LA School Teacher Charged with Molesting 23 Children

61-year-old Mark Berndt was arrested on Monday and remains in jail on a $2.3 million bond. He has been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ranging in age from 6-10 years old.

The investigation began when a film processor turned over 40 photos depicting children with their mouths taped shut. The acts were committed over a period of time from 2008 to 2010. Berndt worked for the Miramonte Elementary School in south Los Angeles.

Woman Tries to Offer Sex with Her and Her Daughter for $25

In Southgate, Michigan, the owner of DaSilva's Pawn shop had an unusual proposition regarding a $25 payment on a notebook computer. A woman not only offered herself but also her young daughter to perform a sex act with a clerk in order to pay for a pawned notebook computer.

The owner of the pawn shop called police and protective services after the clerk refused. The woman and her daughter were caught on surveillance footage. According to the clerk, the daughter, after her made the offer to the clerk, said, "just you, mom. Not me."

Who Knows Best about Cutting National Debt and Spending? The Voters

In a recently released book by pollster Scott Rasmussen, The People's Money, he points out that Congress believes that the people would not support change and spending cuts. They, according to him and his research, are wrong.

Listen to what he found out after interviewing a million people for his book.

Raising the National Debt Limit No Longer "Unpatriotic"

In 2008, even presidential candidate Barack Obama called George W. Bush "unpatriotic" and said that his actions were "a sign of leadership failure" for raising the national debt limit to $8.9 trillion in July, 2006.

With the national debt limited raised by another $1.2 trillion, the US senate has gone 1,005 days without a budget. More money to spend with no budget.

First Lady Spends $50,000 During a Lingerie Shopping Spree

First Lady Michelle Obama decided to spend some money on new lingerie. In a single shopping spree at Agent Provocateur, she spent $50,000.

Part of Madison Avenue was closed so that the First Lady could shop to her heart's content.

Newt Suggests that Santorum Should Drop Out

In the ABC's Sunday news program, "This Week", Newt suggested that Santorum should drop out of the race so that he can garner more of the conservative vote and beat Romney.

There have been rumors floating around that Santorum would drop out of the race. However, Santorum spoke out on Fox's News Channel and said that he would not drop out and continue his run.

Another Energy Company Bites the Dust

What three things do Evergreen Energy, Ener1 and Amonix, Inc. have in common? All are green companies. All received Stimulus money. All are now belly up.

Once again, green companies are going out of business. Amonix, Inc. will be laying off 200 employees only seven months after opening a factory in Nevada, a state that has an unemployment rate of almost 13%.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama reiterated his commitment to renewable energy. With more and more green companies closing their doors, it will be a very difficult to continue a program that has backed one failure after another.