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Church sign: Obama election ‘is sin against the Lord’

CNN’s Rick Sanchez reported on a church marquee that reads “America we have a Muslim president. This is a sin against the Lord.” Mark Holick is pastor of The Spirit One Christian Center in Wichita, Kansas where the sign is being displayed. Holick told KSNW, “The main point of the…

Edward Kennedy back at work in Congress

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US liberal icon Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, was back at work in the Senate on Monday for the first time since July, vowing to fight for healthcare reform. Kennedy, 76, showed up for work as the chamber opened for a “lame duck” session to…

John Bolton faces hostile questions from UK citizens

Former interim U.S. ambassador to the United Nations faced some difficult questions from citizen of the United Kingdom while appearing on a BBC panel. Portions of the BBC broadcast was posted on YouTube. This video is from BBC, broadcast Nov. 16, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Barack Obama thanks John McCain for his service

President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) allowed cameras in to see a few moments of their meeting today. MSNBC Contessa Brewer reported that Obama released a statement saying, “We’re just going to have a good conversation so we can work together to fix the country and to thank…

CNN: Scooter Libby may have requested Bush pardon

CNN’s Sonny Hostin reports that I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby may have filed a request for a pardon from President Bush before he leaves office. Scooter Libby was convicted of lying in the CIA leak case but his sentence was commuted by Bush last year. This video is from CNN’s American…

Protest of priest who said repent for Obama vote

Protesters from both sides picketed outside Saint Mary’s Church in Greenville, SC. It’s the first service since Father Jay Scott’s writing in a church bulletin that church members should repent for voting for Barack Obama. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast Nov. 17, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Gingrich: Palin is not GOP’s future leader

Former House Speaker New Gingrich (R-GA) said Sunday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will likely fade into a crowd of other Republican governors in the years to come and won’t become the leader of the Republican party. “I think that she is going to be a significant player,” Gingrich said…

Wanda Sykes on Prop 8: They ‘pissed off’ the wrong group

Wanda Sykes spoke against the passage of California’s Proposition 8 during a rally LGBT Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas on Nov. 15, 2008. Sykes is well known as a comedian and actress. This video is from YouTube, broadcast Nov. 16, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Anti-war group stages 4200 toy soldiers at gas station

Seven members of the anti-war group Iraq Veterans Against the War placed 4200 toy soldiers at an unknown gas station. A video of the protest was posted on YouTube. This video is from IVAW.org, broadcast Nov. 11, 2008. Download video via RawReplay.com…

In first post-election interview, Obama promises Iraq exit, Gitmo closure

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part of a dramatic foreign policy break with George W. Bush. In his first major post-election interview, with CBS program “60 Minutes,” the Democrat signaled…