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Rep. Slaughter calls for ‘retroactive recusal’ to overturn Citizens United
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) told Current TV’s Keith Olbermann Tuesday that a “retroactive recusal” of Justice Clarence Thomas could result in overturning the Citizens United case. Earlier this year, the liberal group Common Cause argued that both Justices Thomas and Antonin Scalia should have recused themselves from the Citizens United…
Obama signs short-term funding bill into law
President Barack Obama early Wednesday signed into law a stopgap measure to fund the US government through November 18 after US lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the bill. The US House of Representatives passed the measure on Tuesday by a 352-66 vote, sending it to the White House with plenty of time to avert a partial government shutdown. The White…
Ari Berman: Koch brothers undermining democracy
Ari Berman, author and contributing writer for The Nation magazine, told Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on Tuesday that the influential Koch brothers were pushing voting laws to help the Republican Party win more elections. “The Koch brothers, as you know, their money is all over the place here,” he…
Rep. Jackie Speier: U.S. military punishes rape victims
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) for the ninth time on Tuesday called on Congress to address the pervasive problem of sexual harassment and rape in the U.S. military. To call attention to the problem, she has been telling the stories of woman who were sexually harassed and assaulted while serving in…
Ben Bernanke on ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest: I can’t blame them
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and others questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday about the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protest in lower Manhattan. “Chairman, as you know, there are people demonstrating against Wall Street in New York City and other cities around the country, and I think the perception…
WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks in Texas about jobs plan
President Obama delivers remarks on his jobs plan in Mesquite, Texas. Watch this live video from The White House, broadcast Oct. 4, 2011. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV…
Christie: President might want a food taster if I am VP
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) again announced Tuesday that he definitely was not running for president, and he added that the Republican Party’s eventual nominee may want to think twice before picking him as a running mate. “I don’t know that there is anybody in America that would necessarily…
Cain: Romney is just too ‘Wall Street’ to win
Boosted by a new ABC/Washington Post showing him now in second place the GOP presidential race, Herman Cain spent Tuesday morning attacking former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, rather than the prior top target, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Appearing on Fox & Friends to also promote his new book This is…
Lawrence O’Donnell blasts ‘little’ Breitbart’s sexist remarks
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday slammed Andrew Breitbart for calling Rep. Nancy Pelosi a “bitch” and saying comedian Janeane Garofalo was “Hollywood’s sympathy fuck.” Breitbart made the comments Friday at the Chicago Tea Party’s TeaCon 2011 Convention in Schaumburg. “When I see him on that stage I see little…
CNN anchor mocks ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters over TARP
CNN anchor Erin Burnett mocked the “Occupy Wall Street” protest during the “Seriously!?” segment of her show, which debuted on Monday. “What are they protesting?” she asked of the demonstration. “Nobody seems to know.” Burnett noted it was not “just a bunch of hippies protesting” and then played footage of…
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