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‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection” Marks One-Year Anniversary

January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In a post one year ago today, I introduced the nation to “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” Today, I share updated details about the unique and collectible coin set that continues to remind Americans of the seven mystery states that, on May 9, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while [...]

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Uncle Jay Explains the News: Oct. 12, 2009

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

“Acronym” is Uncle Jay’s word of the week, and he employs them frequently while covering a wide range of topics (below) in this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News:

NASA blew up the moon;

Miley Cyrus decided to dump her Twitter page in order to regain some of her privacy — and then she sang [...]

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Still More Awards Coming to President Obama

October 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

If the world was stunned to learn that President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, it will be even more amazed by all the awards that are still coming his way, according to the folks at Reason TV.  In the video below, they highlight a number of other awards not reported on in [...]

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Bolton Says Obama Put Israel on ‘Chopping Block’

September 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations for the first time this morning, using the occasion to wax poetic about global warming, nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, and world peace. Along the way, however, he also put Israel — in the words of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton — “on the [...]

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Which State Will Receive Most Attention During Barack Obama’s ‘State of the Union’ Speech?

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Among the seven mystery states created by then-candidate Barack Obama on the day he told Americans he had visited 57 states, which one will receive the most attention in his just-like-a-State of the Union speech tomorrow night?  Read the summaries below and click on any of the images or links to see enlarged versions of [...]

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