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Raw video: Deputy shown kicking teen girl

Surveillance video released in an assault case against a King County, Wash. sheriff’s deputy shows him kicking a young girl, slamming her to the jail cell floor and striking her repeatedly. The deputy has pleaded not guilty in case. This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast Feb. 27, 2009.…

Ron Paul: One million dead Iraqis since invasion

Ron Paul cautioned against a hawking foreign policy while speaking before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Paul noted the count of dead Iraqis. “So, yeah, we wanted to get rid of a bad guy in Iraq but it cost — it took another one million Iraqis got killed. Believe…

Fox guest: Bush should have executed Gitmo detainees

Former CIA officer Gary Bernsten told Fox’s Gretchen Carlson that President Bush should have executed many of the Guantanamo Bay detainees. This video is from Fox’s Fox & Friends, broadcast Feb. 27, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Arizona AG: Pot legalization could prevent border violence

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard told CNN’s Kiran Chetry that new ideas were needed to prevent violence in Mexico from spilling over the U.S. border. While Goddard doesn’t favor the legalization of marijuana, he thinks it could prevent violence from drug cartels and should be debated. This video is from…

Colbert challenges Michael Steele to rap contest

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told the Washington Times that he was going to give the GOP a “Hip Hop” makeover. Stephen Colbert invited steele on his show for a battle of rap skills. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast Feb. 26, 2009. Download video…

Mayer: Obama undermined ACLU case against Bush-era powers

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is an “enemy combatant” who’s been in prison 7 years, even though he has never stood trial or been convicted of any crime. Now this suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent will finally have his day in U.S. court. Rachel Maddow is joined by “The Dark Side” author…

Janeane Garofalo: Limbaugh is ‘self-loathing,’ ‘narcissistic’

Actress Janeane Garofalo talked to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann about conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s female summit which he held to learn what he “must do to attract women.” This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Feb. 26, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Bolton: Nuking Chicago would teach Obama a lesson

Former UN ambassador John Bolton appeared before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and joked about a nuclear strike on President Obama’s home town. “The fact is on foreign policy I don’t think President Obama thinks it’s a priority,” said Bolton. “He said during the campaign he thought Iran was…

Matthews calls out GOP Rep. for saying ‘Democrat’ Party

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews took exception to Rep. Darrell Issa’s use of the term “Democrat” to describe the Democratic Party. “I think the Democratic Party calls itself the ‘Democratic Party.’ Not the ‘Democrat Party.’ Do we have to do this every night? Why do people talk like this? Fighting words to…

Holder may end federal raids on medical marijuana clubs

Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that he will keep President Obama’s campaign promised with regards to medical marijuana. “What the president said during the campaign, you’ll be surprised to know, will be consistent with what we’ll be doing in law enforcement. He was my boss during the campaign. He…