He Can’t Take Another Bow An icon of a White House that is coming to seem amateurish. Full Article at Osi Speaks

Derek Catsam is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides" (2009). He is a writer for the History News Service. Full Article at History News Network

I am not a great admirer of Peggy Noonan as a journalist. Most of the time, she aims at capturing a mood, and I generally find the lack of analysis and the sentimentalism so visible in her work offputting. Full Article at Power Line

Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns to lead the SMU Mustangs to a 26-21 victory over the Tulane Green Wave in a Conference-USA battle at Gerald Ford Stadium. Full Article at TheNewsTribune.com

the next day. act." Yet it seems the Great Depression and the New Deal might be considered precedents for the current economic crisis and the $787 billion stimulus plan. The Obama White House is addicted to the "unprecedented." Full Article at TwinCities.com

First-term presidents routinely deflect that question and then try to win another four years. The last one to walk away from the job was Lyndon Johnson in 1968, and he was essentially driven out of the race by Gene McCarthy. Full Article at Howard Kurtz: Media Notes (Washington Post)

Brick ... by brick ... by brick, the University of Michigan is building luxury box towers and a new press box at the top of a stadium that is already a shrine as the nation’s largest facility. Full Article at The Oakland Press

MILFORD – Presidents from Gerald Ford to George W. Bush got their hair cut there, as did more presidential wannabes than most people can remember, but this unique bit of political history wasn’t enough to find a buyer. Full Article at Nashua Telegraph

If you have a need to blast ex-President Carter, at least get your facts straight. The 1970s inflation began during Richard Nixon's second term and continued through Gerald Ford's one term. Full Article at Kansas.com

EXCEPTIONALLY alert investigative reporter Ari Shapiro said in October that many national security experts he interviewed agree “it has become so hard for the U.S. to detain people that in many instances, the U.S. government is killing them... Full Article at New Haven Register

Evelyn Cunningham, 93, has interviewed everyone from Martin Luther King to President Obama and is currently working on a piece focusing on black history. Full Article at New York Daily News

PRINCETON, N.J. , Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as U.S. president, a poll released Friday said. Full Article at United Press International

The book covers every aspect of the 1980 campaign: from Reagan’s comeback after losing the Iowa caucuses to the behind-the-scenes staff battles and the mystery of who stole President Jimmy Carter’s debate briefing books. Full Article at The Hill

Palin fans left their hunting camps and donned Tea Party gear to greet sister Sarah from Alaska and jeer the media Sarah Palin signs copies of her new book 'Going Rogue' at her book signing in Grand Rapids, MI. Full Article at Salon

Special to Virtueonline November 19, 2009 It's 10:30 AM. Early morning classes are over. There's a break in the day. Full Article at Virtue Online

If you've played Modern Warfare 2 — and if you've died at any point in the game's campaign — you may have received an inspirational quote from John F. Kennedy. Of course. But what were Cheney and Rumsfeld talking about? Full Article at Kotaku

Beyond the merits of Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in federal criminal court in Manhattan is the fact that it was his decision. Full Article at Huffington Post

With the beginning of the holiday season, what better way to get into the tree trimming spirit then to attend one of the local tree lighting ceremonies! Here are a few in the Grand Rapids MI area that you and your family can attend. Full Article at Associated Content

Michigan's second-largest city offers weekend visitors a big-city experience without the hassles of the big city. Getting there: The road distance between Minneapolis and Grand Rapids is almost 600 miles, a drive of about nine hours. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune