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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The high school marching band here is headed back to Washington in January. The Fergus Falls High School marching band performed in President Barack Obama’s first inauguration parade in 2009, and they’ve been invited to appear in Obama’s second inauguration...

One definition of “imperial” on dictionary.com is, “of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler.” At his news conference Monday, a petulant, threatening and confrontational President Obama spoke like an emperor or supreme ruler. All that was missing was a scepter,...

By George Will WASHINGTON — Even Jonathan Swift, who said promises and pie crusts are made to be broken, might have marveled at the limited shelf life of Barack Obama’s promise of a “balanced” deficit-reduction plan — substantial spending cuts to accompany revenue increases....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with a status-quo Congress to address an impending financial crisis that economists say could send the country back into recession. "You made your voice heard," Obama said in...

Four years ago a nation tired of two wars, high deficit spending and an unfolding economic crisis sought a change. The country's voters chose a young senator from Illinois to lead us forward. President Obama moved with swift, bold action on an economic stimulus and bailouts in the...

Readers and voters: With all our experiences these last four years, will you think this November? Tons of political ads. Tons of rhetoric. Who do we believe? From debate performances between Obama and Romney, who has the real answers to solve America's ills? I, as well as millions...

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's...

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, tyranny is defined as oppressive power; especially: oppressive power exerted by government; the tyranny of a police state. Under Obama's administration one of the examples of tyranny that we have seen in the last four years is the takeover...

Years ago, before there was lots of technology, underground miners would take canaries with them when they went into the mines, the reason being the canaries could sense ground tremors before the miners would and become agitated, thereby warning the miners. Today we are seeing many...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Forget ballot box irregularities.