Darrell Issa Compares His All-Male Anti-Contraception Panel To Martin Luther King

"We heard from religious leaders whose positions might not be popular, like MLK's position was not so long ago" Issa’s hearing also featured giant posters of King and other historical greats whose footsteps the panel was apparently following in, like President Kennedy, a …

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Poll finds GOP in deep trouble, Mitt Romney 'may be on the edge of political death'

A new Democracy Corps (D) survey finds the Republican brand “is in a state of collapse — over 50 percent of voters give the Republican Party a cool, negative rating.

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OMG! Al Qaeda Terrorist Gets Fair Trial: Underwear Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Sentenced to Consecutive Life Terms

Yes, the worst thing possible has happened. A known Al Qaeda terrorist (the infamous underpants bomber) will be sentenced by a US Federal Judge for his crime after he was given his due process rights by our Federal Justice System.

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Pelosi rips GOP for lack of female witnesses at House hearing on birth Control

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed Republicans for holding a nearly all-male hearing Thursday about the White House’s birth-control mandate while Democratic women on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee staged a walk-out. While a second  …

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The Fox Swing State Survey: In a week of very good poll news for Obama, this has to be the best yet

a Fox News survey of registered voters in ten “swing states” (CO, FL, IA, NV, NM, NC, OH, PA, VA, WI) awarding a total of 131 electoral votes. Overall, Obama leads Romney in these states by a 47-39 margin, and leads Santorum by a 48-39 margin.

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Maine, Iowa Caucus Mishaps Prove It's Time for a Better System

It’s déjà vu as missing precincts mean Mitt Romney may not have won Maine after all. This year’s mistaken outcomes are not surprising when you consider how flawed the entire caucus system is.

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Mitt Romney Took Advantage of Government Subsidies at Bain

Among the recipients of government largesse under Romney at Bain: Steel Dynamics (the focus of the LA Times piece)–received $77 million GS Industries–sought $20 million Sealy–received $600,000 Steam International: received $4.5 million Alliance Laundry Sy …

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Poll Shows Church's Attacks Over Birth Control Have Not Damaged Obama's Approval Ratings with Catholics

Catholics approval of President Barack Obama has remained relatively unchanged despite facing harsh opposition from the U.S.

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Poll shows Obama with significant lead over each of his potential GOP opponents

President Obama holds a significant lead over each of his potential Republican opponents in the general election, according to a poll released Tuesday by CBS News and the New York Times. That includes Mitt Romney, who was even with Mr.

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The GOP Plan To Give Your Boss 'Moral' Control Over Your Health Insurance

In their latest move in the battle over contraception coverage, top Republicans in Congress are going for broke: They're now pushing a bill that would allow employers and insurance companies to pick and choose which health benefits to provide based simply on executives' persona …

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Fox 'Course Correction' Rankles Some - Conservatives grumble that the cable channel no longer speaks for them as it once did

As a white, male, middle-aged conservative talk radio host from Virginia, John Fredericks is something close to the Platonic ideal of a Fox News fan. And until last year, he was one.

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Latest evidence of benefits of Mediterranean diet: cuts risk of developing age-related brain disorders

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet helps keep the brain healthy, reducing age-related damage, say researchers. Brain scans suggest a diet rich in plant foods and fish, along with moderate drinking, cuts the risk of developing lesions that are linked to the development of cognit …

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How to make GOP heads explode in 3 headlines

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Why The GOP's Payroll Tax Cut Cave Is An Even Bigger Deal Than You Think

The GOP’s accession to reality on the payroll tax cut is being cast as a key victory for Democrats and President Obama.

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GOP candidates: The more we know, the less we like

A recent ABC News-Washington Post poll measured the phenomenon, asking voters: As you learn more about these candidates, do you like them more, or like them less? In the case of Romney, 52 percent of voters said the more they knew about him, the less they liked him.

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Rick Santorum Says He Will Overturn The Supreme Court on Roe v Wade and If Same-Sex Marriage Is Ruled Legal

During Meet The Press on Sunday morning, David Gregory asked Rick Santorum what he would do if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling made by the Ninth Circuit Court to strike down Prop 8, which had banned same-sex marriage. Santorum said he would overturn Roe v.

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Fires in central Athens as small group of hooded youths use Molotov cocktails to mar major protest

Gangs of self-styled anarchists in hoods used Molotov cocktails to torch shops in central Athens as well as two historic cinemas, the Apollo and Attikon, as MPs debated a new debt deal in Parliament on Sunday night. Hooded youths smashed the facades of several stores and witne …

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Tea Partiers Love Socialism, Pretend Otherwise

This interesting article from the NY Times backs up what many on the left have said for some time. The right is jam-packed with hypocrites when it comes to the social safety net.

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Teddy Roosevelt: 'In God We Trust' on Money is 'Sacrilege'

When the phrase “In God We Trust” was going to be placed on the $20 gold coin in 1907, President Teddy Roosevelt was against it (PDF): “My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindr …

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White House sticking to contraception plan

"We put out the plan that reflects where the president intended to go.

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Michael Moore Celebrates 75th Anniversary of 'Great Flint Sit-Down Strike' and His 25th-Year Anniversary as Filmmaker - and Gives a Nod to the Occupy Movement

A 75th Anniversary for the American Dream, a 25-Year Anniversary for Me undefined, By Michael Moore, February 11th, 2012 10:07 AM - On this day 25 years ago, in 1987, I became a filmmaker.

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Republicans need to work on anger management

"How many of you," Scott Rasmussen asked the crowd at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, "have ever mocked or made fun of the president's call for hope and change? Raise your hands." Most people in the Marriott Wardman Park ballroom raised their hands.

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Whitney Houston died in Beverly Hills Hilton hotel room

Singer Whitney Houston died Saturday in Beverly Hills, according to law enforcement sources. Authorities are trying to determine a cause of death...She was found in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where emergency medical personnel were called sometime Saturday, said the sources, who …

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