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Study: High Court Justices' Interruptions Indicate How They'll Vote
Tweet Share on Facebook November 30, 2012 CommentWant to know how the Supreme Court will rule on a hot-button case like gay marriage? Just follow the oral arguments and see who interrupts the lawyers. That's the conclusion of a study from the University of Arkansas, which found that Supreme Court Justices are more likely to interrupt and counter a counsel's arguments when they do not agree with them.
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Pro-Tax 'Patriotic Millionaires': Voluntary Payments to Uncle Sam 'a Joke'
Tweet Share on Facebook November 30, 2012 CommentTwo years ago, a group of uber-wealthy businesspeople got together to lobby over a shared purpose: They believed the Bush tax cuts on millionaires like themselves should be allowed to expire. Today, as Congress prepares for talks on the fiscal cliff, the group Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength is pushing its message harder than ever.
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Mr. De Niro And Tina Fey Go To Washington
Tweet Share on Facebook November 30, 2012 CommentThe guessing game has begun for the A-list guest list of the Kennedy Center Honors this Sunday, which brings more celebrities to the nation's capital every year than perhaps any other event.
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First Female Combat Veterans Elected to Congress May Lead to Change in Military
Tweet Share on Facebook November 29, 2012 CommentAt an event honoring military veterans newly elected to Congress, hosted by national veteran nonprofit GotYour6 Thursday night, two of the honorees stood out.
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PHOTO: Body Language Expert Says Romney-Obama Lunch Meeting "Awkward"
Tweet Share on Facebook November 29, 2012 CommentThe White House is saying little about what happened at the closed lunch between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Thursday, but an official photo released gives a few clues.
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The Weird Obama Campaign Subject Lines That Got People to Donate The Most
Tweet Share on Facebook November 29, 2012 CommentThe bizarre subject lines in President Barack Obama's campaign E-mails were the fodder for many jokes during the election, but the campaign is having the last laugh.
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The Internet Is Skeptical Of Darrell Issa's New Law To Protect The Web
Tweet Share on Facebook November 28, 2012 CommentWhen Darrell Issa dipped into the online conversation on Reddit eight months ago, the conservative California congressman and former tech entrepreneur was hailed by some as a hero for having helped stop the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, two bills that were deeply unpopular with the Web.
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Gay National Guard Major And His Partner Are The White House's Christmas 'Treemasters'
Tweet Share on Facebook November 28, 2012 CommentWhen a call earlier this year was put out for volunteers to come and decorate the White House for the holidays, Maj. Wes Risher, 50, of the Oregon Air National Guard, quietly sent in an application. In his letter, Risher nominated himself and his partner, Chris Schwarz, as volunteers.
In August, Schwarz was notified that they had been approved to come to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the day after Thanksgiving.
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Ebay Removes Glenn Beck's Listing Of Obama Toy In Urine Because It Violated Their Terms Of Service
Tweet Share on Facebook November 28, 2012 CommentEbay has removed the listing of Glenn Beck's urine in a jar with a President Obama toy inside. Before it was taken down, the controversial listing had gotten bids of upwards of $11,300.
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Bradley Manning Expected To Testify While Protesters Stand Outside Fort Meade In The Rain
Tweet Share on Facebook November 27, 2012 CommentFor the first time in two years, Bradley Manning will speak publicly in a pretrial hearing that starts Tuesday and runs through Sunday, during which time he and his lawyers will argue inhumane treatment of the Army private in military prison justifies his release.
