Does President Obama get an "A" in foreign relations?

    President Obama takes his first major foreign trip this week, visiting the Queen and other major leaders in England. So, how does he stand up against the other world leaders? Dave and Frank break out the report card and tell us what Americans think of the President’s international trip in today’s “What Are We Thinking?”

    President Obama takes his first major foreign trip this week, visiting the Queen and other major leaders in England. So, how does he stand up against the other world leaders? Dave and Frank break out the report card and tell us what Americans think of the President’s international trip in today’s “What Are We Thinking?”

    Topics:
    -President Obama’s approval ratings on international relations and the economy.

    -Also, approval ratings for Tim Geithner.

    -GMC and Chrysler loans

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    -Labor Department numbers

    -Federal tax on cigarettes, is it a tax on the poor?

    -A trip into the poll vault: In 1944, Did Americans think it was okay for the military leaders to bomb historic religious buildings and shrines in Europe?

    -Top 5 for the week on healthcare

    Listen:
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