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Barack Obama has been at pains to convince voters that he cares about jobs. It seems to be a hard sell.

NEW YORK -- Are Republicans stupid?

WASHINGTON -- The Great Social Security Debate, Proposition 1: Of course it's a Ponzi scheme.

Good news can travel fast. In Gov. Rick Scott's case, the reverse holds true.

Let's get this straight once and for all: The vast -- and I mean vast -- majority of those who identify themselves as Republican voters, or as independents who likely will vote in Republican primaries in 2012, have no problems with the tenets and beliefs of the tea party movement.

This past Monday night was a historic moment for the tea party movement in America. This celebrated event occurred when the first-ever Tea Party Express/CNN televised GOP debate was aired from the state fairgrounds in Tampa.

Summer officially ends Sept. 22 -- and it wont be a day too soon.The summer of 2011 may go down as one of the most challenging in history for children in our country -- and not for the reasons you may think.

"NBC Nightly News" is the highest-rated daily news show in the morning or evening. In mid-August, the show had been ranked No. 1 for 100 straight weeks, pulling an average of 7.7 million viewers.

Michele Bachmann needed a home run at the CNN Tea Party debate. She hit a triple.

Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme for these young people," said Gov. Rick Perry in his first debate as a presidential candidate. "The idea ... that the current program is going to be there for them is a lie."