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It was Friday night and I picked up the remote and began channel surfing-- and surfing, and surfing.

We have a new term to describe the economy on Varney and Co: The Dollar Tree Economy.

So you want to throw away thousands of dollars to travel to DC, barely stay more than a day in your hotel, and spend a ridiculous sum of money to attend an inaugural ball to potentially meet President Obama?

The debate about gun control has not only been a political one, but without a doubt an emotional one for many.

We talked a lot today on Varney & Co. about the end of the iPhone era and the loss of Apple's "cool factor."

Stuart said today on Varney & Co. that the lottery is a waste of time and a tax on the poor but I’m willing to waste my time and say that I could use the millions!

The company that brought Wonder Bread to our tables and Twinkies to our snack closets has shut its doors, leaving thousands without work, hundreds of bakeries closed, and money in the pockets of top Hostess executives.

Many employees of Target and I'm sure a host of other retailers and various businesses won't be happy on Thanksgiving.

Today on Varney & Co.

Today we showed you the ad from BarackObama.com

I'll admit it...I am obsessed.

If you missed Stuart's Take on the show today, you missed something new and unique.

You've heard us talking on Varney & Co. lately about the "Romney Momentum" in the polls, especially the big swing in support among women voters.

Last week, a letter in the Wall Street Journal caught our eye.

Yesterday Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said "The current abysmal situation of the world and the bitter incidents of history are due mainly to the wrong management of the world and the self-proclaimed centers of power who have entrusted themselves to the devil."

I am not a birther.

Chicago teachers have the highest average salary of any city at $76,000 a year before benefits.The average family in the city only earns $47,000 a year.Teachers pay only 3 percent of their health-care costs.Out of every new dollar set aside for public education in Illinois in the last five years, a full 71 cents has gone to teacher retirement costs.Just 15 percent of fourth graders are proficient in reading.In 1987, 43% of incoming Chicago freshmen would drop out of high school without graduating.2012: Chicago's freshmen drop-out rate is 39.4%, the lowest it has ever been.Only about 60% of Chicago high school students graduate compared with national average of 75%.

It’s the question of the day, the week, and quite possibly the election.

At first, I thought we were overreacting.

Every member of the Varney & Co. staff, from Stuart on down, is still trying to get our heads around the fact that 70% of all the jobs filled since Jan. 2010 have been filled by people 55 and older.