Missouri Lt. Gov: Anglo-American Civilization Does Not Do Justice In The Streets
“We have legal processes that are set in motion, that are designed after centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence tradition.” Vine user Husani Oakley flagged the above clip from today's Ronan Farrow...
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Labor Department Issues Guidance Protecting Transgender Employees Of Federal...
Guidance comes after more than two years. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez on July 31. Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — The Department of Labor...
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Watch How "Ferguson" Spread Across The Country On Google Search
Missouri teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed on Aug. 9. Google tracks search data by city and state. Here's how the word "Ferguson" spiked in the country over the last week: You can see more...
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Uber Hires Top Obama Political Adviser As Chief Strategist
David Plouffe ran Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Uber has had its fair share of run-ins with Democratic constituencies. Getty Images WASHINGTON — Uber has hired a Democratic strategist with close...
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ISIS Appears To Behead American Photojournalist In YouTube Video
Updated: Family grieved Tuesday for James Wright Foley, who was kidnapped in November 2012 in Syria. In the video, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, indicates the killing is a response to...
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Rick Perry Took An Awesome Mugshot And Then He Got Ice Cream
$$$ The charges — abuse of power and coercion of a public official — stem from his decision to veto funding for a county program. Perry cut off the state funding for a public integrity unit after the...
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Republican Congressman Accuses His Opponent Of Fat Shaming Him
“To see my opponent use this politically, it’s just offensive, and it’s offensive to millions of Americans who deal with this situation and I empathize with them.” Rep. Tom Reed is a Republican...
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Virginia Attorney General Walks Thin Line On Stopping Same-Sex Marriages This...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has said he is “firmly convinced” that Virginia’s ban on same-sex couples’ marriages is unconstitutional. Nonetheless, he told the Supreme Court this week that...
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The Ferguson Area Is Even More Segregated Than You Probably Guessed
There a startling degree of racial division in St. Louis County. CensusReporter.org | Click to explore more St. Louis County demographic data. / Via censusreporter.org On a widely used measure of...
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Elizabeth Warren Won't Say Hillary Clinton Is The Best Choice For President...
“Hillary is terrific.” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was "rescued" by a handler after being asked a question about Hillary Clinton by Boston's Fox 25: REPORTER: "Do you believe Hillary Clinton...
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Amnesty Calls On Attorney General To Investigate Police Response To Ferguson...
“The public needs to know what measures the government will be taking to prevent excessive or unnecessary force from being used in the future – not only in Ferguson, but in every town and city in the...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush Took The Ice Bucket Challenge
And he’s challenging Bill Clinton. youtube.com Former President George W. Bush became the latest person to take the ice bucket challenge and he's challenging former President Bill Clinton to take it...
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Sanford, Florida, Mayor Urges Ferguson To Welcome Obama Administration's Help
Jeff Triplett, the part-time mayor of the town where Trayvon Martin was shot, says the Justice Department saved the day in Sanford. Sanford, Florida, July 13, 2013. Steve Nesius / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleObama On American Journalist's Execution: "The Entire World Is Appalled"
“No just God would stand for what they did yesterday.” View Video › President Obama spoke Wednesday about the execution of American journalist James Foley by ISIS militants. "Today the entire world is...
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President Obama's Motorcade Heads To Golf Course Following Foley Statement
The president is on Martha’s Vineyard currently. President Obama bumps fists with Cy Walker while golfing on Martha's Vineyard Wednesday. Steven Senne / AP After delivering an ardent statement on the...
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Supreme Court Puts Same-Sex Marriages On Hold In Virginia
Court grants stay of lower court ruling until it decides whether to hear an appeal of the case. Jay Paul / Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order that will stop...
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Obama's Top Ex-Advisers Are Cashing In On Fighting Unions
Now that they’re not working at the White House, some of the biggest names from the Obama campaigns — Plouffe, Messina, Gibbs, LaBolt — are working against unions. Jim Young / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleRepublican Senator Tim Scott's Reaction To The Ice Bucket Challenge Is Priceless
Agghhhhhhhhhhhh. youtube.com Republican S.C. Sen. Tim Scott recently took the ice bucket challenge, the stunt where people posts a video of themselves dumping a bucket of ice cold water over their...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Town Hall Devolves Into Screaming Match About Gaza
“Fuck Israel,” one woman shouted. Sanders, the senator from Vermont, told someone to “shut up.” Sen. Bernie Sanders and a number of constituents got into a fight over Hamas and Israel at a town hall...
View ArticleDemocratic Congressman: People Think My GOP Opponent Is Moderate Because He's...
“Now he’s saying, ‘Well, I’m a gay man, I must be moderate. I’m pro-choice, I’m pro-environment.’ And I gotta tell ya, around the country, where people don’t know him, they completely buy it.”...
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