The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy. Todd Stroger vetoed the sales tax rollback. Again. President Obama’s approval rating is down to 49% according to Gallup.

A Kent County Michigan employee is suspended after mentioning Columbine, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood associated with budget cuts. Is it free speech or a threat against the county commissioners? The president of the Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association was charged Friday with using his fellow sergeants’ union dues as his own personal piggybank. He stole more than $600,000 that he spent on a home, gambling trips, steak dinners and an online stock broker. It turns out that the treasurer of the association was his wife. Alexi Giannoulias claims that he is getting NSC briefings. The Republicans are not, and are none too pleased about it. They've sent a letter to President Obama complaining about it. Peter Roskam joined John and Cisco to talk about the story, he is one of the co-signers of the letter.

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Is it fair to hold the students to the weight requirement? They knew what they were signing up for when they started at the college. A union leader in Pennsylvania has resigned after being criticized for threatening legal action over an aspiring Eagle Scout's volunteer project. Gun of The Day Update: Is shooting an endangered species in self-defense against the law?

An engineering student thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time. The economy means tight budgets for everyone. In some prisons they have had to cut back on meals… really. In Indiana, some prisons aren’t serving lunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays to save money. Police say a man has admitted to kicking a puppy because the pit bull misbehaved, causing him to miss the beginning of the Steelers game.

Think your date may be an axe murderer? There’s an app for that. You can now get two different iPhone apps that allow you to order an instant background check on your date. The Senate health care bill made it over its first hurdle Saturday night. It passed a procedural vote 60-39. Does that mean the bill itself will pass? John and Cisco talked to political analyst Tony Blankley author of "American Grit: What it will take to survive and win in the 21st century." For months we've heard that talk of "death panels" in the new health care bill was crazy, but Cisco thinks that last night on 60 Minutes they were trying to convince people that dying sooner is the best policy.

A Kent County Michigan employee is suspended after mentioning Columbine, Virginia Tech and Fort Hood associated with budget cuts. Is it free speech or a threat against the county commissioners? The president of the Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association was charged Friday with using his fellow sergeants’ union dues as his own personal piggybank. He stole more than $600,000 that he spent on a home, gambling trips, steak dinners and an online stock broker. It turns out that the treasurer of the association was his wife. Alexi Giannoulias claims that he is getting NSC briefings. The Republicans are not, and are none too pleased about it. They've sent a letter to President Obama complaining about it. Peter Roskam joined John and Cisco to talk about the story, he is one of the co-signers of the letter.

Senator Barbara Debbie Mikulski as introduced a bill to ban the use of the term “mental retardation” from federal statutes and policy papers. Does the phrase have enough of a stigma that it is worth banishing from our lexicon, or is "mental retardation" just a clinical term? Iraqi detainees in Baghdad taunt Wisconsin National Guard by bringing up Brett Favre. A new CNN poll shows that more people are blaming democrats for the current economic mess. Plus at the same time, there are increasing calls from both parties for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to resign. John and Cisco talked about both stories with Charlie Gasparino from CNBC, author of "The Sellout: How three decades of Wall Street greed and government mismanagement destroyed the global financial system."

In the SF Bay area this week, if you clear a DUI checkpoint, you might win a Turkey! Is that a nice surprise for sober drivers or rewarding something that drivers should be doing to begin with? The owner of a Colorado used car dealership has used his billboard to question President Obama's birth certificate. A California high school student expelled for possessing unloaded shutguns in his pick-up truck … not on school property. The student had gone hunting early in the morning and parked off school property because he still had the guns locked in his trunk.

End of the world update: Remember those floods in Georgia right around the time I got out of town? They have created a world wide shortage of Eggo waffles. Did Gov. Pat Quinn fall asleep during Wednesday afternoon's gubernatorial debate? A video released by a rival campaign makes it appear that he did. Buffalo Grove boy dials 911 after his parents take away his Xbox 360. How many calls to 911 are completely bogus? Mike Huckabee said it was "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters. Do you think that will hurt his standing in the GOP?

Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC was harassing Palin fans waiting in line at a book signing in Grand Rapids. Debate over the health care bill will start over the weekend. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform and author of "Leave Us Alone - Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives" joined John and Cisco to talk about the pages and pages of new taxes in the Senate version of the health care plan. Parents of a Doylestown middle school student are outraged over what they found in their son's homework. An anti-Black caricature - with the caption "No Wai!" - was on the cover of a lesson plan. End of the world update: Remember those floods in Georgia right around the time I got out of town? They have created a world wide shortage of Eggo waffles. Plus, Nestle says that Thanksgiving 2009 could be plagued by a canned pumpkin pie shortage.

Oprah Winfrey will announce that she is retiring from her talk show. Mayor Daley says that the media drove her out with their talk about her shutting down Chicago. Three former employees at a West Suburban car wash claim they had to pay a price to keep their jobs. They claim they were victims of constant sexual harassment from their manager, and it got so bad, they decided to get it on tape. Chris Wallace joined John and Cisco preview Fox News Sunday, and also talked about the new Senate health care bill.

Mike Huckabee said it was "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the president for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters. Do you think that will hurt his standing in the GOP? Michael Medved joins the show to talk about health care reform.

Yesterday Mayor Daley got into a bit of a dust up with Tera Willaims from Fox Chicago when she asked a question about Michael Scott's death. Was Daley emotional over the loss of his friend, or was he just trying to dodge the question? On Wednesday Senate majority leader Harry Reid introduced the Senate version of the health care plan. Sen. James Inhofe from Oklahoma joined John and Cisco to talk about the bills chances, and Gitmo coming to the midwest. Gun of the Day Update: Convenience store manager grabs intruder’s gun, shoots and kills the robber. Michael Barone the Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner joined John and Cisco to talk about President Obama's trip to Asia. Barone says that Obama's trip has shown that the world doesn't exactly subscribe to Obamamania.

A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman. Do you think that qualifies as a hate crime? Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver has found a solution to all of our problems: He’s proposing a resolution calling for people to stop complaining. Would you be willing to take a day off from complaining? Plus Dennis Miller.

Yesterday Mayor Daley got into a bit of a dust up with Tera Willaims from Fox Chicago when she asked a question about Michael Scott's death. Was Daley emotional over the loss of his friend, or was he just trying to dodge the question? On Wednesday Senate majority leader Harry Reid introduced the Senate version of the health care plan. Sen. James Inhofe from Oklahoma joined John and Cisco to talk about the bills chances, and Gitmo coming to the midwest.

Yesterday Mayor Daley got into a bit of a dust up with Tera Willaims from Fox Chicago when she asked a question about Michael Scott's death. Was Daley emotional over the loss of his friend, or was he just trying to dodge the question? Jesse Jackson says that "you cannot vote against the health care plan and call yourself a black man." Is Jackson needlessly injecting race into the health care debate?

A police officer in Arkansas is suspended for using a Taser on a 10 year old girl. The girl hit the police officer in the groin with both feet and her knees. How young is too young for a police officer to use a Taser. New Illinois law requires school bus driver to check to make sure there are no kids left on the bus at the end of every trip. The Cook County Board today voted 12-5 to reduce the county sales tax by a half-cent on Tuesday. John and Cisco talked about it with Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica.

A Pittsburgh Steelers fan claims that he was poisoned by Bears fans after the two teams played earlier this season. Congressman Aaron Schock joined John and Cisco to talk about his opposition to the plan to bring Gitmo detainees to a prison in Thomson. A new poll from Rasmussen suggests that 26% of people believe that they work with someone who is capable of mass violence. Do you worry about a co-worker snapping?

Congressman Don Manzullo was appearing on a Rockford TV station talking his opposition to moving Gitmo detainees to Thomson. He called Islam a "savage religion." Do you think that Manzullo should apologize? Two trade major shows have left the McCormick Center. Mayor Daley is saying that it's time to make some changes. President Obama is continuing his tour of Asia with a stop in South Korea today. Former UN ambassador John Bolton joined John and Cisco to talk about the President's trip, the bow heard 'round the world, and Gitmo potentially coming to Thomson.

Senator Robert Byrd is now the longest serving member in the history of Congress. That NY-23 race still might not be over, as now Hoffman has “unconceded”. The vote margin has shrunk to about 2,000 people or so. It's a long shot but it's not over yet. Photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor over the weekend are still the talk of the country. Was he just showing respect to the Emperor or was it just another sign of Obama's weak foreign policy?

Using kids as political props: 10 year old refuses to recite the Pledge Of Allegiance to protest treatment of gay rights. Do you think he really feels strongly about gay rights, or are his parents pushing him into it? Politicians are continuing to square off on bringing Gitmo detainees to Illinois. What could happen if we bring the terrorist suspects to the midwest? John and Cisco asked Charles Stimson. Stimson served as the Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Detainee Affairs, where he advised the Secretary of Defense on detainee issues worldwide, including at Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan. CNN reportedly paid Lou Dobbs $8 million to leave the network. Jonathan Klein didn’t like Dobbs stories about illegal immigration and the anti-Obama “birther” movement.

GM may spend some of their taxpayer bailout money on their overseas operation. Should they only be spending this bailout money here in America, or would you be alright with it if it gets them back into profitability? Sarah Palin tells Oprah that a 2012 run for President is not even on her radar. Do you buy that she’s not thinking about 2012? A man was bumped from his disability insurance because a private investigator he was able to eat chips and dip. He's now had his insurance reinstated.

A soldier is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because she is a single mother and says that she cannot find someone to take care of her child. The army gives parents up to a year to come up with a child care plan before they are deployed, and she failed to do so. Is this a lack of compassion on the part of the military or is the parent not living up to her contract with the Army? A new report says that so far at least 10% of the jobs supposedly created by the stimulus package are completely bogus. John and Cisco talked about the story with David Freddoso from the Washington Examiner. Gun of The Day Update: Texas homeowner shoots at would-be robbers.

John and Cisco Crimestoppers: A machete-wielding man on Sunday robbed a man in Elgin of his taco dinner. President Obama has apologized for the United States at virtually every stop he's made around the world, but when he was in Japan he would not apologize for the United States decision to drop two atomic bombs during World War II. Moments in Racial Insensitivity: Universal changed "Couples Retreat" marketing material for the film's UK release. They removed the black actors from both the poster's photo and the list of stars typed out.

President Barack Obama is looking at the idea of moving suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to a northwest Illinois prison. Do you think that it would create jobs, or just paint a bulls eye on Illinois for a future terrorist attack? Congressman Don Manzullo represents that district and is opposed to the plan. He joined John and Cisco to talk about why. ACORN is looking to sue the federal government to get their tax money back. Andrew Breitbart is the founder of BigGovernment.com, the website that broke the ACORN corruption story.