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Ed Asner: Fox News host Sean Hannity ‘behind on his rabies shots’
After requesting to urinate on a Fox News producer last week, Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner continued to slam the conservative news network on Monday night. Asner said on Current TV that he thought...
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Canadian police chief sends Christmas cards to gangsters
Gangsters in one of Canada’s most crime-ridden cities can expect a special greeting card this Christmas — from a local police chief dressed as jolly Santa Claus and packing heat. The card is being...
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New Jersey lawmaker proposes statewide vote on same sex marriage
New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D) on Monday introduced legislation to legalize same sex marriage in the state, but fellow Democrats have objected to the proposed bill. Gusciora’s bill would...
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Granholm: GOP punishing Democratic voters with ‘Orwellian’ right-to-work law
Former Michigan governor and Current TV host Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday slammed Republicans after they pushed a so-called “right-to-work” law through the state legislature. “The ‘Workplace Fairness...
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At least one dead in Oregon mall shooting
At least one person was killed when a gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before he was “neutralized,” police and media said. There were also “multiple...
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Minnesota Senate faces mushrooming legal costs due to GOP sex scandal
The Minnesota Senate faces an ever-growing legal bill thanks to a scandal involving a former Republican leader and her senior aide. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the legal costs associated...
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American detained in North Korea
An American citizen has been detained by the communist authorities in North Korea, a country that has no diplomatic ties with the United States, a US official said Tuesday. “We’re obviously aware of...
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Obama recognizes Syrian rebels as ‘legitimate representative’ of the people
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Syrian opposition was now “the legitimate representative” of the Syrian people, in the most significant US intervention yet in the brutal civil war. “We...
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Iraq abuse inquiry was a cover-up, whistleblower tells court
A former investigator into allegations that British troops abused Iraqi prisoners resigned because she did not want to be implicated in “a cover-up”, the high court has heard. Louise Thomas, 45, left...
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Restoration of Roman tunnels gives a slave’s eye view of Caracalla baths
In the middle of a patch of grass amid the ruins of the Caracalla baths in Rome, there is a staircase that takes visitors deep into the ground to a world resembling the lair of a James Bond villain....
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North Korea launches long-range rocket despite international pressure
North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday, in defiance of UN sanctions threats over what Pyongyang’s critics have condemned as a disguised ballistic missile test. North Korea...
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John McAfee expelled to U.S. after three weeks on the run
US computer anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee escaped immediate deportation to Belize on Wednesday as Guatemala expelled the colorful American back to the United States instead. Wearing a blue...
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WATCH LIVE: 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy victims
The sold-out “12-12-12″ concert begins at 7:30pm ET in Madison Square Garden. The charity concert features musical legends such as Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris...
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Michigan lawmaker to ‘sexist’ Republicans: You learned nothing from getting...
Noting their efforts to pass anti-union and anti-abortion bills during the lame-duck session, Michigan Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer took to the floor on Wednesday to blast Republicans. “I...
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Bernanke speaks at last – but manages to confuse Wall Street analysts
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke just had one of the most surprising press conferences of recent years, in which he indicated, in specific terms, the long-awaited end of the central bank’s...
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Warren assigned to Senate Banking Committee
Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), an ardent critic of Wall Street practices, will be assigned a seat on the Senate Banking Committee once the 113th Congress convenes in January. Progressive and...
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Clinton to testify to lawmakers on Benghazi probe
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify next week to Congress about the findings of an investigation into a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, a senior US lawmaker said Wednesday....
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Wikipedia sees future — and threat — in cell phones
Cell phones could be Wikipedia’s path to global domination, but may also pose a risk to the crowdsourcing culture the online encyclopedia relies on, chief executive Sue Gardner says. On one hand, says...
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Gun-selling website faces lawsuit over woman’s shooting death
The family of a woman who was murdered last year by a stalker wielding a .40-caliber handgun bought illegally on the internet is suing the gun website through which the firearm was procured for...
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Maddow: Michigan GOP ‘can do whatever they want’ due to gerrymandering
On her show Wednesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained that Republicans in Michigan were still in control due to redistricting. “Michigan Republicans are moving full steam ahead with whatever...
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