Obama’s popularity may fall

Expectations for President Barack Obama’s presidency have risen to a boil since the month of his election. Following the inauguration the president has worked to enact new policy, reverse failed Bush policies and has pushed for a new stimulus plan that he hopes will work to upright the capsized economy. However, regardless of Obama’s recent policy efforts, the president’s popularity will be seriously challenged by the difficulty of solving important issues quickly.

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Man shoots himself after police pursuit An assault suspect led police on a chase in a luxury Bentley sedan for more than three hours before fatally shooting himself in the head early Tuesday as he sat in the car surrounded by officers. The man died after he was taken to a hospital in Burbank, police […]