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Rep. Speier blasts Komen: They ‘want to become a political advocacy group’
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) on Wednesday blasted Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, for cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood, which provides more low-cost women’s health services than any organization in the country. “A fine nonprofit that I have been associated with for years, I…
Gingrich: Brad Pitt should play me in a movie
Angelina Jolie better watch out. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich thinks he’s found the perfect person to play him in a movie about his life: Brad Pitt. “If Hollywood was going to do a movie about your life, who would you like to see play the lead role?” radio host…
Romney gets glittered, but his singing gets worse
Protesters on Wednesday showered Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with glitter — but the shiny stuff sure didn’t make his singing voice sparkle. At a campaign event in Eagan, Minnesota, the candidate got doused with glitter just as he was taking the stage. Aides worked to quickly remove the light-reflecting…
HBO film depicts Palin near ‘nervous breakdown’
HBO’s upcoming film “Game Change” won’t go easy on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, if the first trailer is to be believed. Published online Tuesday, the footage shows off actress Julianne Moore as the half-term governor, jockeying with Sen. John McCain’s top aides for control of the campaign’s message. At…
Univ. of Conn. TV airs ‘rape is funny’ video
Students at the University of Connecticut are meeting Wednesday night to discuss protesting the university’s student-run television station for airing a video which they say promotes “rape culture.” The student-run, student-funded UCTV aired the Shenanigans comedy sketch on at least two occasions, Nov. 10 and Jan. 30, according to Gawker.…
Deer smashes through D.C. library window
There was nothing quiet about one library in Washington D.C. Tuesday afternoon, as a deer shockingly smashed into its windows and ran wildly inside. “We just knew it was coming up in the office so we just piled up boxes and stuff,” one employee said. The deer suffered a broken…
Police: Entire NYC building was pot farm
A five-story building in New York City was raided by police this week, revealing that the entire structure was being used as a multi-tiered marijuana farm. Police said that four of the floors appeared to be designated to individual stages of the plants’ growth, with the most mature on the…
‘Sesame Street’ parody: Gingrich puppet wants to live on moon
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s plan to create a moon base has finally been put to music. In a parody of Ernie’s 1978 classic Sesame Street song, puppet Newt Gingrich sings that he wants “to live on the moon.” “I would like to look down at the Earth from above…
Home-schooled girl to lawmakers: Vote down same sex marriage for my birthday
A 14-year-old girl named “Sarah” asked lawmakers in Maryland on Tuesday to vote against marriage equality for her birthday. Testifying before Maryland’s Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Sarah said it “would be the best birthday present ever if you would vote no on gay marriage.” “I really feel bad for the…
WATCH LIVE: Obama lays out his new mortgage refinancing plan
Watch below as President Obama provides more information about the home mortgage refinancing plan that he first announced during his State of The Union address, courtesy of MSNBC. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
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