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Hannity guest claims IRS scandal means Obama stole 2012 election
A panel discussion on Wednesday night’s episode of the Republican talk show “Hannity” ended with everyone agreeing that President Barack Obama must have used the Internal Revenue Service to steal the 2012 election, keeping tea partiers so busy with filling out documents to obtain tax exempt status that they were…
Maddow blasts erroneous Benghazi reporting: ‘ABC blew it’
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow tore into TV network ABC for its recent reporting on the Benghazi attack and President Barack Obama’s administration’s response to the tragedy. Maddow opened the piece by discussing a McClatchy report that Ambassador Chris Stevens had repeatedly turned…
‘Fox & Friends’ hosts think Obama’s scandal damage control is a plot to ‘confuse’ them
The hosts of Fox & Friends complained on Thursday that President Barack Obama had taken actions in response to so-called scandals involving terrorist attacks in Benghazi and the Internal Revenue Service targeting tea party groups in an effort to “confuse the American people” — or at the very least, Fox…
Florida student with exploding science experiment won’t face charges
The Florida State Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot would not face criminal charges over her science experiment, which caused a small explosion Bartow High School in Polk County last month. Wilmot had faced up to five years in prison after being expelled and arrested for placing chemicals…
Tesla vice president blasts North Carolina Republican’s attack on the free market
Diarmuid O’Connell, Tesla’s vice president for corporate and business development, on Wednesday slammed legislation in North Carolina that would prevent the sale of his company’s all-electric cars. “What’s happening here is the rules are being changed to protect the dealer model and exclude us from the market,” he said on…
WATCH LIVE: Obama’s statement on IRS scandal
President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the IRS scandal. Watch live video below: (Scheduled to begin at 6:00PM EST)…
Holder scolds Issa for ‘inappropriate’ and ‘shameful’ conduct at House hearing
Frustrations boiled over at a House hearing on Wednesday when Attorney General Eric Holder let Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) know exactly how he felt about the “shameful” way the lawmaker was conducting himself as a member of Congress. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Issa suggested that the Department of…
Rep. Coble has ‘senior moment’ while attempting to grill Holder
An 82-year-old Republican congressman from North Carolina said he had a “senior moment” while attempting to grill Attorney General Eric Holder during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), who has been in office since 1985, began his questions to Holder by complaining about former Secretary…
Oregon baker refuses to make cake for same sex wedding
A bakery in Oregon has refused to supply a cake for a wedding between two women, bringing the business afoul of the state’s anti-discrimination laws. According to Salon, Pam Regentin of Fleur Cakes in Mt. Hood, Oregon has declared that her Christian faith prevents her from being able to fulfill…
Ohio nuclear plant stumped by radioactive goldfish in lemonade pitcher with reactor water
Security investigators at a nuclear power plant in Ohio say that they have not made much progress in determining who left radioactive goldfish in an underground steam tunnel. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced earlier this month that it had launched an investigation after workers found two goldfish swimming in…
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