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Rep. Johnson calls for probe into disinformation campaign targeting journalists
On the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-CA) called for an investigation into an alleged disinformation campaign targeting journalists who reported on Department of Defense spending on Information Operations. “We face the disturbing possibility that a federal defense contractor that specializes in information and psychological operations may have targeted…
Romney: Marriage is between a man and a woman
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney responded on Wednesday to President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage, saying it was a “tender and sensitive topic.” The Republican presidential candidate suggested that Obama had flip-flopped on the issue, but stop short of saying so outright. “I have the same view on…
Atheist student who sued school: You can’t imagine the things I’ve heard
An atheist student who sued over a public prayer display at her public school described her experiences at the Reason Rally in March. “I have a confession to make, I am ‘evil little thing,’” Jessica Ahlquist said in a video of her speech uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday. The American…
WATCH LIVE: Man walks high wire above Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
A seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallenda family, Nik Wallenda, was scheduled to walk a high wire above Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Wednesday evening. Watch live video, courtesy of MSNBC, below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [Nik Wallenda by Flickr user kevint3141]…
FBI director: Expanded surveillance powers ‘absolutely essential’
FBI director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged Congress to extend legislation that authorized the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program started under the Bush Administration. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 gave the government sweeping surveillance authority and granted legal immunity to telecommunication companies that had participated in the wiretapping…
Pat Robertson prays to convert ‘homosexuals’ from ‘displeasing’ Jesus
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Wednesday asked gay men and lesbians to pray with him that they would stop “displeasing” Jesus by doing “something the Bible says in an abomination.” Following a segment on CBN’s 700 Club about a lesbian who said she had become straight after giving her life to…
Video shows Tea Party activist saying ‘We have to kill’ Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sarah Steelman, the Republican Senate candidate running against Missouri’s Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill this election, is facing heavy criticism for her son applauding a tea party activist urging a crowd “to kill” the senator, according to reporting Tuesday by Think Progress. Now, the video (embeded below) has surfaced. At a…
Obama endorses same sex marriage
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Barack Obama declared that “same sex couples should be able to get married.” The president told ABC’s Robin Roberts that his views on the issue of marriage equality had been “going through an evolution.” “I’ve always been adamant that gay and…
NC county commissioner calls to revoke ‘illegal’ same sex benefits
Only hours after North Carolina passed a controversial amendment banning same sex marriage, a county commissioner is already calling to revoke the “illegal” benefits provided to unmarried same sex couples. “Now that #4marriage #amendment1 has passed – we need to eliminate those illegal benefits,” Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James, who…
Tony Perkins: My kids won’t be gay because I teach them ‘the right ways’
Family Research Council president and anti-gay advocate Tony Perkins certainly was pleased Tuesday evening after learning that North Carolina voted to pass the controversial Amendment One measure. Appearing on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight on Tuesday, Perkins argued that people become gay because of the “environment they’re raised in” and the high…
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