Fox News host Megyn Kelly defended Johns Hopkins University neurosurgery professor and right-wing media darling Ben Carson’s statement linking marriage equality to bestiality by claiming that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made similar comments during oral arguments in the Proposition 8 case, ignoring the broader context of the exchange. From the March 29 edition of America Live , Kelly said: But [Carson] is not alone in making comparisons to groups. I mean, when you say, who outside of a man and woman would want to be together? There’s not a long list.
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Category: Arizona, Articles, author, Barack Obama, Breaking News, director, Economy, Elections, Entertainment, Environment, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, Justice, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Media, Media Matters, Science, Slate, Taxes, Video, War | Comments OffThe United States Postal Service last year defaulted on a payment into its pension fund for the first time in its history .
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Category: author, CNN, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Economy, Feeds, Health, Justice, LGBT, Media, Social Security, Taxes, ThinkProgress, Tweets | Comments OffA Wall Street Journal op-ed by former Reagan and Bush administration lawyers David Rivkin Jr. and Lee Casey launches another in a series of legally suspect attacks on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. But this new challenge to the constitutionality of the individual mandate, based on the Constitution’s “Uniformity Clause,” is so fanciful that even other conservative media question its validity.
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Category: Affordable Care Act, Articles, author, Breaking News, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Economy, Elections, Environment, Feeds, Foreign Policy, Health, Justice, Media, Media Matters, Science, Taxes, The Nation, Video, War | Comments OffVice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has gotten in hot water before for criticizing President Obama for the very same defense cuts that he voted for in 2011. When confronted with this incongruity today on Face The Nation, Ryan simply denied that he ever voted for the cuts, telling an incredulous Norah O’Donnell that he didn’t actually vote for the cuts he’s on record as voting for: O’DONNELL: Now you’re criticizing the President for those same defense cuts you’re voting for and called a victory.
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Category: author, Economy, Feeds, Health, Justice, LGBT, Media, Politics, Science, The Nation, ThinkProgress, Tweets, War, Washington | Comments OffCanadian Foreign Minister John Baird announced that his government will close its embassy in Tehran amid recent attacks on foreign diplomats in Iran, specifically citing an attack on the British embassy there. Baird also said that Iranian diplomats in Canada have five days to leave the country.
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Category: Afghanistan, author, Economy, Feeds, Health, Justice, LGBT, Media, Science, ThinkProgress, Tweets, War | Comments OffA round-up of the top climate and energy stories. Parasites look set to become more virulent because of climate change, according to a study showing that frogs suffer more infections from a fungus when exposed to unexpected swings in temperatures.
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Category: agriculture, Articles, author, Climate Progress, Congress, daily beast, Economy, Environment, Feeds, Global Warming, Harry Reid, Headlines, Health, Justice, LGBT, Media, Politics, Science, The Nation, ThinkProgress, Tweets, War, Washington | Comments OffDarius Kennedy was smoking a joint in Times Square. When confronted by a police officer, he pulled out a knife with a 19 inch blade and chased the cop down the street. The cop had back-up and plenty more firepower.
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Category: author, Congress, Economics, Feeds, Politics, SPONSOR, Video, Washington, White House | Comments OffThe evil billionaire George Soros is to marry again at age 82 after getting engaged to girlfriend Tamiko Bolton, reports NyPo’s Page Six. A source told Page Six, “George planned a surprise announcement to his assembled …
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Category: author, Congress, Economics, Feeds, Health, Politics, SPONSOR, Video, Washington, White House | Comments OffHere’s slick Paul Ryan against TARP, until it gets complicated and then he is for it. Typical Ryan, he slices, he dices, he throws up some smoke and then he brings out the mirrors—and then he brings in the government.
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Category: author, Congress, Economics, Feeds, Health, Politics, SPONSOR, Video, Washington, White House | Comments OffIf it wasn’t so tragic, it would be fun to watch Republicans when the Democrats are in power. Typical is the pseudo-budget cutter Paul Ryan (not to be confused with Ron Paul), the chairman of the House Budget Committee.
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