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O'Reilly attacks 'wimpy Christians' for not freaking out about 'war on Christmas'

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is turning against the Christians who he says haven't been outraged enough about the so-called "war on Christmas."

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Princeton freshman: Scalia's 'reduction to the absurd' defense was absurd

The Princeton freshman who confronted Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on his legal opinions regarding same sex marriage told MSNBC's Alex Wagner on Monday that, while Scalia was cordial in his answer, he still ducked the question.

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Sen. Graham: Marriage equality requires constitutional amendment, like ending slavery

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says that the United States Supreme Court should not rule that LGBT couples have the right to marry because it is like banning slavery and should require a constitutional amendment.

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Perry's radical anti-abortion agenda includes 20-week ban

Appearing in Houston on Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) bragged about his anti-abortion record, including what he called his "privilege" of signing a law that requires women to undergo a medically unnecessary vaginal probe before ending an unwanted pregnancy.

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Gov. Snyder: 'Right to work' will 'make unions more effective'

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is insisting that a so-called "right to work" law which restricts unions' ability to collect dues is not "anti-union" at all.

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Granholm: GOP punishing Democratic voters with 'Orwellian' right-to-work law

Former Michigan governor and Current TV host Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday slammed Republicans after they pushed a so-called "right-to-work" law through the state legislature.

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Beck dons wig to mock Costas with tasteless rant about Jerry Brown's death

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Tuesday wore a wig and ranted about "beer culture" to mock sports broadcaster Bob Costas' recent commentary on "gun culture" in the United States following a tragic murder/suicide involving NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher.

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Michigan mounted police trample pro-union protester with horse

Michigan State Police mounted on horseback reportedly knocked down at least one pro-union demonstrator at the State Capitol on Tuesday.

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Same sex couple: Conservative justices 'have an opportunity to redeem the Republican Party'

The first same sex male couple to appear in African-American lifestyle magazine Jet's wedding announcements had harsh words for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's recent defense of "moral feelings" against homosexuality during an appearance on MSNBC Tuesday, but said the court's conservative justices had a chance to do right by the Republican Party.

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Fox News host: Woman can 'go get a job elsewhere' if she doesn't like Michigan union busting

Fox News host Gregg Jarrett on Monday advised a woman who thought Michigan's so-called "right to work" law was unfair because it allowed some workers to benefit from unions without paying dues to just "go get a job elsewhere."

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McConnell lashes out at 'robo-squirrel' on Senate floor

As lawmakers negotiate to cut $4 trillion from the deficit, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to blast Democrats for spending $325,000 educating students with a "robo-squirrel" project.

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Fox News analyst: Liberals 'won't be happy until we give terrorists food stamps'

Following reports that the U.S. had killed top al-Qaeda leader Abu Zaid al-Kuwaiti, a Fox News "strategic analyst" asserted on Monday that American liberals would be more upset about the drone strike than people in Pakistan.

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Soledad grills Jeff Sessions: 'You hurt people who need food' with food stamp cuts

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) on Tuesday faced tough questions from CNN host Soledad O'Brien for his plan to cut the food stamp program and "hurt people who need food," including 20 percent of his own constituents in Alabama.

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