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GOP Launches New Attack On Gay Rights In Military

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.10.2012

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While gay members of the military now enjoy the right to marry openly, the House Armed Services Committee attempted to ensure on Wednesday that they w...

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Right-Wing Craziness Keeps Getting Crazier

Mike Lux | Posted 04.26.2012

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While Mitt "Etch A Sketch" Romney and other Republicans are back-pedaling as fast as they can, the right wingers who control the Republican party are digging in, questioning the whole idea of whether the government should even be involved in student loans.

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Obama Ridicules GOP Senate Candidate: 'What Are You Talking About?!'

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 04.25.2012

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President Barack Obama ridiculed a Republican Senate candidate on Wednesday for saying that the United States has "stage three cancer of socialism" be...

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GOP Rep: Federal Students Loans Have Given America 'Stage Three Cancer Of Socialism'

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 04.25.2012

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Rep. Todd Akin is not one to mince words. At a policy debate on Saturday, the Missouri Republican slammed federal student loans, saying that the g...

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GOP Senate Candidate Says He's Unclear If Mitt Romney Is Conservative

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 04.05.2012

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Republican Rep. Todd Akin, running for U.S. Senate from Missouri, said he's not very clear about whether GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a c...

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Missouri Republican Senate Candidates Don't Know Federal Minimum Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.16.2012

WASHINGTON -- The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. But none of the three Republicans running in Missouri's U.S. Senate primary knew that fact wh...

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Dumping Out the Garbage

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 09.19.2011

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I was out of town for the past three weeks, and so a few stories slipped through the cracks. I thought it would be best to catch up with just a quick wrap-up.

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For God's Sake -- Stop Talking

Cliff Schecter | Posted 09.11.2011

Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible.

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Republican Lawmaker Goes Silent On 'Hatred Of God' Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In pitching his Senate bid before a St. Louis County audience, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) glossed over the controversy that has plagued him ...

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Rebuking Rep. Todd Akin's Religious Demagoguery

Rev. Jennifer Butler | Posted 08.30.2011

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Inflammatory rhetoric in politics is commonplace, and religion is by no means exempt from the hostility. But once in a while a politician makes such an offensive, ignorant attack that it sparks religious voters to forcefully respond.

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Clergymen Demand Apology From GOP Lawmaker

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.28.2011

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Jaweed Kaleem contributed to this report. WASHINGTON -- Religious leaders in Missouri are calling on Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) to apologize for claimi...

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GOP Rep: 'At The Heart Of Liberalism Is Really A Hatred Of God'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is drawing fire for claiming a "hatred of God" informs liberal beliefs. The comments, first reported by liber...

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Todd Akin: Cutting Defense Would Deal With 'Wrong Problem'

Posted 06.21.2011

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By Colin Clark Editor, AOL Defense WASHINGTON -- The battle over the defense budget took a new turn, with The New York Times issuing a rare lead e...

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Representatives Defend Joint Strike Fighter Program Against 'Irresponsible' Budget Cuts

Posted 06.05.2011

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By Colin Clark Editor, AOL Defense WASHINGTON -- As GOP budget ace Rep. Paul Ryan rolled out his ambitious 2012 budget plan, supporters of the c...

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Todd Akin: Pilgrims Came To America With The Idea 'Unbiblical' Socialism 'Wasn't Going To Work'

ThinkProgress | Zaid Jilani | Posted 05.25.2011

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To mark this holiday, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to explain its history. At one point, he opin...

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Missouri Congressman Mistakenly Refers To 'Soviet Union' In Anti-Obama Space Policy Press Release

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) who is the ranking member of the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, lashed out at the Obama administration today fo...

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Bungled Pledge Of Allegiance At Health Care Protests [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Via Amanda Terkel at Think Progress, here's video of representative Todd Akin (R-MO) treating today's Teabachle to the Pledge of Allegiance. Akin led...

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Rep. Skelton To Rep. Akin: "Stick It Up Your Ass" (VIDEO)

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) WASHINGTON — Show me some civility, Republicans cried Friday after a Missouri congressman speaking on the House floor was caught on microphone ...

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Fear Of Fascism, "Gay Agenda" At Conservative Conference

The Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. LOUIS -- Kitty Werthmann has made quite a career out of warning Americans that fascism is on its way. The 84-year-old native Austrian survived the...

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Todd Akin Jokes About Dem Lawmakers Getting "Lynched" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), at a town hall Tuesday, crowed that Democratic lawmakers returning to their home districts "almost got lynched," by angry town...

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Drudge Concerned Over Suspicious Mustache (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seems like it was only yesterday that I, along with the rest of the world, were setting our hair on fire in panic at the news on the Drudge Report tha...

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