The Washington Post reports that “former Bush administration officials are lobbying behind the scenes to push the Justice Department to water down an ethics report criticizing lawyers who blessed harsh detainee terror tactics.” Constitutional law Prof. Jonathan Turley discusses. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast May 5, 2009. Download…

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Protesters were removed from a Senate hearing on healthcare Tuesday. They were calling for national heath insurance program for all Americans. This video is from MSNBC’s News Live, broadcast May 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has attacked President Obama and suggested that his national security policies are making the U.S. less safe. CBS’ David Letterman thought it was time to rate Cheney’s time in office with a segment titled “How’d he do?” This video is from CBS’s Late Show with…

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Rep. Steve King expressed his reasons for opposing a new hate crimes bill during an April 29 debate on the House floor. “Now, if you don’t know [someone's sexual preference] how could I or anyone discriminate against you. If you keep those things private, there can be no discrimination. That’s…

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TheDirty.com has released the first of six topless photos of Carrie Prejean. Prejean gained notoriety for expressing opposition to gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant. KVBC’s Alicia Jacobs reports that the remain photos are more racy. This video is from NBC’s The Today Show, broadcast May 5, 2009. Download…

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President Obama today vows to crack down on companies who avoid paying some taxes by stashed their money in offshore accounts. Rachel Maddow is joined by Senior White House economist Austan Goolsbee. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast May 4, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak were acquitted of various state charges resulting from the beating and murder of Luis Ramirez. CNN legal analyst Jeffery Toobin is calling for a federal hate crimes investigation. “The facts and circumstances of this case certainly call for at least a federal investigation because it…

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Many Republicans pundits and politicians condemned President Obama for saying that he wanted a Supreme Court nominee that could empathize with average Americans. Jon Stewart thinks he knows why Republicans are against empathy. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast May 4, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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New Haven Independent reported: Making parallels to the Nuremberg trials, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd told a gathering of liberal bloggers in New Haven he’d support bringing charges against any Bush administration officials found responsible for the policy of waterboarding terrorism suspects. “I believe waterboarding is torture,” Dodd responded. Not only…

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US soldiers in Afghanistan have been filmed with local language Bibles and urged to be “witnesses for Jesus” despite anti-proselytising rules. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports. This video is from Al Jazeera, broadcast May 3, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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