Associated Press - February 6, 2009 10:35 AM ET WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) - An 800-pound alligator that was kept in a backyard pond in southeastern Oklahoma is now living at the G.W.

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) -- Workers from an exotic animal park wrangled an 800-pound alligator from a backyard pond in southeastern Oklahoma after its owner died this week.

Imagine yourself within the mind of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States of America. You are a man who knows how “the system” works.

(ARA) - At this time of year, many of us feel confined to our homes and trapped by bitter wind, biting cold and harsh weather. It's snowy, the days are shorter and we long for that time when we can be outdoors, digging in the dirt.

(ARA) - At this time of year, many of us feel confined to our homes and trapped by bitter wind, biting cold and harsh weather. It's snowy, the days are shorter and we long for that time when we can be outdoors, digging in the dirt.