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RNC member calls for Steele to resign

A leaked memo from an active member of the Republican National Committee called for Chairman Michael Steele’s resignation. Rachel Maddow is joined by Dr. Ada Fisher, the woman who wrote the memo. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Mar. 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Daily Show asks Gibbs for favorite way to evade questions

The Daily Show‘s John Oliver visits with the White House press corps and President Obama’s press secretary Robert Gibbs. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Mar. 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Legislature forces Mississippi Gov. to take stimulus money

Rachel Maddow explains why the governor of Mississippi can’t legally turn down the stimulus money for his state. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Mar. 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Harpers editor: War allowed Bush to trump personal rights

Scott Horton, a contributing editor to Harper’s magazine, discusses a column he wrote about the release of the Bush DOJ memos in which he claims the former President George Bush “was freed from the constraints of the Bill of Rights” during wartime “with respect to anything he chose to label…

Olbermann slams Fleischer hypocrisy over attacking Maher

Former Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer spoke out against Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs for referencing Rush Limbaugh, forgetting that he once spoke out against Bill Maher. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Mar. 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Siegelman: Rove ‘a two-headed rattlesnake’

Former Bush advisor Karl Rove is finally testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about issues ranging from the firing of U.S. Attorneys to his involvement in the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Rachel Maddow is joined by Gov. Siegelman. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show,…

Ken Starr argues for Prop 8 before California court

Ken Starr told the California Supreme Court that ballot initiatives had the power to take away rights of minorities. Marriages performed before the passage of Proposition 8, would no longer be valid under Starr’s view. He used the example of plural marriages to explain his point of view. “If I…

Leahy: Some in GOP support prosecution of Bush officials

Rachel Maddow is joined by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, to discuss his proposal to investigate alleged wrongdoings during the Bush administration. RAW STORY has more details here. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Mar. 4, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

GOP Rep.: Healthcare is not a right

President Obama is set to convene a summit on reforming healthcare today. Rep. Zach Wamp told MSNBC’s Tamron Hall that the Obama’s healthcare plans would lead to socialism. Wamp believes that healthcare is not a right because many choose not to have insurance. “This is almost class warfare in order…

CCTV ‘shows gunmen escape attack on cricketers’

Pakistani police have issued sketches of four of the gunmen who attacked Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Lahore. RAW STORY has more details here. This video is from ITN, broadcast Mar. 5, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…