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Kid Learns to Ride a Bike, Feels Happy of Himself

This young cyclist-in-training is so excited about having just ridden a bicycle that he proceeds to give a motivational speech, thumbs up and all.

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I kinda wish this kid was around when I was learning to ride my bike. The boy in the video is so excited about having just ridden a bicycle that he proceeds to give a motivational speech, thumbs up and all, telling other kids that if "you believe in yourself, you will know how to ride a bike."

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The Full Text of Obama's Deficit-Reduction Speech

Boss won't let you watch TV at work? That's OK: Here's the big budget speech you just missed.

This is the prepared text of President Obama's deficit-plan speech, which he delivered at George Washington University moments ago.

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Full Text of Obama's Libya Speech: "A Responsibility to Act"

The president said a "massacre" in Benghazi "was not in our national interest."

Moments ago, the president addressed the nation about America's involvement in Libya from the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. Below is that speech as it was written.

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What Advice Would You Give the Class of 2010?


A lot of wisdom was dispensed this commencement season, some more earth-shattering than others. While Arnold Schwarzenegger told students at Emory University to "work like hell," Glenn Beck urged graduates of Liberty University to "shoot to kill."

The New York Times has compiled a list of highlights. My favorite is Gail Collins' (who I previously had the pleasure of working for) rallying call to the women of Mount Holyoke College:

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