• 44% of voters say they approve of the President’s job performance. Fifty-six percent now disapprove. That’s a new low in the era of Hopenchange.
• Former House Speaker Denny Hastert is in the news and it's not good news. Hastert has been getting thousands of dollars in taxpayer to pay for his office since he left the House.
• The City of Chicago will be shutting down early for the Christmas holiday. The move is a part of Mayor Daley's plan to save the cash-strapped city money.
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• Rich Lowry with The National Review has Five Reasons that ObamaCare still may not pass in the Senate.
• Tiger Woods Update: Woods has finally run out of Adult Swim re-runs to watch and is taking some friends to the Bahamas on his yacht.
• Democratic strategists have come up with a strategy, they will pin their hopes on ObamaCare and blaming George Bush.
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• Ben Nelson apparently doesn’t care so much about that little abortion issue, if the price is right. Nelson was the 60th vote in the Senate despite his previous opposition to the bill. Columnist and author S.E. Cupp joined the show to talk about the latest development in the health care debate. Michelle Malkin has a list of all of the payoffs that are included in the bill to buy support in the Senate.
  
• In the wake of his infidelity and possible divorce, Tiger Woods is spending his time watching cartoons and golfing alone at night.
• Actress Brittany Murphy died very suddenly in LA over the weekend at age 32.
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A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading "God is a hard act to follow" They say it is a positive message, what do you think?

• A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading "God is a hard act to follow" They say it is a positive message, what do you think?
• Tiger Update: A source close to Tiger Woods’ wife tells ABC News that a “divorce is 100 percent on.”
• Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. It's just another sign of how contentious the health care debate in the Senate has gotten.
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• The GOP may be trying to win back the black vote in a unique way. Republicans John McCain and Peter King are lobbying the Department of Justice to pardon boxer Jack Johnson.
• Former Governor Rod Blagojevich was at Columbia College to review Elvis movies.
• Senator Chuck Shumer called a flight attendant a not so nice name on a flight back to New York. I’d rather not say it here, but it starts with a “B” ends with “itch” and has been used by Larry King to describe Hillary Clinton. Shumer was angry about being asked to turn off his cell phone… like every other passenger is.
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• War on Christmas in Kokomo: Our neighbors in Indiana have replaced the baby Jesus and Mary with dinosaurs and the Loch Ness monster.
• John and Cisco health desk: 800,000 doses of the children’s swine flu vaccine have been recalled. Apparently they weren’t strong enough. Plus, if you have more than five CT Scans in your life, you may be what they in the medical business call a “goner”
• A third grader in New Jersey had her Bible taken away from her at school. She was told that it was inappropriate reading material.
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• The Glen Ellyn Park District scheduled several “Polar Express” rides, where kids were to get on the train, there would be a reading of the children’s book and then they would meet Santa at the Elburn. The only problem was that the train conductor wouldn’t let the kids on the train.
• John and Cisco Health Desk: Research confirms what many of us have long believed, removing a Band-Aid is less painful when it is ripped off quickly.
• Remember when the executives of the auto companies got a fierce tongue lashing for taking private jets to their meeting on capitol hill? Well this is what happen when they fly commercial: Several bank execs missed their big meeting with President Obama Monday because their commercial flights were delayed.
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Labatt Blue has a new ad campaign for Christmas. It say "Leave one out for Santa. He's driving," and show a bottle of Labatt's Blue de-alcoholized beer. Some parents find this offensive, and believe it sets a bad example for kids. What do you think?

• According to an important medical study people do exhibit warewolf-like behavior during full Moons.
• Labatt Blue has a new ad campaign for Christmas. It say "Leave one out for Santa. He's driving," and show a bottle of Labatt's Blue de-alcoholized beer. Some parents find this offensive, and believe it sets a bad example for kids. What do you think?
• Tiger Woods Update: Accenture has become the first company to drop Tiger Woods as a spokesperson.
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• Coffee rage: A man charged with hitting two pedestrians with his car claims he was having a mental breakdown from too much coffee.
• Former Vice President Al Gore and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin have been trading barbs over climate change science. Palin is balking at the idea of debating with for VP though.
• One tea party protester is calling for the government to mandate singing Christmas carols in school. That would seem to be at odds with the tea party movement. Also, the tea party folks are planning to stage "die-ins" at the offices of their representatives to protest ObamaCare.
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The city of Concord, California held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony tonight. They saved $20,000 on their Christmas tree this year, but the result reminds some of Charlie Brown.

• Could you picture yourself giving a fire extinguisher or a ladder for Christmas? FEMA has released a Christmas list for life in the disaster age.
• President Obama will accept the Nobel Peace Prize later this morning. According to a new poll, 26% say President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. 41% now think less of said award.
• The city of Concord, California held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony tonight. They saved $20,000 on their Christmas tree this year, but the result reminds some of Charlie Brown.
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