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Controversial Cuban Vacation of Jay-Z and Beyonce Proven Legal
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2013 CommentCelebrities really are just like us, even Jay-Z and Beyonce. Before taking their controversial vacation to Cuba in January, the couple had to file the same paperwork as the rest of us would.
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Justice, State Departments Hosting Gay Pride Events This Week
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2013 CommentThe departments of Justice and State this week are holding back-to-back LGBT events in honor of gay pride month, and as the Supreme Court prepares to deliver two landmark decisions on same-sex marriage.
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Comments by Rep. Michael Burgess About Fetuses Masturbating Not Based in Science, Doctors Say
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2013 CommentRep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, said Monday he is opposed to abortion because fetuses masturbate in the womb, and so can feel both pleasure and pain.
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White House: Serious Progress Made on Gun Control Despite Failure on Background Checks
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2013 CommentSix months after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and two months after the Senate blocked a bill for expanded background checks on gun purchases, the White House says the administration has made serious progress on gun control, but needs Congress to take the next steps.
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FBI Makes 500th Addition to Most Wanted Fugitives List
Tweet Share on Facebook June 17, 2013 CommentThe 500th person to grace the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list was announced Monday: a formerly-tenured university professor who allegedly preyed on teenage boys in third-world countries.
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Civil Rights Leaders: President Obama's War on Drugs 'Doesn't Work'
Tweet Share on Facebook June 17, 2013 CommentA group of social justice activists, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, rallied in Washington Monday to protest the Obama administration and its so-called "war on drugs," which they say has unfairly targeted black communities across the country.
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Company to Film Tareq Salahi's Gubernatorial Campaign Faces Legal Problems
Tweet Share on Facebook June 17, 2013 CommentWhite House party crasher and Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Tareq Salahi is scheduled to have a film documenting his campaign. But the production company slated to chronicle his race is currently embroiled in legal battles and has been accused of targeting its film subjects for scams.
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Flag Day: What the American Flag Could Have Looked Like
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2013 CommentFlag Day commemorates the adoption of the American flag in 1777, but it's worth noting the object of our celebration hasn't always looked the same way.
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Friday's Most Bizarre Statements From the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' Conference
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2013 CommentSpeakers at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual "Road To Majority" conference Friday sought to spur social conservatives to get involved in upcoming elections – and made some bizarre comments in the process.
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Mark Sanford at Faith and Freedom Conference: 'I Worry That I Am Unworthy'
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2013 CommentRep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, who was elected to Congress last month after resigning as governor of South Carolina in 2009 over an extramarital affair, struck a repentant tone as he spoke before hundreds of social conservatives in Washington Friday.
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