Former Klansman Elwin Wilson apologizes to the “whole world” for beating Rep. John Lewis long ago. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast Feb 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Thomas Ricks thinks that the Iraq war is far from over. “This year we’re in now, ’09, is going to be, I think, a surprisingly tough year,” Ricks told NBC’s David Gregory. Ricks believes that the Bush administration surge strategy kicked the can down the road. “Basically the surge succeeded…

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that government and construction jobs shouldn’t be included in the stimulus bill. This video is from ABC’s This Week, broadcast Feb 8, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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On Friday, The Washington Post reported that the new Republican Party chairman had authorized payment to his sister for services that were never performed. Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his…

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NBC’s Saturday Night Live took a few shots at the stimulus bill with a mock press conference featuring Democratic Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. This video is from NBC’s Saturday Night Live, broadcast Feb 7, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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President Barack Obama Friday said delays by the US Senate in passing a mammoth stimulus bill were “irresponsible” and “inexcusable” on a day when figures showed hundreds of thousands of new job losses. “It is inexcusable and irresponsible to get bogged down in distraction and delay while millions of Americans…

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The Sea Shepard ship Steve Irwin rammed a Japanese harpoon ship that was attempting to deliver a slaughtered whale. This video is from Institute for Cetacean Research, broadcast Feb 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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John Roman of the Urban Policy Center wants DNA samples taken from everyone arrested. “There are millions of these crimes and D.N.A. proves to be very cost-effective way to solve them,” Roman told Fox’s Gretchen Carlson. Civil rights attorney Conrad Claus disagrees. Claus believes that privacy rights outweigh the benefit…

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Just in Obama’s first day as president, Randall Balmer sees a White House that is more moral than under former president Bush. Balmer joined Jon Stewart to discuss his book, “God in the White House.” This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Feb. 5, 2009. Download video…

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Republicans seem to be pushing the Reagan myth of fiscal conservatism and tax cuts to fight the stimulus package. Why does the idea that tax cuts are the solution to everything still exist? Rachel Maddow is joined by Will Bunch, author of “Tear Down this Myth.” This video is from…

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