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Jon Stewart mocks media's kid gloves on Chris Christie: 'Where's your rush to judgment?'

As surprised as he was to hear New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) attempts to distance himself from former ally David Wildstein, Daily Show host Jon Stewart was positively taken aback to see national media outlets seemingly tripping over themselves to give Christie some space.

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Idaho's Senate changes its rules to kick out a former lawmaker leading LGBT rally

A former Idaho state Senate member was arrested and barred from the Senate chambers on Monday while leading a protest demanding workplace protections for the LGBT communities.

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Glenn Beck: Coca-Cola trying to 'divide people' with inclusive Super Bowl ad

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Monday reacted to a Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial that included people of different cultures singing "America the Beautiful" by insisting that it was a cynical plot to "divide people."

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'Date Grape Koolaid' bar taunts rape survivors as not 'smart enough' after Spokane protest

The owner of a bar in Spokane, Washington has told rape survivors that they aren't "smart enough to know" what the name "Date Grape Koolaid" means after the drink caused protests to erupt over the weekend.

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California man points gun at Girl Scout at his door to sell cookies

A California man was taken into custody over the weekend after he allegedly pulled a gun on a young Girl Scout who was selling cookies.

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Penn. pastor shames gay man in church by revoking membership, denying communion

Pastor David Slautterback of Ambassador's Bible Chapel in Pennsylvania announced to the congregation during a recent church service that a man's membership had been revoked because he was gay.

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Tennessee man fights wife at church, then shoots sister-in-law and kills himself

A Tennessee woman is in critical condition after her sister's husband shot her and killed himself at a Cookeville church on Sunday.

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Donald Trump rants: Obama 'sloppy' for not wearing a tie on Super Bowl Sunday

Reality TV star Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at President Barack Obama as "sloppy" and "not appropriate" because he had chosen to not wear a tie in a Super Bowl pre-game interview.

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9/11 truther arrested after interrupting Super Bowl news conference

A Brooklyn man was arrested after he grabbed the microphone at the beginning of the news conference for Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith and spouted off a conspiracy theory. "Investigate 9/11," the man shouted after the Seahawks' victory…

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President Obama, Bill O'Reilly spar in combative pre-Super Bowl interview

President Barack Obama and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly grew testy with one another in a 10-minute live interview aired Sunday ahead of the Super Bowl.

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John Elway to Fox News: I'm Republican because 'I don't believe in safety nets'

Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway revealed on Sunday that he was a Republican because he doesn't "believe in safety nets" -- even though he admitted they were necessary.

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Bill Kristol says GOP has solved Christie's scandal with two words: 'Jeb Bush'

Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol said on Sunday that the Republican Party had already found a two-word solution New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's problems: Jeb Bush.

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Giuliani, Ryan and Jindal all defend Chris Christie on Sunday morning talk shows

Leading Republicans stuck up for Gov. Chris Christie this morning, giving little credence to a former ally's claim that evidence exists showing Christie knew about the George Washington Bridge lane closures as they happened. Former New York Mayor Rudy…

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