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Sen. Gillibrand blasts Blunt amendment: Employers shouldn’t dictate health decisions
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) on Wednesday slammed legislation that would allow employers to refuse to pay for health insurance coverage of specific services if it would be contrary to their religious beliefs or moral convictions. “When will my colleagues understand this very non-debatable fact, that the decision of whether a…
Supporter to Romney: Don’t ‘come and get my gun’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday calmed the fears of a supporter who worried that the candidate was going prevent gun owners from protecting themselves from a “tyrannical government.” “I have a concealed carry permit,” the man, who identified himself as William Phillips, told Romney at an event in…
Florida woman admits she burned down a tree ‘older than Jesus’
A 26-year-old Floridian woman admitted to burning down one of the oldest trees in the world Tuesday afternoon. According to WFTV, Sara Barnes was arrested after admitting she set The Senator, a 3,500 year old bald cypress tree, on fire on a mid-January night in Longwood, Florida. Barnes, a regular…
Medical marijuana patient denied liver transplant: It’s too late for me
A man who was refused a liver transplant by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles because he used medical marijuana to cope with his symptoms is hoping his story will change the transplant policies of hospitals around the country. “Now I just accept it, I deal with it, and I…
GOP lawmaker proposes tax breaks for mustaches
A mustachioed Republican congressman from Maryland is standing up for the rights of the men (and the women) who dare to have hair above their upper lip. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett has introduced the Stimulus To Allow Critical Hair Expenses Act — or STACHE Act — to give people with mustaches…
Late middle-aged male experts agree: They know everything
Funny or Die nails it again, this time mocking male “experts” speaking on women’s health. A parade of men, including Tim Meadows, Nick Offerman, Kurtwood Smith, and Judd Nelson, declare themselves to be “experts on women’s reproductive health.” “What qualifies me to be an expert on women’s reproductive health?” Ray…
WATCH LIVE: Senate hearing on ‘indefinite detention’
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans” will discuss provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act. The hearing was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Watch this live video from The U.S. Senate, broadcast Feb. 29, 2011. …
Jon Stewart slams Fox News for basing talking points on RNC memo
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Tuesday night joked that Mitt Romney made his job “way too easy.” Romney has condemned his rival Rick Santorum for urging Democrats in Michigan to vote for him in the Republican primary, calling the move “dirty tactics” and “disgusting.” “What are the odds…
Ron Paul denies secret alliance with Romney campaign
During an appearance on CNN on Tuesday, Texas Rep. Ron Paul denied teaming up with Mitt Romney to take down Rick Santorum. “If that’s all he has to talk about, that means he doesn’t have much of a platform to talk about. I would think we’re supposed to be talking…
LIVE: GOP candidates give Arizona, Michigan primary speeches
Republican presidential candidates react to the outcome of the Michigan and Arizona primaries. Watch video, courtesy of MSNBC, below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
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