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Conan O’Brien to grads: Failure IS an option
In 2010, nobody better encapsulated the comeback story than late night talk show host Conan O’Brien. After losing his post at NBC’s The Tonight Show and a very public battle with his former employers, O’Brien took his comedy to Twitter, then toured the country in a series of stage shows,…
Obama admin. allows Medicaid protections for same sex couples
The Obama administration on Friday issued a policy guidance memo that effectively gives same sex couples the same protections as straight couples under Medicaid, the public health program for poor Americans. While the memo does not carry the weight of law, it advises states that the administration does not consider…
Exclusive: Christians must reject Ayn Rand, faith-based group tells Raw Story
During this time of financial crisis and talk of severe austerity measures in nearly every statehouse across the nation, the philosophy of author Ayn Rand has become a rallying cry for many leading Republicans who see her as something of a patron saint to American capitalism. But before evangelicals fully…
Mark Foley tells Sean Hannity ‘sexting’ children should be legal
Mark Foley, the former Republican congressman from Florida who resigned in disgrace after he was caught exchanging sexually explicit messages with teenage boys, made a startling claim on Fox News last night, during his first interview on national media since 2006. Speaking to Republican opinion host Sean Hannity, who’s been…
Senate report: The Latin American war on drugs has ‘largely failed’
A U.S. Senate subcommittee report this week called into question efforts to curb drug exports from Latin America, suggesting that billions in tax dollars had been wasted in no-bid contracts with no oversight on how the money was being spent or whether efforts were succeeding. The report comes just a…
Senators call for crackdown on ‘Bitcoin’ as drug traffickers move in
The Internet barter system known as “Bitcoin,” which makes it difficult for law enforcement to monitor online transactions, has raised the ire of two U.S. Senators who learned recently about a new website that lets Bitcoin users buy and sell illegal drugs. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder…
LGBT activist Mike Rogers: Republicans are sex scandal hypocrites
Mike Rogers, an LGBT activist and Raw Story’s managing director, appeared on MSNBC last night to speak with liberal opinion host Ed Schultz about the double standard Republicans seem to have when it comes to Rep. Anthony Weiner’s sex scandal and the scandals of their own members. “They’re really using…
Bay area cop who killed Oscar Grant to be released Monday
Johannes Mehserle, the former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Oscar Grant on New Year’s Eve 2009, is due to be released from prison on Monday … And his victim’s family isn’t happy about it. Video of the…
Labor union urges recess appointment for Elizabeth Warren
The labor union umbrella group AFL-CIO is urging President Barack Obama to make a recess appointment for Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), even as Republicans search for any way to stifle her. “No matter who gets the recess appointment of President Obama,…
Rapper Lupe Fiasco: ‘To me, the biggest terrorist is Obama’
Rap artist Lupe Fiasco, recently famous for his radio single “Superstar,” has never been ashamed to speak his mind … But in a recent interview with Rap Radar, he really laid it on the line. “In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama, in the United…
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