The Norwegian Nobel Committee in its history has made some interesting picks for Nobel Peace Prize recipients, including Friday’s selection of President Barack Obama. However, there also are some notable exceptions, as seen in this poll.

An article in Thursday’s Post-Dispatch reports that a group of health officials are advocating for a penny-an-ounce tax on sugary soda waters.

The group, which had an article in Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine, say the tax could raise $14.9 billion in its first year and help reduce American’s caloric intake by 10 percent.

The group argues that the tax could help curb consumption of sodas and other sugary drinks just as tobacco taxes have curbed cigarette use.

While President Barack Obama has said the tax would be worth considering, the idea is a tough sell to members of Congress who are…

The Associated Press has reported:

The House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during last week’s nationally televised speech to Congress.

The rare resolution of disapproval was pushed through by Democrats insisting that Wilson, a South Carolina lawmaker, had violated basic rules of decorum and civility in his outburst. Republicans dismissed the vote as a political “witch hunt” and a waste of precious time and taxpayers’ money.

Wilson had called the White House to apologize shortly after the incident, and he said at the time that the president “graciously accepted my apology and the…

In today’s economy it is already difficult to find a job with a degree. It’s even harder without one.

The solution: The American Graduation Initiative, a 10-year, $12 billion plan to invest in two-year community colleges, CNN reported.

President Obama unveiled the new strategy Tuesday with a long term goal to offset the steadily increasing jobless rate.

The initiatives include:

• Community college challenge grants, to help underfunded colleges that are dealing with limited capacity and to build partnerships with schools and businesses.

• The Access and Completion Fund, to provide performance-based scholarships and give colleges the tools to design more programs around work schedules.

• Modernization…

Now that the latest approval polls are showing President Obama’s numbers slipping and media outlets have officially declared their honeymoon with Obama over,  the president has once again lashed out on Fox News for their unfavorable coverage.

In a CNBC interview on Tuesday, Obama seemed to use Fox News as an excuse for his slipping approval numbers. He said:

“First of all, I’ve got one television station entirely devoted to attacking my administration.”

Here is a link to a video of the interview on You Tube.

Though he didn’t directly refer to Fox, it’s pretty clear who he’s talking about. And this isn’t the first…