WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama (pictured) is pitching a broad economic argument to voters ahead of next week’s debate with Republican opponent Mitt Romney, buying TV time in seven battleground states to promote what he calls a “new economic patriotism.”

SEE ALSO: Romney’s Slipping In The Polls As Obama Widens Lead In Key States^[1]

In a two-minute ad, Obama looks in to the camera as he promotes an economic plan he says will create 1 million manufacturing jobs, cut oil imports, and hire thousands of new teachers.

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The ad set to air in New Hampshire, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, and Colorado comes as Obama and Republican Mitt Romney shadow each other while looking for votes in a closely contested race. On Thursday, the two candidates are scheduled to campaign in the same state for the third straight day, this time in Virginia, a critical battleground in the Nov. 6 election.

Romney is to appear in suburban Washington for a veterans event, while Obama speaks to

Florida Rep. Allen “Harriet Tubman^[1]” West proves once again that political position does not equal intellect with statements he made on – of all places — Facebook criticizing President Barack Obama’s speech to the United Nations Tuesday.

“Today, we must affirm that our future will be determined by people like Chris Stevens, and not by his killers,” said Obama to the U.N. General Assembly. “Today, we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our United Nations.”

Apparently, West prefers the bang-bang-shoot ‘em up foreign policy that has fostered such ill-will towards the United States in the first place. The conservative side show said that he would have told the U.N. that America is an “Angel of Death” that will wreak “havoc and destruction” on  U.S enemies, reports Politico.com.^[2]

“My statement to the United Nations would have been, ‘The future does not belong to those who attack our Embassies and Consulates and kill our Ambassadors. The Angel of Death in the

When news began to spread like wildfire this past summer that recording artist and humanitarian Wyclef Jean (pictured) was all set to perform at the Republican National Convention, it apparently raised the brows of many of his fans…and Jean himself. This week, Jean spoke with Atlanta radio station Majic^[1] 107.5/97.5 recently, the former-Haitian to squelch the rumors that he is a supporter of the Republican party.

SEE ALSO:Rohan Marley: Wyclef’s A Liar^[2]

Jean, who was a staunch Democratic supporter back in 2008, rallied around Barack Obama when he placed his bid in for the presidency. So when news traveled that Jean would be headlining this years Republican National Convention’s “Got Your 6″ event — after country singer Willie Nelson and Randy Travis reportedly bowed out of performing at the festivities — many were left scratching their heads to the artist’s about-face move.

SEE ALSO:  Wyclef’s Autobiography:  Lauryn Hill’s Lies About Pregnancy Led to End of Affair, Fugees^[3]

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The First Couple made their first appearance together on the popular daytime talk show “The View” on Tuesday. Barack and Michelle Obama (pictured cemter) received a welcoming standing ovation by the studio audience, and as they greeted the five hosts (pictured left to right) of the talk show,  Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Beyhar, Sherri Shepherd and Elizabeth Hasselbeck, our President quipped that as the only male on the panel, he was “eye candy.”

SEE ALSO:‘Mom In Chief’ Michelle Obama?^[1]

Holding a large basket that he brought for Walters who was celebrating her 83rd birthday, President Obama made the basket the brunt of a few jokes about Walters, stating that for her birthday, rather than having her “steal napkins” from the White House, he decided to bring White House keepsakes.

The basket contained knick-knacks, such as White House paper and cloth napkins, M&M candy with the White House logo, Marine One playing cards, and beer, among other goodies.

The presidential couple