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Greenwald: Embassy closings looks like a conspiracy to silence NSA debate
Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald on Monday suggested that President Barack Obama had ordered 19 U.S. embassies in the Middle Easy closed not because of a legitimate terror threat, but to silence a...
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Terminally ill 2-year-old dies after serving as ‘best man’ at parents’ wedding
By Francesca Trianni (Reuters) – A terminally ill 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy who served as best man at his parents wedding this weekend has died, his mother said. Logan Stevenson, who had leukemia,...
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Watch live: Authorities hold press conference on Pennsylvania township...
Authorities hold a news conference on Monday’s shooting at a township meeting in Ross Township, Pa., that left three people dead. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on Aug. 6.
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Arizona firefighter’s widow denied benefits over city’s ‘seasonal employee’...
The widow of one of the 19 Arizona firefighters killed battling a wildfire on June 30 is being denied salary and health benefits due to her despite her husband being a full-time employee, CBS News...
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Did Liz Cheney commit a misdemeanor by lying to get a Wyoming fishing license?
Liz Cheney could be facing a misdemeanor charge and fines of up to $1,000 for lying about her residency to get a type of fishing license reserved for longtime Wyomingites. The Casper Star-Tribune...
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Chinese baby ‘sold by doctor’ reunited with parents
BEIJING, China — A baby boy allegedly sold by the doctor who delivered him in China has been reunited with his parents, state media reported Tuesday, in a case highlighting the problem of child...
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French woman offers to breast feed gay couples’ babies for $130 a day
PARIS (Reuters) – A woman has posted an offer on a French website to breast-feed babies of homosexual male couples for 100 euros ($130) a day, stirring up media interest just weeks after a divisive...
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Kentucky gunman ambushes wife at work before turning gun on himself
A Kentucky man killed himself on Tuesday after police say he ambushed his wife at her place of work and shot her multiple times. Fort Thomas Police Lt. Rick Whitford told reporters that officers...
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Former NSA chief: Snowden defenders are ‘twentysomethings who haven’t talked...
Michael Hayden, who also headed the CIA, speculates on global hacker response if Edward Snowden brought back to US The former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA speculated on Tuesday...
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Fugelsang defends Al Jazeera America against ‘right wing insanely fake...
Even though he will not be part of Current TV’s transition into Al Jazeera America, Viewpoint host John Fugelsang still insisted on defending the nascent network against the right-wing trolling that...
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How predatory payday lenders pop back up even after states crack down
By Paul Kiel, ProPublica A version of this story was co-published with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 2008, payday lenders suffered a major defeat when the Ohio legislature banned high-cost loans....
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Catholic church to scout troop: If you include gays, find a new place to meet
A Wisconsin Catholic church has informed a group of boy scouts that they need to find a new meeting place if they are going to allow gay youth to participate in the program. According to the...
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Anthony Weiner caught calling 69-year-old rival ‘grandpa’ at AARP event
While saying he would fight for seniors on Tuesday, embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner did engage in a verbal confrontation with 69-year-old rival George McDonald, culminating in...
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Gohmert says he ‘duct taped’ a defendant’s head when he was a judge in Texas
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Tuesday that he had wanted to keep a defendant quiet so badly that he “duct taped his head” while serving as a judge in Texas. During a discussion about the trial...
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Abortion Cooties!
I think one of my all time favorite rhetorical tics of conservative politicians is trying to convey crap they picked up in Christian right propaganda mills without really spelling out what they’re...
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Focus on the Family says protections for trans students makes teachers into...
Evangelical advocacy group Focus on the Family wants to mobilize California members to speak up against a state bill that would protect transgender students from discrimination and allow them greater...
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7 surveillance reforms Obama supported before he became president
When the House of Representatives recently considered an amendment that would have dismantled the NSA’s bulk phone records collection program, the White House swiftly condemned the measure. But only...
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Santorum: Liberals ‘make it uncomfortable’ to shower at the YMCA
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum recently told a group of students that they needed to fight for conservative values in “every aspect of your life” because liberals who support...
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‘He’s 47 percent Negro’: Anti-Obama Arizona protest turns racist
A protest against an appearance by President Barack Obama in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday was marked by several instances of racist language directed at Obama, the Arizona Republic reported. “He’s 47...
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Louisiana prison official: Raped 14-year-old inmate was no ‘Little Miss Muffin’
Louisiana prison officials and attorneys are trying to evade culpability in the rape of a 14-year-old juvenile inmate by claiming that the girl had a consensual relationship with the guard who molested...
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