Watch CBS News Videos Online Well, this report certainly changes the equation in Afghanistan: (CBS) The ancient city of Herat is Afghanistan’s best-kept secret. For years, it has enjoyed 24-hour electricity and a booming economy, reports CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan. But it’s not thanks to U.S. efforts – it’s all because of Iran. The city lies right on Afghanistan’s border with Iran, fueling strong economic ties.

[Rick Sanchez] CNN VIDEO Of President Obama Calling Kanye West Jackass 09/16/09… Post from: USA | Barack Obama News Post from: USA | Barack Obama News

The nastiness of August reached from the town halls into the Capitol as President Barack Obama spoke about his health care plan. South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted “You lie!” after Obama talked about illegal immigrants. (Sept. 9)… Post from: USA | Barack Obama News Post from: USA | Barack Obama News

Marion resident Bernard Smith introduced Barack Obama at a Town Hall Meeting on April 26th, 2008…. Post from: USA | Barack Obama News Post from: USA | Barack Obama News

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Though French first lady Carla Bruni avoided the London scene, style watchers made the inevitable comparisons between her and Michelle Obama, reports Mark Phillips. Also, Tina Brown talks to Harry Smith… Post from: USA | Barack Obama News Post from: USA | Barack Obama News

“The Associated Press updated 3:32 p.m. CT, Thurs., Oct . 8, 2009 WASHINGTON – As the federal government propped up the housing market and braced for the collapse of General Motors this spring, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner capped a busy week with phone conversations with three men. The first was Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The second was Jamie Dimon, the CEO at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

I’ve spoken often about “puzzle pieces” on a variety of political subjects in my posts. Rarely can we, Joe Q Public, see one news event and piece it into the entire puzzle until someone assembles all the pieces in one place. Thus is the case with the plot for usurping traditional input from the public, and getting a bill reforming remaking America’s health care system… with very little cost savings measure included. Yesterday, the puzzle piece assembler happened to be Brian Darling, posting at Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundary.

We recently found out that a bunch of kids in New Jersey and yesterday on CNN were told to sing songs praising President Barack Hussein Obama. This particular song caused a lot of outcry , probably because it swiped bits from “Jesus Loves Me” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” while trying to mold them into little Obamaites.

The Columbus Ledger-Enqurier has a great editorial up today about a certain dentist/lawyer/real estate agent that has invaded their town several times since June: More time to fight a threatened $10,000 court fine apparently isn’t the only extension Orly Taitz wants. She’s also trying to squeeze a few more seconds out of her allotted, and conspicuously expired, 15 minutes of fame. In anything resembling a sane world, she would fail on both counts.