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Rep. Peter King won’t look into Loughner’s radicalization because of 9/11
Appearing on State of the Union with Candy Crowley Sunday to discuss his upcoming hearings on Muslim radicalization, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) explained why he wasn’t planning on expanding the focus of the hearings to include clinic bombers or even the radicalization of men like Jared Loughner, accused of shooting…
Miley Cyrus on SNL: ‘I’m sorry that I’m not perfect’
Hosting Saturday Night Live last night, Miley Cyrus reached out to fans to apologize for all her “scandals” — and to try to put them into perspective. She compared her tabloid-worthy moments — kissing a guy, the Annie Leibovitz photo, dancing on a pole, showing some side-boob and, of course,…
Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Jewish groups and others are up at arms over an attempt to outlaw male circumcision in San Francisco by putting the issue to a popular vote. Self-described “intactivist” Lloyd Schofield has been collecting signatures for a voter initiative that would criminalize infant circumcision in the Californian…
Transplant patients a target of Arizona budget cuts
PEORIA, Arizona (Reuters) – A pacemaker and defibrillator fitted to carpenter Douglas Gravagna’s failing heart makes even rising from the couch of his Phoenix-valley home a battle. But it is not congestive heart failure that is killing him, he says. It is a decision by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to…
U.S. contractor found guilty in Cuba trial
HAVANA (Reuters) – American contractor Alan Gross was found guilty on Saturday of working to undermine Cuba’s communist government, Cuban television said, and now faces up to 20 years behind bars in the latest blow to U.S.-Cuba relations. A panel of judges reached the widely expected verdict after hearing two…
Michael Moore headlines Madison rally against Walker
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Thousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a day after the state’s chief executive followed through on his threat to issue layoff warning notices to unions representing state workers. Joining the crowd was liberal filmmaker Michael Moore,…
Mos Def explains it all
Here’s a compilation of hip-hop artist Mos Def explaining to Bill Maher’s audience what his political views are. Not only does he question the attacks of Sept. 11, 2011, he goes on to say he doesn’t believe mankind has landed on the moon, but adds that he totally believes in…
Huckabee triggers feminist firestorm for criticizing Natalie Portman’s pregnancy
Appearing on a right-wing talk show recently, arch conservative Fox News pundit and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee had a few things to say about Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman and her status as a soon-to-be single mother. His remarks triggered a feminist firestorm in the media, and for good reason.…
Layoffs loom in Wisconsin as Walker refuses to compromise with Dems
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a battle intensified between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over union bargaining rights that has sparked protests and a national debate. “If the Senate Democrats come back to Wisconsin, these notices…
Police: DNA confirms capture of the ‘East Coast Rapist’
Police with the US Marshals Service say that a man responsible for more than a dozen rapes over the last decade has finally been caught through the use of DNA evidence. At the end of an exhaustive investigation spanning years, Sgt. Kim Chinn, of the Prince William County Police Department,…
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