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How Fox News Is Destroying The Republican Party

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:32 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

Wannabe kingmaker Roger Ailes is facing an open revolt. More and more despondent conservatives are expressing alarm over the unfolding Republican primary season and what they see as the party's dwindling chances of defeating President Obama in Novembe …

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How are your New Year's resolutions going? Why they might not be working...(Poll)

Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:58 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

Every new year brings a freshness of promise, of hope and the opportunity to change our lives to something more in tune with what we wish to be.

Continue reading this entry ...

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BBC News - The silence over gay footballers

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:50 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

There are currently around 5,000 professional footballers in Britain, but none are openly gay.

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GOP Candidates To Unemployed/Uninsured Woman: You're On Your Own. She Applauds (VIDEO)

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:46 AM EST (Addicting Info)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

So, imagine you’re Lynn Frazier. You have found yourself unemployed and without insurance for the first time in over a decade. You are also a republican.

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Man, 25, 'advertised on Craigslist for men willing to share their young daughters for sex'

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:41 AM EST (the Mail online)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

A 25-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly advertising on Craigslist for 'fathers willing to share their daughters' for sex. Brandon J.

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Three years ago today President Obama signed his first law and fairness prevailed

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:13 AM EST (The Charlotte Observer)

Seeded by Carloz

On the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the bill's namesake wrote a special article describing the events that led up to President Obama's signing it into law. Below is an excerpt. Click here to read the entire piece.

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NBC asks Romney to stop running Tom Brokaw ad which undermines network's 'journalistic credibility'

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:08 AM EST (the Mail online)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

NBC asked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday to pull a campaign advertisement made up almost entirely of a 1997 'Nightly News' report on Newt Gingrich's ethics committee reprimand. The 'History Lesson' ad started running in Florida on the weekend, when it is ha …

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Four Ideas for Fundamental Government Reform

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:00 AM EST (Daily Kos)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

My sig line calls for fundamental reform, but what do I mean by this? Politicians toss the word "reform" around without bothering to tell you what it means. All too often it means tweaking the law--usually tax law--to make sure they gore the other guy's ox.

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Pennsylvania House Unanimously Violates First Amendment Of Constitution By Passing Bible Praising Resolution |

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:57 AM EST (Addicting Info)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

You can’t make this stuff up, folks.

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If Florida Votes Romney, Obama Will Win Based On This Single Issue

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:53 AM EST (Daily Kos)

Seeded by Ms CYPRAH

Obamacare versus Romneycare. Governor Romney has said that he will repeal Obamacare if elected (a not-so-easy promise to keep, mind you). In the video below, he fumbled through the attack from Rick Santorum and his answers sounded evasive.

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