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Penn. man shoots and kills two Labradors he was paid $100 to put down 'humanely'

A Pennsylvania man who was paid $100 to "humanely" put down two dogs has been charged with animal cruelty because he admitted that he shot them in the head, and left them at a county park.

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Jon Stewart tells CNN host: Your network is like 'the doll Chucky... watch out for bad Chucky'

In a recent interview, CNN host Fareed Zakaria made the mistake of trying to corner The Daily Show's Jon Stewart into praising his network.

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Dem shames Alberto Gonzales on deporting parents: 'If it were your child,' you'd say 'this is crazy'

Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) on Sunday clashed with former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over whether or not President Barack Obama should take executive action on immigration reform.

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Al Franken struggles to explain net neutrality to Ted Cruz: You are 'completely wrong'

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) struggled on Sunday to explain to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) why he had been wrong to assert that net neutrality was "Obamacare for the Internet," and that it would stifle innovation.

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Tucker Carlson: 'Tons of social welfare benefits' for ISIS is 'exactly' Obama's immigration policy

Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday asserted that President Barack Obama had refused to restrict immigration from countries that were being invaded by ISIS Islamic radicals because giving social welfare benefits to terrorists was "exactly the policy" of the United States.

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'Oh, for f*ck's sake': Bill Maher slams Russell Brand for telling people not to vote

During his weekly "New Rules" segment, Bill Maher addressed the disappointingly low turnout in the 2014 midterm elections. He also thumped British comic Russell Brand for exhorting people not to vote.

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Nicki Minaj 'Nazi' video was inspired by 'hero' Alex Jones, director reveals

On Thursday, conspiracy theorist and InfoWars.com proprietor Alex Jones discussed the use of Nazi imagery in the "lyric video" for rapper Nicki Minaj's new single, "Only," which features guest appearances by rapper Lil Wayne, singer Chris Brown and rapper and former Nickelodeon TV star Drake.

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Rand Paul freaks out on workplace equality enforcer: 'How do you show up to work?'

On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) attended the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing regarding the nomination of P. David Lopez to serve as General Counsel and Charlotte Burrows to serve as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

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Chicago hospital threatens to destroy rape victim's credit after wrongly billing her for exams

A Chicago rape survivor said that the way she was treated by the hospital that examined her was so horrific that she wanted to move out of town to forget the experience.

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Pat Robertson tells women how to get 'clean' after abortions and 'multiple sex partners'

TV preacher Pat Robertson on Thursday explained that women who had multiple sex partners could be "clean" again if they followed his instructions for worshipping Jesus Christ, and by contacting the Christian Broadcast Network.

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Pastor backs gay couple's discrimination complaint against him after church bans same-sex marriages

A gay couple in North Carolina has filed a complaint of "gender discrimination" with the Methodist Church after a pastor refused to marry them -- and the pastor says he wants to "co-sign" on the side of the two men.

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Kirk Cameron: Schools should celebrate Christmas because 'education is inherently religious'

Actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron argued this week that a Maryland school board was wrong to remove Christian holidays from the vacation calendar because "education is inherently religious."

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92-year-old former poll worker loses Virginia voting rights after she stops driving

A 92-year-old woman who has voted for 72 years in Virginia said that she was unable to cast a ballot on Election Eay because of the state's photo identification requirements.

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