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REHUGO ENTRY #1 Roth, Zachary. "Royal wedding to hurt Britain's economy." //Yahoo News// 25 Apr. 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2011 < [] >

In this informative article, Roth asserts that the Royal Wedding will negatively impact Britain's economy because it was announced as a national holiday, allowing workers to take a day off, through statistical data of how much money they would lose.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Although the Royal Wedding was a spectacular event, I don't think that it should be announced as a national holiday. I just don't find it //that// important. Due to this announcement, the government will lose about $50 billion because the entire nation was off work. I don't know what the British were thinking; the article states that the day without work could knock off as much as a quarter of a percent off growth for the quarter. Bad idea.

REHUGO ENTRY #2 Gergen, David. "A Victory for Obama -- and America - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 02 May 2011. .

In this in-depth editorial, Gergen states that Obama's presidency has been strengthened with national unity due to the death of Bin Laden because he was one of the most hated people of America by incorporating the nation's feelings of Bin Laden since 9/11.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I agree with David Gergen. Osama Bin Laden was basically the most hated person of America because of 9/11. America has never experienced terrorism to that extent, so I think they are rejoicing over his death. However, his death won't stop the threat of terrorism, but it is a good first step in stopping the power of the terrorists.

REHUGO ENTRY #3 Carroll, Aaron. "Don't Cut Medicaid, Fund It Better - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 02 May 2011. .

In his disappointed column, Carroll argues that the fundings for Medicaid should not be cut off for short-term deficit relief because it will hurt an already short-funded program and will result in an immediate, human cost.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: He has a point, and I'm in the middle of the boat on this one. The poor people will not be able to provide the money for their own protection, which is never a good thing. On the other hand, if the funds are cut, then the nation will have a lesser deficit. Our country is always in a major deficit, which piles on to the national debt of 10 trillion dollars, so both sides have their ups and downs.

REHUGO ENTRY #4 O'Connell, Mary Ellen. "Drone Warfare Won't Win in Libya - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 02 May 2011. .

In this descriptive article, O'Connell states the blunt truth that drone warfare will not win in Libya because they are weapons of destruction that kill innocent civilians, by using past events of when drones were responsible for killing women and children.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: There are ups and downs to her argument as well. Drones do not use humans, which is the main reason why they're deployed into the Middle East: no one wants an American to die. Yet these drones cannot tell the difference between a hostile, terrorist from an innocent woman or child. I don't think drones should be used, but I wouldn't like Americans to die. So the question is, are we willing to let innocent civilians die in place of U.S. military personnel?

REHUGO ENTRY #5 Hitt, Mary Anne. "Protect Our Kids from Toxic Mercury - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 02 May 2011. .

In this worrying editorial, Hitt requests to the EPA to protect young children from toxic mercury as its consumption may cause developmental mutations, through providing statistics on how many young children can be affected even inside their mother's womb.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: It is definitely important for the EPA to continue to develop new ways to prevent toxic mercury from entering into the food chain, which will probably be consumed by the people. Mercury can cause walking, talking, as well as other development issues. No one wants their newborn baby to have a physical defect, so it is important that the government tries even harder to prevent the flow of toxic mercury in oceans, rivers, etc.

REHUGO ENTRY #6 Ehrenfeld, Rachel. "Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping Fund Al Qaeda - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 03 May 2011. .

In this unsurprising article, Ehrenfeld states that the terrorist organization will only have minor setbacks from bin Laden's death because they haves strong support systems and are funded by international crime, by revealing financial reports on the Afghan terrorist group.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: This article wasn't too surprising. They're terrorists, so they could find out a way to receive financial support. They do things like protecting drug-trafficking and being involved with other international criminals. The organization also spread out into several branches, so they would have more stability. I think that the terrorists are more angered rather than set back. They might avenge their leader's death. Who knows..

REHUGO ENTRY #7 Granderson, By Lz. "'Obama Got Osama' Won't Win in 2012 - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 03 May 2011. .

In this blunt article, Granderson asserts that the Democrats won't clinch the 2012 because of Obama's achievement of killing Osama bin Laden by revealing a CNNpoll that finds a boost of 1 percentage point in President Obama's approval rating.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I agree with his argument. The military did indeed accomplish a major feat. The US has been hunting him down for ten years, and to finally kill him, is a "good day in America." However, just because he killed bin Laden, doe not mean that he will immediately win the 2012 election. People look at what has changed during a president's term, and if it's bad, then Obama will not win. People look for improvement instead of one major feat.

REHUGO ENTRY #8 Chaffetz, Jason. "It's Time to Pull out of Afghanistan - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. Web. 03 May 2011. .

In this logical column, Chaffetz claims that troops in Afghanistan should be withdrawn because Afghanistan does not pose a big threat and because it may take generations to create a strong central government there.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Who wouldn't want troops to be withdrawn. No one likes war, so Chaffetz's claim definitely has supporters. I'm not too aware of the current status of the war with Afghanistan, so I cannot take a certain side. I don't think too many troops should be withdrawn though, because you never know what can happen after bin Laden's death. It's unpredictable, so I think it would be better to be safe and not withdraw any huge number soldiers right now.

REHUGO ENTRY #9 Schoen, Douglas E. "After Bin Laden's Death, How Can Republicans Run Against Obama? - FoxNews.com." //FoxNews.com - Breaking News | Latest News | Current News//. Web. 03 May 2011. .

In this strategic opinion editorial, Schoen suggests that the Republican Party devise a plan to stabilize the economy as well as create jobs to lower the unemployment rate in order to with the 2012 election, by revealing that the public approval of Obama had barely changed after Osama was killed.

PERSONAL STRATEGY: If the Republican Party's plan to better the economy and create many job opportunities seem very workable, then it is possible to win the 2010 election. Every election basically comes down to the economy. If the economy has improved by the end of a president's presidency, then they will most likely be re-elected. If not, they will be replaced by the other party.

REHUGO ENTRY #10 Henican, Ellis. "More Nervous Than Ever In New York Even If Bin Laden Is Dead - FoxNews.com." //FoxNews.com - Breaking News | Latest News | Current News//. Web. 03 May 2011. .

In this worrying article, Henican asserts that the state of New York is more nervous than eer after bin Laden's death because the people there don't want to experience another catastrophe like they did back in 2001, by revealing incidents of military helicopters patrolling New York.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I would be slightly worried as well. The terrorist organization's leader just died, and they might get so angered and enraged that they will do horrible things the the United States once again. It could be totally unexpected, so I understand the overbearing security that's taking place in New York right now.. I would be overly protective if it meant that lives were going to be saved.