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Presidential Double-Talk Uncertainty (too much) and confidence (too little) define this crisis. Investors have surely noted the gap between Obama's rhetoric and his actions. To those who believe that Barack Obama is a different kind of politician—more honest, more courageous, more upfront—please don't examine his administration's recent budget. If you do, you may sadly conclude that he resembles presidents stretching back to John F. Kennedy in one crucial respect. He won't tax voters for all the government services they want. That's the main reason we've run budget deficits in 43 of the past 48 years. Barack Obama is a great...

DE SILVA: Socialism in disguise Obama's Third-World radicalism Ian de Silva Tuesday, October 28, 2008 OP-ED: Intoxicated by the mantra of change, those who support Sen. Barack Obama appear to be gleeful about the new era that would come if he won. But is America such a fundamentally flawed country that it needs the kind of change that Mr. Obama promises? If you answer yes, then you have no idea how good a country this is compared to the rest of the world. As a "naturalized" American who grew up in the Third World and experienced firsthand the economic misery...

Ex-FBI Agents Outraged at Obama-Ayers Ties Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:46 AM By: Ronald Kessler Article Font Size Former FBI agents who worked the Weather Underground case are angry about the longtime relationship between Barack Obama and William Ayers, a leader of the domestic terrorist group who has admitted widespread bombings. “It outrages me to think that a person would be seeking the presidency of the United States and was close to an individual like Bill Ayers,” former agent Max Noel told Newsmax. Ayers said in his book that he participated in the bombing of New York City police headquarters...

Former UT law student sues, questions Obama's citizenship Last Edited: Monday, 13 Oct 2008, 7:02 PM EDT Created: Monday, 13 Oct 2008, 6:52 PM EDT Former UT law student sues Obama Philip J. Berg, a former University of Toledo law student, is suing Sen. Barack Obama, asking questions about the Democratic Presidential nominee's citizenship. Berg doesn't believe he was born in the United States and if the Illinois senator is elected, it would cause a crisis within the U.S. Constitution. Obama's campaign contends he was born in Hawaii. FOX Toledo's Kristi Leigh

HYMAN: Obama's Kenya ghosts Mark Hyman Sunday, October 12, 2008 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is calling President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe an "embarrassment" to Africa and would support the forced removal of the ruler. COMMENTARY: About 50 parishioners were locked into the Assemblies of God church before it was set ablaze. They were mostly women and children. Those who tried to flee were hacked to death by machete-wielding members of a mob numbering 2,000. The 2008 New Year Day atrocity in the Kenyan village Eldoret, about 185 miles northwest of Nairobi, had all the markings of the Rwanda...

WASH TIMES Friday: Obama secretly tried to sway Iraqi government to ignore Bush deal on keeping troops in Iraq... Developing...