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President Obama seems to have a love-hate relationship with the nation's largest teacher's union. On Monday, the National Education Association endorsed Obama in 2012 -- long before his Republican opponent has even been selected. But the vote of confidence comes in spite of the fact that educators are less than thrilled with the president's efforts to reform education. Two days before endorsing the president, the NEA passed a resolution outlining 13 areas where the union adamantly disagrees with the policies of Obama's education secretary, Arne Duncan. The NEA letter states that educators are "appalled" by Duncan's emphasis on competitive grants,...

America offers great hope for those who believe rightly that the world is a very dangerous place. Partisan bickering in Washington, DC is at an all time high which has prevented our great country from leading in this dangerous world. It has also left our government in a very anemic state where mismanagement, as seen from the recent Hurricane Katrina fiasco, will become all the more commonplace in the future. We need change. Of those considering running for President in 2008, every one of them has an inherent problem that will not allow them to address the real challenges that...