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Friday, March 22, 2013

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Barack Obama Retweeted A Yoko Ono Photo About Gun Violence

John Lennon's wife tweeted this picture yesterday in an effort to fight gun violence.

Is Hillary Clinton Too Conservative To Become President?

While she was at the State Department — and out of politics for four years — Clinton's party was moving to the left, and fast. "Now that she's unshackled by the boundaries of her office, she'll step up to the mic," says Singer.

Department Of Education Website Quotes Mao Zedong

The "Kids' Zone" of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, part of the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, quotes communist leader Mao Zedong. The NCES is the"primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations." Update: The quote has been removed and the Department of Education has issued a statement.

Battle Brews Over Labor Demands As Immigration Talks Enter Home Stretch

"Every time you make progress … the unions come in the next day and throw something else on the table. They keep moving the goal posts," says a lobbyist.

Guess How Much Tickets To MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Are Worth

Naturally.

Media, UN Battle One Man Blogger Rebellion

The U.N.'s maverick blogger finds himself at odds with his fellow reporters. "I'm not an insane person."

This Is What Your Favorite Political Websites Looked Like 10 Years Ago

Web design has come a long, long way.

Congress Holds Asteroid Hearings, Because There Are No Other Problems

Both the House & Senate sat down to discuss the risk of armageddon.

Sequester Protests Take Place Across The Nation

Federal employees were rallying to end the effects of the sequester before furloughs and layoffs take place.

It's Obama, In Israel

Now, the story of a wealthy country's president on a visit to the Middle East.

New Republican Group Borrows Name From John Edwards

"America Rising" is the name of a new GOP opposition research SuperPAC — as well as a multi-stop bus tour launched by the former Democratic presidential candidate in 2008. One of Edwards's favorite stump speech lines.

Witness How Much MSNBC's Chris Matthews And Phil Donahue Hated Each Other

MSNBC was a very different place before the Iraq War.

Texas Congressman Solicits Lobster Donations To "Help Feed Starving Democrats"

Texas Republican Congressman Steve Stockman is poking fun at DNC chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz by attempting to solicit "emergency shipments" of "lobster, foie gras, and caviar" for her office. The post comes in response to comments the DNC Chair made at a hearing Tuesday saying staffers were getting "priced out" of "a high quality meal." The website Legistorm shows few of Wasserman-Schultz's staff have six-figure salaries.

Army Of 50,000 Ready For Arrest If Obama OKs Keystone

With massive protests already planned, environmentalists see new signs Obama is going their way.

Netanyahu Apologizes To Turkey For 2010 Flotilla Incident

Blames it on "operational mistakes."

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