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 Michelle Obama dabbles in witchcraft:  "keeping the spirits clean around us"

The Obama Malaise:  2010 was a record year for federal spending . . . jobless claims, trade deficit, inflation rate surge higher . . . monthly foreclosures top 100,000 for first time . . . dollar hits fresh 15-year low against Japanese yen

ObamaCare:  health insurance premiums may triple . . . costs to rise for seniors

Obama is losing the youth vote

Gallup:  46% say federal gov't poses immediate threat to rights and freedom

Constitutional crisis looms as military challenges court order against its anti-gay Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy . . . White House dodges questions 

Obama advisor Valerie Jarret sorry for ignorant dis on gay teen who committed suicide

Obama car czar Steven Rattner to settle in NY state pension fund corruption case

Rep. Barney Frank:  it's no crime having rich friends

Army Corps worker John Salama Markus charged with Iraq contract bribes

Two more Camden, NJ cops charged with corruption

Corrections officer in Wenatchee, WA charged with corruption

MA welfare worker Valerie Herron charged with food stamp bribery scheme

Elliot County, KY father-and-son officials charged with trying to bribe voters 

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The Obama Malaise: "White House is in over its head, isolated, insular, arrogant and clueless" . . . 85% of Americans are angry over the economy . . . 40% of Obama supporters regret their choice . . . majority of women see Obama as a failure . . . record number of GOP female candidates for Congress . . . Tea Party movement is a middle class revolt

Democrats unleash the IRS and DOJ on donors to their political opponents

Obama attacks the backbone of small business America

Feds dismiss conviction against ex-AK Gov. Frank Murkowski's chief of staff Jim Clark

Corruption trial begins against Boston, MA City Councilor Chuck Turner

Ex-Palm Beach County, FL Comm'r Warren Newell wants corruption conviction tossed

Palm Beach County, FL corruption watchdog launches website to seek tips

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The Obama Malaise:  economy sheds 95,000 more jobs . . . Gallup finds 10.1% unemployment rate . . . food stamp nation . . . fed spending rises 9% . . . 72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people

Ethics trials for Reps. Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters scheduled after election

MTV screens audience for Obama visit on their physical looks and political views

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The Obama Malaise:  private sector sheds 39,000 jobs in September . . . record 41.8 million Americans on food stamps . . . middle class slams breaks on spending . . . New Yorkers' incomes fall for first time in 70 years . . . economy will remain bad for at least next 6 to 9 months . . . IMF wants more U.S.-taxpayer funded bank bailouts

11 nations allowed to file briefs in U.S. court on AZ's immigration enforcement law

Red tape tangles border patrol enforcement efforts

ObamaCare forces 3M Co. to drop retirees from health plan

Gulf oil spill panel faults Obama response effort:  "either not competent or not candid" . . . White House may have blocked release of oil spill figures