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‘It Gets Better’ campaign pulls NFL team’s video after players plead ignorance
An anti-bullying campaign aimed at LGBTQ teenagers has deleted a contribution from the San Francisco 49ers after two players denied their involvement in the project, even after being shown the video. According to Think Progress, “It Gets Better” campaign founder Dan Savage announced on Twitter that the video featuring team…
Obama tears up as he thanks campaign staff: ‘I’m really proud of all of you’
In a video published to YouTube by the Obama campaign, the newly reelected president is featured wiping away tears as he thanks volunteers and campaign aides for their hard work, telling them, “I’m really proud of all of you.” The president explained that when he worked as community organizer in…
Watch live: Ryan makes campaign stop in Colorado
Congressman Paul Ryan attends a rally in Johnston, Colo. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov. 5. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Romney denies need for a campaign turnaround
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said his campaign does not need a turnaround in an interview scheduled to air on 60 Minutes Sunday. CBS News released a portion of the interview Saturday in which CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley noted Romney’s performance slumping after the release of his “47…
WATCH LIVE: Obama campaigns in Florida
Obama made a campaign stop in Winter Park, Florida on Thursday. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on August 2. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Cyber-activists launch 80-nation campaign against illegal trash dumps
TALLINN — Cyber-environmentalists said Friday 80 countries have joined the World Cleanup 2012 campaign which will see volunteers across the globe use the Internet to target illegal trash dumps for cleanup. Portugal and Slovenia kick off the unprecedented six-month-long global anti-dumping campaign on Saturday, with Tunisia joining in Sunday. “The…
Wisconsin’s Walker denied delay on recall
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge Friday denied Governor Scott Walker extra time to review the estimated one million signatures submitted last month to the state in an effort to recall him. Dane County Judge Richard Niess refused to give Walker’s campaign the two extra weeks it requested to examine…
Hefty Gingrich debts a decades-long pattern
Newt Gingrich, who suddenly finds himself near the front of the ever-shifting GOP pack, is also finding that his finances are yet again in the cross-hairs. Multiple outlets are reporting that financial woes within the campaign means they’re skipping contests in key states and foregoing traditional campaign stops, even as…
Dr. Pepper’s lipstick-shooting gallery
I was going to ignore this Dr. Pepper "bitches ain't shit" campaign on the grounds that it's just catering to the Tea Party-fication of America. It's clear the whole point of it is to convince sexist assholes that using this product will piss off the feminists, since they have empty,…
Activists pledge to withhold millions if Obama cuts entitlements
If President Barack Obama gives in to Republican demands to cut Social Security and Medicare, it could cost him. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) delivered a petition with the signatures of 200,000 donors and volunteers to the president’s re-election campaign headquarters in Chicago Friday. Organizers said that Obama will…
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