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Broadcast and cable Sunday political talk shows featured previously debunked myths about the September 11, 2012 attacks on diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya. Were Benghazi Talking Points Edited For Political Purposes? Was President Obama Engaged During The Attacks

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John Bolton has long been the id of the conservative foreign policy movement — saying what all of his right wing brethren would not dare even mumble in polite company. He continued that trend yesterday on Neil Cavuto’s Fox News program, telling the host during a discussion of theadministration’s reaction to the September 11, 2012,attack on diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya: I’d have to say for the good of the country, I hope it is a cover up rather than the alternative, which is the Obama administration was so blind to the reality of the threat of Islamic terrorism, the continued threat from Al Qaeda… If that’s the problem there’s no cure for it. If it was merely a political cover-up then there can be a political cost to pay

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The Wall Street Journal continued its questionable disclosure practices with Karl Rove by publishing a column in which Rove advocates that the Republican Party adopt a strategy that a group backed by him — the Conservative Victory Project – has been pursuing, without noting his role in the group. In a May 1 Journal column , Karl Rove highlighted what he felt the Republican Party should do in order to win enough seats to gain the majority of the U.S

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The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting on May 3-5 will feature a number of conservative media figures — including Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Ted Nugent — who often use violent rhetoric and promote gun-related conspiracy theories.

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During an appearance on NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday morning, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) admitted that a Republican presidential candidate who supports marriage equality is “inevitable” and that such a candidate would receive widespread support from across the political spectrum. While Flake’s statement is reflective of rapidly shifting U.S.

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A group of students from the graduating class at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are calling for the replacement of Dr. Ben Carson as commencement speaker for the class of 2013 following his “deeply offensive” comments on marriage equality and other issues.

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Rush Limbaugh accused the Obama administration of releasing “hardened illegal alien criminals” into U.S. communities. In fact, more than two-thirds of the immigrants who were released had no criminal record; moreover, all the immigrants are under supervised release and will still go through deportation proceedings.

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Fox News contributor John Bolton has become the latest on-air personality employed by the network attached to a political action committee (PAC). According to  a report from The Center for Public Integrity, Bolton will head both Bolton for America PAC and Bolton for America Super PAC.

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Washington Post  editor Bob Woodward appeared on Fox News’  Hannity  Thursday and attempted to distance himself from his suggestion that a White House adviser used threatening language in an email to him.

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