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The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama’s presidency.In the final survey before Election Day, likely voters say the GOP would do a better job than Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government.Most also think the country’s headed in the wrong direction.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

After seeing the Guggenheim documentary, Waiting for Superman, a critique of the huge quality shortfall across American public education, I went to visit Austin Polytechnical Academy on Chicago’s West side. Like charter schools this movie spotlights, Austin Polytech is an excellent example of a new quality education model cast from a different mold. Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is renewing his call for Congress to close tax breaks that reward some U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries, a proposal that has raised concerns among some lawmakers in the president’s own party.In his weekly radio and online address, Obama said the tax breaks encourage companies to create jobs and profits in other countries.”There is no reason why our tax code should actively reward them for creating jobs overseas,” Obama said.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday lobbied for Republican support from Capitol Hill for a burst of spending on transportation projects, calling his proposal a jobs creator for the middle class and an overdue investment in the country’s foundation.”There’s no reason why we can’t do this,” Obama said in a brief Rose Garden event.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

By LOUISE NORDSTROM and KARL RITTER, Associated Press WriterSTOCKHOLM — Americans Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides, a British and Cypriot citizen, won the 2010 Nobel economics prize Monday for developing theories that help explain how economic policies can affect unemployment.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more