Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Sunday reacted to the acquittal of former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman by saying that states needed to reexamine so-called “stand your ground” laws that allow the use of deadly force without a duty to retreat. The Arizona Republican praised President...
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McCain: ‘Stand your ground’ in Florida and Arizona ‘needs to reviewed’
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Even Barbara Walters is mystified by the GOP candidate who wants to outlaw oral sex in Virginia
On Monday, hosts of ABC’s The View blasted Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli over his campaign to reinstate a “Crimes Against Nature” law that would outlaw oral and anal sex even between consenting straight couples. “What ever happened to the slogan,...
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Florida officials: Zimmerman resurfaces to rescue passenger from overturned truck
Officials in Florida say that former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman briefly came out of hiding last week long enough to rescue the passenger of a vehicle that had overturned. Sanford Police Department Capt. Jim McAuliffe told ABC News that Zimmerman “pulled an individual from a truck...
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Sen. Ted Cruz’ dad: America would be like Cuba without Ronald Reagan
Speaking to a Christian Broadcasting Network reporter over the weekend, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) insisted that the U.S. would have been in a state today that resembles Cuba’s communist regime, were it not for the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Raw Story readers last saw Rafael Cruz...
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Limbaugh on white guilt: ‘It’s preposterous that Caucasians are blamed for slavery’
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday said that he was done with “white guilt” because white people had done more to end slavery “than any other race.” “This, this white guilt, it’s time for all this white guilt to end,” Limbaugh told his...
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Mr. President, why are there so many bad jobs at McDonalds and Walmart?
Mr. President, Have Pity on the Working Man (via Moyers & Company) And you thought the government didn’t have a jobs program. It does. The problem is that the pay and benefits are lousy, and in many cases the working conditions ain’t so great either. We’re not talking about the civil service....
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Scientists issue new warnings for cancer risk due to high levels of arsenic in rice
Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said. Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water is a long-known health hazard, especially in Bangladesh, where tens of millions of people depend on wells...
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Lebanese lawmakers draft law protecting women from domestic violence
A draft law protecting women from domestic violence was approved Monday by a Lebanese parliamentary panel, after years of campaigning by rights groups who welcomed the move as a step forward. The parliamentary committee’s approval comes less than two weeks after 33-year-old Rula Yaaqub was...
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Registered sex offender Michael Madison arraigned in case of suspected serial murders in East Cleveland
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – An Ohio man suspected of killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags was arraigned on Monday on three counts of aggravated murder and three counts of kidnapping. Michael Madison, 35, a registered sex offender who pleaded guilty to...
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NYT editor: ‘Disruptive’ Nate Silver never ‘fit into the Times culture’
Famed polling analyst Nate Silver was quietly seen by some at The New York Times as “disruptive” and many were glad to see him depart for ESPN, editor Margaret Sullivan disclosed in a blog post on Monday. “I don’t think Nate Silver ever really fit into the Times culture and I...
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Hundreds of Al-Qaeda militants break free of Abu Ghraib in Iraq
By Kareem Raheem and Ziad al-Sinjary BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday. The deadly raid on the...
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Paleontologists discover 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in northern Mexico
By Luc Cohen MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country’s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday. Apart from being unusually...
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Watch: Mysterious ‘cubicle guy’ steals the spotlight at Anthony Weiner presser
Anthony Weiner’s first press conference on his sexting scandals in 2011 was a sight to behold. The late Andrew Breitbart hijacked the event before Weiner arrived and later a heckler asked the New York Democrat if he was “more than seven inches.” NBC News anchor Brian Williams...
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Yemeni journalist who reported U.S. drone strike released from jail
A Yemeni journalist who was kept in prison for years at the apparent request of the Obama administration has been released in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, according to local reports. Abdulelah Haider Shaye was imprisoned in 2010, after reporting that an attack on a suspected al-Qaida...
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Police officer who leaked Dzhokhar Tsarnaev photos put on restricted duty
The Massachusetts state police officer who leaked photos of the accused Boston marathon bomber has been placed on restricted duty pending the results of an internal investigation. Sergeant Sean Murphy appeared before a disciplinary hearing at state police headquarters in Framingham on Tuesday...
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Colorado Springs bans recreational marijuana shops
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Officials in Colorado’s second-largest city voted on Tuesday to ban recreational marijuana shops, becoming the largest community in the state to utilize an opt-out provision of a law that legalized the non-medical use of pot. After two hours of public...
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Pennsylvania county to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite ban
Officials in Montgomery County have agreed to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, though the state has a ban on same-sex marriage. The county’s register of wills, D. Bruce Hanes, said he wants to come down “on the right side of history and the law.” A lesbian couple...
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Rep. Doug Collins: Atheists ‘subversively’ trying to undermine military chaplains
A Republican congressman and chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserves told Fox News on Tuesday that atheists were trying to subvert military chaplains. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) said he objected to the push for atheist chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces. “This is pushing an agenda that...
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Archbishop: Right wing of the church not happy about Pope Francis
Conservatives in the Vatican are less than pleased with the election of Pope Francis, according to Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia. In an interview with the National Catholic Reporter published Tuesday, Chaput said right wing officials in the Catholic church were disillusioned with Pope...
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Pennsylvania police chief: F*ck all you libtards out there, you take it in the a**
The mayor of Gilberton, Pennsylvania is standing by her city’s police chief despite a series of profanity-laced and threatening videos. In a video that has received wide attention, police chief Mark Kessler repeatedly tells those upset by his use of profanity to “go f*ck yourself”...
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