This Week in Politics is a hard news look at the past week and the upcoming week in the political world with commentary and insight into polling tends.

President Obama visited vote rich North Carolina and spoke about the economy after touring Celgard, a high-tech firm that produces material for lithium batteries in Charlotte.

The Obama administration has scrapped quarantine regulations enact during the Bush era.

Bill Halter raised more than $2 million over the past three months in his race with Blanche Lincoln.

The model year 2016 vehicles must get an average of 35.5 miles per gallon.

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe (D) told reporters ; ‘I think you got to tell people the truth. And if I understand the law, the truth is the federal government can’t just be defied by the state governments.’

Arkansas tried the states rights approach in ‘57 and it didn’t work,’

Kendrick Meek is the first candidate in history Florida to ever secured a place on the ballot for U.S. Senate by submitting petitions.

On Sunday Watch Sunday the great debate between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Former House Speaker Marco Rubio was televised nationally.

Sarah Palin today's version of Senator Joseph McCarthy made a visit to Searchlight Nevada the hometown of Harry Reid the senate Majority Leader.

Palin a demagogue was the Republican Party' VP candidate in 2008.

From Harry S Truman to President. Obama,presidents have made visits to battlefields in time of war.President Obama made such an unannounced visit today expressed his and the nation's support for the U.S. troops this an unannounced visit to Afghanistan

This week's show will cover Healthcare Reform enactment,Arkansas Politics,John McCain Campaign Tea Party and Sarah Palin.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor blamed top Democrats for “fanning the flames” regarding threats to members of Congress.

John Boehner called Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio) a “dead man" walking(saying he meant it in a political sense).

Tea Party protesters shouted "nigger" at U.S. Rep. John Lewis at Capitol on Saturday.

Today the Senate passed the Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 56 to 43.

and the House passed the Senate changes to the Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 220 to 207.

The bill will now go to the President Obama for his signature.

The President was on the road in Iowa City at the University of Iowa.