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New CNN Host Lectures Post-Newtown Gun Buyers, Accuses NRA of Lying

In the latest episode of CNN's Inside Man, new host Morgan Spurlock attacked those who bought guns in the wake of the Newtown shootings, and told Americans they don't "need" AR-15 rifles or ...
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George Takei Omits 'Under God' from Pledge, Slams Chris Christie on Gay Marriage

Appearing as a guest on Saturday's The Ed Show on MSNBC, actor George Takei omitted "under God" as he started quoting from the Pledge of Allegiance during a segment in which the gay rights ...
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Networks Still Boosting Wendy Davis' 'Epic' Pro-Abortion Filibuster Almost A Week Later

The Big Three networks still can't get enough of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, nearly a week after her extended filibuster against pro-life legislation on June 25, 2013. All three brought on ...
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Cocky Clift: Wendy Davis's Pro-Abortion Filibuster Will Turn Texas 'Baby Blue'

Eleanor Clift let the liberal media hype surrounding Wendy Davis go to her head as she boldly predicted the Texas Democratic State Senator's filibuster on abortion would “turn the state baby ...
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Margaret Carlson: GOP Against 'Giving Dignity to Immigrants'

Appearing on Friday's Political Capital show on Bloomberg News, Bloomberg View columnist Margaret Carlson -- formerly of CNN and Time magazine -- charged that Republicans are opposed to "giving ...
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Nets Pull Their Punches in Covering Liberal Alec Baldwin's Anti-Gay Rant

The three major networks devoted four times as much air time to obsessing over Paula Deen's use of a racial epithet 30 years ago than they did of outspoken liberal Alec Baldwin's anti-gay rant on ...
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MSNBC's Schultz Charges Conservatives Want to 'Keep a Minority Down'

On Saturday's The Ed Show on MSNBC, as host Ed Schultz ranted about the Supreme Court decision on the 1965 Voting Rights Act, he asserted that "keep[ing] a minority down" was one of the few things ...
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MSNBC's Finney: GOPers 'Trying to Harm the Health of Women,' 'Endangering the Health of Their Citizens'

On Sunday's Disrupt show on MSNBC, host Karen Finney wondered by Texas Republicans are "trying to harm the health of women in the state" by passing laws against abortion instead of dealing with ...
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MSNBC's Sharpton Lauds ObamaCare on Anniversary of 'Historic Victory' in Supreme Court

On the Friday, June 28, PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of ObamaCare, and gave the program credit for helping consumers. ...
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MSNBC's Harris-Perry Slams Rick Perry as Snidely Whiplash 'Villain'

On Saturday's Melissa Harris-Perry show, MSNBC host Harris-Perry ranted against Texas Governor Rick Perry, tagging him as the "evil archenemy" of "super-heroine" Wendy Davis, and comparing the ...
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