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Maddow on Republicans burying tax report: 'Don’t like the data? Get rid of the data'

On Friday night's edition of "The Rachel Maddow Show," host Rachel Maddow discussed the Republicans on Capitol Hill's attempt to bury a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) that thoroughly debunked one of the Republican Party's most sacred tenets, that tax cuts for the wealthy create jobs and are good for the economy.

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Cher on GOP's war on women: 'This is sick stuff'

Oscar-winning actress and singer Cher and comic Kathy Griffin have teamed up to film an ad for the pro-Obama Super PAC, the Jewish Council for Education & Research titled "Don't Let Mitt Turn Back Time on Women."

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Virginia voter fraud probe into GOP firm may include up to 40 voter registration employees

Virginia state officials are expanding an investigation to probe the Republican consulting firm Strategic Allied Consulting after canceling a grand jury hearing scheduled for Tuesday for Colin Small, who faces 13 counts of voter fraud for .

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Maher: If ‘shameless weather vane’ Romney wins, ‘comedy wins’

Bill Maher began his Nov. 2 show -- the last before the presidential race ends -- by noting that Mitt Romney only had enough time for “five more reincarnations” before the election.

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Stossel: Government has no 'obligation' to help disaster-torn cities like New Orleans

Stossel: Government has no 'obligation' to help disaster-torn cities like New Orleans

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'Fox & Friends': Delay NBC hurricane telethon because it might help Obama

The hosts of Fox & Friends on Friday suggested that NBC should postpone a Hurricane Sandy telethon until after the election because making sure that the event did not benefit President Barack Obama was more important than helping storm victims.

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Romney: 'Next to Ann, Paul Ryan is the best choice I ever made'

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says that he loves Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate almost as much as he loves his wife of 43 years.

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Tommy Thompson blames wife for his lobbying career: She 'likes to shop'

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Wisconsin Republican running for Senate, recently suggested that his wife was to blame for his decision to end his career in public service and join a lobbying firm because she "likes to shop."

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Mark Cuban offers Donald Trump $1 million to shave his head

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is responding to Donald Trump's offer of $5 million to charity if President Barack Obama releases his college transcripts and passport documents by challenging the billionaire birther to shave his famous head of hair.

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Geraldo demolishes Fox News 'misinformation' on Benghazi: 'That is a lie!'

Every now and then, something happens at Fox News that shakes up the established narrative. Friday was one of those days.

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Zimmerman's brother: We are not a 'family of racists'

The brother of a Florida neighborhood watch captain who is accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African-American boy, says that a "tidal wave of misinformation" has incorrectly branded his family as "racists."

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Maddow: Romney campaign hiding George W. Bush offshore in the Caymans

Thursday night on "The Rachel Maddow Show," host Rachel Maddow questioned the wisdom of former Pres. George W. Bush's decision to speak to a Cayman Islands offshore investment group in the days just before the presidential election.

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Matthews: Limbaugh is the 'squeal like a pig' guy from 'Deliverance'

MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Thursday compared conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh to the rapist character from the movie "Deliverance" who told his male victim to "squeal like a pig."

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