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(CNN) -- During the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke that President Obama laughed at, but that you could see was just killing him inside.

"Mr. President, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow?" Kimmel asked. "That was hilarious. That was your best one yet."

Yeah it was.

I'm sure he still has a lot of hope. But I would dare to say the thing that changed most over these past three years is Obama. The unbridled optimism that his first campaign once embodied has been bludgeoned by dogmatism, pragmatism and bipartisan cronyism.

Hope and change are tough when the worst economy in 80 years is waiting to greet you at the door.

Hope and change are challenging when Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial gatekeeper of the conservative movement, tells his troops "I hope Obama fails" before your first day on the job.

Hope and change are virtually impossible when working with a Congress so dysfunctional that its approval rating never reached 25% in all of 2011 and was as low as 10% in February.

No wonder his hair is a bit grayer these days.

And no wonder the new Obama slogan is "Forward."

"Hope and Change" captured the heart of a people who believed one man could change the culture of Washington. "Forward" acknowledges things are not where he said they would be, but takes ownership of a record that shows he at least has us pointed in the right direction: 12 consecutive months of job losses before he took office, 25 consecutive months and counting of job growth since 2010.

1. What was Obama's previous slogan?
2. And the new one?
3. Obama was president during the worst economy in how many years?
4. Who wished for Obama to fail?
5. Is he a liberal or a conservative?
6. What event was on Saturday?
7. Who spoke at it?
8. Did Obama chuckle?
9. When this was written, how long had Obama been president?
10. How many months have jobs grown?
11. Were there any breaks in those months?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. "Hope and Change"
2. "Forward."
3. 80
4. Rush Limbaugh
5. conservative
6. White House Correspondents' Dinner
7. Jimmy Kimmel
8. yes
9. three
10. 25
11. no

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CHAPTER XVI--THE GIRL WHO HAD NOT GROWN UP

News, as usual, Christian Young brought--news of the drinking at Guvutu, where the men boasted that they drank between drinks; news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel, of the latest murders on Malaita, of Tom Butler's sickness on Santa Ana; and last and most important, news that the _Matambo_ had gone on a reef in the Shortlands and would be laid off one run for repairs.

"That means five weeks more before you can sail for Sydney," Sheldon said to Joan.

"And that we are losing precious time," she added ruefully.

"If you want to go to Sydney, the _Upolu_ sails from Tulagi to-morrow afternoon," Young said.

"But I thought she was running recruits for the Germans in Samoa," she objected. "At any rate, I could catch her to Samoa, and change at Apia to one of the Weir Line freighters. It's a long way around, but still it would save time."

"This time the _Upolu_ is going straight to Sydney," Young explained. "She's going to dry-dock, you see; and you can catch her as late as five to-morrow afternoon--at least, so her first officer told me."

"But I've got to go to Guvutu first." Joan looked at the men with a whimsical expression. "I've some shopping to do. I can't wear these Berande curtains into Sydney. I must buy cloth at Guvutu and make myself a dress during the voyage down. I'll start immediately--in an hour. Lalaperu, you bring 'm one fella Adamu Adam along me. Tell 'm that fella Ornfiri make 'm _kai-kai_ take along whale-boat." She rose to her feet, looking at Sheldon. "And you, please, have the boys carry down the whale- boat--my boat, you know. I'll be off in an hour."

1. Who was sailing to Sydney?
2. How long did she have until she was scheduled to go?
3. How did she feel about waiting that long?
4. Did Young give her another option?
5. What was it?
6. When was that leaving?
7. From where?
8. Was it making other stops before heading to Sydney?
9. Where did Joan have to go first?
10. For what?
11. What did she need to purchase?
12. Why?
13. For herself?
14. What type of vessel did she decide to use for traveling?
15. How much time did she need before being ready to leave?
16. Where did men boast about drinking in excess?
17. Who knew this information?
18. What else did he know?
19. Anything else?
20. What was the most important fact though?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Joan
2. five weeks
3. rueful
4. yes
5. the _Upolu_
6. to-morrow afternoon
7. Tulagi
8. yes
9. Guvutu
10. shopping
11. cloth
12. to make a dress
13. yes
14. whale-boat
15. an hour
16. Guvutu
17. Christian Young
18. news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel
19. the latest murders on Malaita
20. the _Matambo_ had gone on a reef

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Joey felt the very first rain drop hit his hat.

"Let's go inside!" he said to his friend Billy.

The two ran inside the house as it began to rain more outside. Joey's mother was very happy that they missed the rain and got inside before it made a big mess. Joey and Billy weren't as happy.

"What are we going to do in here all day?" asked Billy.

"I don't know" said Joey, looking out the window as the rain came down.

Harder. And harder.

"Oh no! I left my baseball glove outside" said Joey as he watched it begin to fill up with rain. His glove was going to be a mess!

Thankfully, Joey's dad pulled up in his car. Seeing the glove on the ground, he picked it up as he ran inside.

"Careful sport, you almost lost this" he told his son as he tossed him the wet mitt. But Joey wasn't listening, he was looking past his dad as he walked through the door. The sky was clearing up! Joey ran outside, Billy came after him.

"Look at that!" Billy said as he pointed at the sky. A rainbow was appearing, it was so beautiful! The rain wasn't bad after all!

1. Who left the baseball gloce outside?
2. What happened as he watched?
3. Who picked the glove up?
4. What was he doing at the time?
5. from where?
6. what did he call Joey?
7. did he put the glove away
8. what did he do?
9. Did joey listen?
10. why not?
11. what was happening there?
12. how many boys were there?
13. their names?
14. Who had been happy they'd missed the rain?
15. why?
16. when the boys went out, what did they see?
17. was it ugly?
18. what was it?
19. Did the boys like the rain?
20. who was the first to feel the rain?
21. Where?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Joey
2. filled up with rain
3. Joey's dad
4. running inside
5. his car
6. sport
7. no
8. tossed him the mitt
9. no
10. he was looking outside
11. The sky was clearing up
12. Two
13. Joey and Billy
14. Joey's mother
15. they would have made a mess
16. A rainbow
17. no
18. beautiful
19. yes
20. Joey
21. his hat