it off the U.S. transport plane. It turns out the Israeli ground crew filled it up with the wrong type of fuel and it wouldn't start. They filled the tank with water instead of wine.
Wall Street celebrated as the Dow Jones hit the highest level in history. The brokers credit Obama. Wall Streeters still think President Obama is a capitalist-hating socialist bent on destroying free enterprise, but he is so bad at it, he's the toast of the town.
Kenya's government called its first election in six years Sunday, prompting President Obama's half-brother to announce he's running for office. He was born in Kenya and had never held office before. The half-brother, on the other hand, has some actual experience.
Tiger Woods played golf with President Obama and afterwards praised his golf game at a press conference. That's the consensus. Every PGA pro who's played with President Obama says he's a pretty good golfer for a guy who plays only seven days a week.
The White House released a video of President Obama extending his Valentine's Day greetings. It shows the president saying that if you haven't met that someone special, he hopes you'll meet that someone special soon. Of course, he is talking to a drone.
President Obama gave his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speech allows a president to stand before Congress and ask both political parties to work together for the good of the country. It's the biggest laugh he gets all year.
President Obama allowed his Jobs Council to expire without renewing its charter despite high unemployment and a contracting economy. The members never met anyway. The Jobs Council was only intended to save one job, and now its work is done.
North Korea announced it will conduct a nuclear test and a long-range rocket test in preparation for a missile attack aimed at the U.S. They claim their missiles can hit the West Coast. Hillary Clinton is already blaming the attack on a film student's senior project.
President Obama issued two dozen executive orders to try to curb gun violence. It could affect the Super Bowl. The president banned the pistol offense, the shotgun formation, the bullet pass, the long bomb and any quarterback with a rifle arm.
President Obama's step-brother Malik Obama announced that he's running for governer of a state in Kenya. The resemblance is uncanny. A real estate magnate in Nairobi is going around telling anybody who'll listen that he was born in the United States.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized to treat a minor blood clot Sunday in New York City. She's described as doing just fine and improving rapidly. However Bill Clinton paid a visit to her hospital room, and minutes later he took a turn for the nurse.
GOP senators vowed to delay John Kerry's confirmation until Hillary Clinton testifies about her role in the terrorist attack on Benghazi. She blames a concussion for her delay. It's ironic for someone who successfully ducked this for three months to hit her head.
NRA chief Wayne LaPierre called for cops to protect schools, saying bad guys with guns can only be stopped by good guys with guns. The clock is ticking on both sides of the argument. Republicans can't lose the gun vote and the Democrats are determined to do something about all these shootings before they bring back prayer in public schools.
