April 20, 2013
Real Time with Bill Maher: 30,000 Gun Deaths vs. 3 Terrorism Deaths
Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 279
April 19, 2013
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April 19, 2013
Your Brain On Religion: FRC Blames ‘Sexual Liberalism’ For Boston Marathon Bombing
This Is Your Brain On Religion
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April 19, 2013
Stupid Things Republicans Say: Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell
There’s no shortage of stupid quotes from Republicans, especially red state Republicans. Here’s an intellectually-challenged and civility-opposed Tweet from Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell:
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April 19, 2013
Reuters: Boy Scouts of America To End Ban On Gays
In a Friday news dump, and a day where attention is focused elsewhere, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) told Reuters the organization will soon end it’s ban on gays. But nothing is official at the moment. The BSA board members must vote to approve the change.
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April 19, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects: Chechen Brothers, One Dead, One Captured
This article has been updated as of Friday, 4/19/2013 at 9:06pm.
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April 18, 2013
NRA Blocks Taggants: ‘The Blaze’ Goes After Lawrence O’Donnell’s Accurate Claim
Last night on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “The NRA’s efforts to guarantee that American mass murderers are the best-equipped mass murders in the world is not limited to murderers who use assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
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April 18, 2013
Adolphus Busch IV, Heir To Brewing Fortune, Resigns NRA Membership
Adolphus Busch IV, whose great-grandfather founded St. Louis based Anheuser-Busch, and heir to the Busch family fortune, today announced his resignation as a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The announcement came a day after legislation that would extend background checks failed in the U.S. Senate.
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April 18, 2013
Gun Control: Public Shame For Senators Who Blocked Extended Background Checks (Complete List)
The 45 Senators (not counting Harry Reid, more on that later) who voted “no” on sensible gun safety legislation, a bill that would have extended background checks to include gun shows and online purchases, should be publicly shamed. Morning Joe on MSNBC did their part this morning as well as websites like The Huffington Post and Mother Jones.
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April 18, 2013
VIDEO: Insane Fertilizer Plant Explosion Near Waco, Texas
It starts off as a massive fire in the distance, it ends with an explosion that makes the previous blaze look like a jolly good time gathered around the camp fire. Holy crap that is crazy! Last I heard the whole town was evacuated and possibly dozens dead. This is horrible.
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April 17, 2013
Senator Rand Paul Says Obama Using Newtown Families As ‘Props’
Today Senator Rand Paul accused President Obama of using victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting as “props.”
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