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Bad Apple Proverbs: There's One In Every Bunch

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President Obama has "often confounded his opponents by defying political stereotypes," says Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The USS Barry launches a Tomahawk cruise missile Saturday in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The operation targeted radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast. U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption

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A microphone is ready for broadcast on Election Day in November 2010 at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Alyson Hurt (alykat)/Flickr hide caption

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Liking And Supporting NPR Are Different Issues

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Teacher Kristen Henningfeld, center, of Elk Mound, Wis., protests on the steps of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Feb. 26. Andy Manis/AP Photo hide caption

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L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics, addresses the first national meeting of Dianetics auditors in 1951. AP hide caption

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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), left, speaks with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). "We believe in strenuous discourse," Schumer told NBC News. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Jobs, Of Course, But What Else Will Obama Say?

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