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President Barack Obama is planning to stop in southern Minnesota during a three-day bus tour to promote his economic policies next week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that the bus tour will make stops in Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and western Illinois on Aug. 15-17. Obama is expected to discuss ways to grow the economy and listen to the concerns of residents and small-business owners. The announcement said more detailed stop information would be released later.

Below Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck explains the Apollo Alliance on his July 28 show. Beck mentions the Obama administration’s “stimulus” blueprint, “The New Apollo Program: Clean Energy, Good Jobs,” which you can read here.

From the moment a police officer dons that uniform, he/she becomes a symbol of authority, and it becomes obvious very quickly that most people in a free country resent authority. It could be the guy who gets pulled over for speeding or passing a red light; it could be the guy who's clobbering his wife during a family dispute, or it could be a guy who breaking into a residence that turns out to be his. Although these are situations in which the police must take action, their authority will usually be resented. It's the type of job in which...