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Amanpour shoots down Brian Ross' claim that Iran four weeks away from nuclear weapons

ABC News global affairs anchor Christine Amanpour on Sunday threw cold water on one of her colleagues, Brian Ross, who had reported that Iran could have a functional nuclear weapon in as little as four weeks.

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Liz Cheney accuses Obama of abandoning non-existent country 'Czechoslovakia'

Fox News contributor Liz Cheney on Sunday blasted President Barack Obama with the false claim that he had apologized to enemies of the United States and had abandoned Czechoslovakia, which has not existed since 1992.

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Protests mark Mexican Independence Day celebrations

The discontent around Mexico's presidential election results continued late Saturday night, as protests sprang up at the country's Independence Day festivities in the nation's capital and various other cities.

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Pelosi: 'Everybody knows' Romney won't be president

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says that it's now obvious that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney will lose in November because "everybody knows" he will never be president.

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Fox News analyst: Romney 'correct' that Obama 'sympathizing' with embassy attackers

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume on Sunday praised Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for using the death of the top U.S. diplomat in Libya for political gain by claiming President Barack Obama was "sympathizing" with America's enemies.

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Netanyahu: Opponents of Iran strike 'set a new standard for human stupidity'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is insisting that a strategy of containment would not work to stop Iran's nuclear program and is calling for the United States to impose "red lines" that could lead to military action.

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Clint Eastwood, citing old age, defends bizarre RNC performance

Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, who stole the show on the final night of the Republican convention by debating an empty chair meant to signify President Obama, is now defending his performance by saying that in old age, "you don't have to edit yourself."

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Obama ad: Romney tax plan would send 800,000 jobs overseas

In a new ad released on Saturday by the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama, Deputy Campaign Director Stephanie Cutter attempted to debunk recent assertions by former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)'s campaign regarding President Obama, China and the economy.

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Maddow: Ryan spoke at fringe conference Friday alongside 'former terrorist'

On Friday night's edition of "The Rachel Maddow Show," host Rachel Maddow discussed the strange decision by vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to speak at a right wing fringe conference on Friday alongside a man who bills himself as a "former terrorist."

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Maher: 'This is the week Mitt Romney lost the election'

Because of his reaction to the crisis in the Middle East, Bill Maher said Friday, "I think this is the week Mitt Romney lost the election."

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Cenk Uygur: anti-Islam movie 'weirdest movie scam of all time'

On Friday's episode of The Young Turks, host Cenk Uygur explained that the anti-Islamic film "the Innocence of Muslims" was initially advertised toward Muslims as part of a scam.

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Bill Moyers: Rove is 'the undisputed maestro of the politics of plutocracy'

On his Friday show, Bill Moyers examined the resurgence of Karl Rove, who went from being damaged goods during George W. Bush's presidency to an unparalleled bagman for the Republican party.

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Republican Rep. calls Planned Parenthood 'racist' baby murderers

A Republican Representative from Kansas on Friday told the Values Voter Summit that Planned Parenthood was a "racist organization" that targeted unborn minority children to be murdered.

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