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- Poll: Florida Governor Scott Hits All-Time High Approval, Still Trails By Double Digits
- WATCH: Joe Biden Resumes Gun Reform Push In White House Speech
- House Republicans Hold A Hearing To Defend NSA Surveillance
- Obama: ‘I’m Not Dick Cheney’ [Video]
- Why The House GOP’s Abortion-Ban Bill Is Cruel And Crazy
- Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Plummets To Lowest Level Since 2011
Stand Your Ground Laws A Shaky Basis For Justice
Mary SanchezThe Trayvon Martin murder case will boil down to one claim known by mothers everywhere.
“He started it!”
Every parent with more than one child has heard that cry.
Bank Of America Lied To Homeowners And Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say
Paul Kielby Paul Kiel ProPublica.
Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees.
Lindsey Graham Is Wrong: Immigration Reform Can’t Stop The GOP’s ‘Death Spiral’
Henry DeckerSenator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned that his party is facing a “demographic death spiral” that can only be stopped by comprehensive immigration reform, during a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press.
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Obama Kicks Off G8 Summit: ‘There Are Still Wounds That Haven’t Healed’
President Barack Obama joined leaders representing Britain, Canada, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan to convene the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. This year’s two-day summit will focus on issues concerning trade, economic growth and the ongoing civil war in Syria.
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Stand Your Ground Laws A Shaky Basis For Justice
The Trayvon Martin murder case will boil down to one claim known by mothers everywhere.
“He started it!”
Every parent with more than one child has heard that cry.
Bank Of America Lied To Homeowners And Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say
by Paul Kiel ProPublica.
Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees.
Lindsey Graham Is Wrong: Immigration Reform Can’t Stop The GOP’s ‘Death Spiral’
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned that his party is facing a “demographic death spiral” that can only be stopped by comprehensive immigration reform, during a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press.
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5 Responses From NSA Leaker Edward Snowden To Questions From Guardian Readers
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for former NSA contractor and intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. However, he took the time to answer questions from readers of The Guardian, with a little help from his friend Glenn Greenwald, who broke the story.
Here are five of the most interesting answers from the Snowden Q&A.
Supreme Court Strikes Down ALEC-Backed Voting Restriction
By a 7-2 margin, the Supreme Court has struck down a law that required proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Arizona’s Proposition 200, which was passed by voters in 2004, targeted immigrants but ended up preventing 31,500 residents from registering to vote, according to a brief filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF).
WATCH: Organizing For Action Defends Obamacare In New Ad
Organizing for Action, the 501(c)(4) advocacy group built from the remnants of President Barack Obama’s campaign infrastructure, has released a new ad highlighting the benefits of Obama’s health care reform law:
According to Time, OFA is spending more than $1,000,000 on the ad, which is just one part of a “major education campaign” aimed at improving Obamacare’s popu
Read more...FLASHBACK: In 2006, Bill O’Reilly Called NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice ‘Disgraceful’
Former intelligence analyst Russell Tice was one of the the sources for the December 2005 New York Times exposé of warrantless National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping that was taking place under the Bush administration — a story that the paper held until after the 2004 election.
When Tice wouldn’t appear on The O’Reilly Factor, O’Reilly had a producer track Tice down.
The Curse Of Redskins
See if this makes sense to you:
For years, I’ve argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a statement of self-loathing. They say I don’t understand. They say the word no longer means what it has always meant. They say it’s just a friendly fraternal greeting.
Great Gatsby Economics
WASHINGTON — You don’t need me to tell you, but it’s a whole lot tougher leading a garage band than being a superstar. What you might not have known is just how much harder.
If you want an example of growing inequality, try the rock ‘n’ roll industry.
WATCH: Cheney Says Snowden Not Only A Traitor, But Maybe Even Spying For China
Former vice president Dick Cheney called the kettle black on Fox News Sunday, ripping into NSA leaker Edward Snowden for betraying the United States.
“I think he’s a traitor,” Cheney said of Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked classified information on government surveillance programs and is now said to be hiding out in Hong Kong.
