Ever since James Madison penned the First Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution, many Americans have mistakenly believed that those 45 liberating words entitle them to say anything anywhere at any time. They don’t.

Source:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-11-16/news/0911130106_1_first-amendment-center-home-depot-speech

Gov.

David Paterson was right to insist on a vote to legalize same-sex marriage during the current special session, but he was too weak to get the job done.

Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/opinion/03thu2.html

Glenn Beck’s tearful Christmas escapade was a huge bust in metropolitan areas.

Even in the politically charged DC, it sold only 30. Makes me want to cry..

Source:
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/glenn-beck-christmas-sweater-movie-flops-big-cities/

President Obama holds a jobs summit at the White House on Thursday, in a bid to curb growing US unemployment.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8392833.stm

During an interview on Thursday with conservative talk radio host Rusty Humphries, former Governor Sarah Palin joined the birther movement — those who doubt the authenticity of President Obama’s birth certificate, thus calling into question the legitimacy of his presidency.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/03/palin-goes-birther-obama_n_379634.html

A suspected suicide bombing rips through a graduation ceremony – killing at least 19 people including three government ministers – at a Mogadishu hotel in Somalia.

Source:
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=8642506&videoChannel=1

Sen.

Judd Gregg, (R-NH) has penned the equivalent of an obstruction manual — a how-to for holding up health care reform — and has distributed the document to his Republican colleagues.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/02/read-it-gop-senator-pens_n_377386.html

But official reactions will be subdued in a country – Egypt – where minority Coptic Christians wanting to build new churches have been met with strong resistance

Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6717305/City-of-a-thousand-minarets-disgruntled-at-Swiss-vote.html

Attacks on both boys’ and girls’ schools have panicked the populace but also given many young people a steely resolve.

Source:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1943639,00.html

Countries with the highest and lowest inflation rates

Source:
http://www.visualeconomics.com/inflation-by-country/