Family values ex-Nevada lawmaker appears in bikini for Maxim

A former Nevada state Senator who ran on a Christian family values platform has posed in a bikini as a write-in candidate for the men's magazine Maxim's "Hot 100" contest. .... Halseth ran as a political unknown in 2010, surprising observers by winning as a Republican in  …

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Pat Robertson: Destroy Buddha Statue, Episcopal Church Is 'Apostate' (VIDEO)

Pat Robertson appeared yet again on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club," and yet again his remarks were unabashedly forthcoming. When a viewer asked if it was OK that her Christian friend had a Buddha statue, Robertson advised her to "break it." The Buddha wasn't h …

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Top Right-Wing Group: Minority Births Are 'Not A Good Thing' Because They 'Don't Share American Values'

Yesterday, the New York Times reported on new census data which showed, for the first time, that non-white births made up over 50 percent of all births in the United States last year.... if you’re the conservative, Phyllis Schlafly-backed Eagle Forum, it’s a cl …

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FLASHBACK: Bobby Jindal's Exorcism Problem

Maybe she sensed our weariness; whether by plan or coincidence, Susan chose the perfect opportunity to attempt an escape. She suddenly leapt up and ran for the door, despite the many hands holding her down. This burst of action served to revive the tired group of students and t …

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Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.

After years of speculation, estimates and projections, the Census Bureau has made it official: White births are no longer a majority in the United States.

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The Real Fraud: Second 'Non-Citizen' In O'Keefe Voter Fraud Video Naturalized In 2011

In conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe’s latest video, he features two “non-citizens” who have supposedly committed voter fraud in North Carolina. As ThinkProgress reported yesterday, one of the men, Zbigniew Gorzkowski, has actually been an American ci …

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Breitbart Editor John Nolte Calls for Right Wing 'Twitter War'

Breitbart.com editor John Nolte is calling for right wingers to harass, stalk, and bully liberals on Twitter, and in typical Breitbart megalomaniac fashion, Nolte calls this “The Battle for America on Twitter.”

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Beaverton Grace Bible Church Sues Family For Defamation After Bad Reviews, Critical Blog

Officials at Beaverton Grace Bible Church weren't too thrilled to learn that a former member had written negative online reviews of the service and congregation, so they filed a lawsuit against an Oregon mother and her family. Julie Anne Smith, her daughter and three other com …

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Catholic School Drops Student Health Care To Protest Contraception Coverage

Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic school in Ohio, made news today for dropping its student health-care plan in protest of the Obama administration's decision that health insurers must cover contraception. (Via the Huffington Post.)The school announced online tha …

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Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says -

He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.

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Veterans favor Obama Over Romney

The veteran vote in the 2012 election is trending toward Barack Obama. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that Obama would beat Mitt Romney by as much as seven percentage points in November.

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Ron Paul all but ends presidential campaign, continues delegate strategy

Ron Paul announced Monday that his campaign will no longer spend money on presidential nominating contests due to lack of funds, effectively ending his campaign for the Republican nomination.

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JPMorgan executives set to quit over 2 billion dollar loss

Three top executives involved with a failed hedging strategy that cost JPMorgan Chase & Co at least $2 billion and tarnished its reputation are expected to leave the bank this week, sources close to the matter said on Sunday.

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Ivy League school janitor graduates with honors

For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate wit …

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Jan Brewer Signs Legislation Permitting Employers to Interrogate Female Employees About Contraception Use

Arizona House Bill 2625, authored by Majority Whip Debbie Lesko, R-Glendale, would permit employers to ask their employees for proof of medical prescription if they seek contraceptives for non-reproductive purposes, such as hormone control or acne treatment.

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Limbaugh: To Save Economy, "Get Rid Of Everything Obama's Done And Simply Go Back To America The Way It Was"

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Top Republican Pollster Advises Party To Embrace Gay Marriage

A memo sent out by a Republican pollster has been making the rounds online for its conclusion that the party needs to embrace gay marriage as part of its platform because of recent trends showing increased support for this important social issue. Jan van Lohuizen, who worked as …

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It's just a coincidence the gun is pointed at Obama's head, right?

Rand Paul signs his name to a newsletter that not only lies about Obama trying to ban one million rifles or take away all of our guns rights, but it depicts a rifle and bullets pointing at his head.

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Tennessee governor signs controversial Gateway Sexual Activity Bill

Tennessee teachers can no longer condone so-called "gateway sexual activity" such as touching genitals under a new law that critics say is too vague and could hamper discussion about safe sexual behavior.Governor Bill Haslam's office Friday confirmed that he had signed the bill …

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Website Offered Gun Owners Shooting Range Targets Of Trayvon Martin

An unidentified individual from Virginia is hoping to cash in on the tragic death of Trayvon Martin by selling gun range targets meant to resemble him.While the targets don’t feature a photo of Martin, they do depict a silhouette of a hoodie clutching a can of iced tee an …

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Backlash over North Carolina's marriage vote

By the indications of posters to the state's Visit North Carolina Facebook page, the state's tourism business might take a hit this summer.The state's voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Amendment One, which defines marriage as a legal union solely between a man and woman …

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