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Judge grants injunction against Congressional defunding of ACORN.

A US District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction against last September's defunding of anti-poverty group ACORN by a vote of Congress. ACORN had filed a lawsuit claiming that Congress's action violated the explicit Constitutional prohibition against bills of attainder — punishments handed out to an isolated individual or group by legislative proceedings rather than through the courts.

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Boehner: ‘Rebellion’ occurring in U.S.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that the day’s tea party rally outside the Capitol is a sign that a “rebellion” is occurring in the United States. Boehner, who spoke at the rally, made the comment during an online town hall being put on by the Republican National Committee.

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Lieberman 9 arrested in his Senate office: Inside video

Over 50 million die every year for lack of health care and more for denial of care despite having health insurance. That's well over 100 deaths per day.

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Lieberman 9 arrested in his Senate office: Inside video

Locked up for life at 13

The U.S. is the only country that sentences juveniles to life in prison without parole. Will the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional

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Locked up for life at 13

Obama Thesis Hoax Punks Rush Limbaugh

You could call it a Rush to judgment.

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Obama Thesis Hoax Punks Rush Limbaugh

Lady GaGa in Concert: Penis Free!

Might this put to rest the Lady GaGa hermaphrodite rumors? (We can’t believe we just wrote that sentence.) But the controversial singer sparked controversy in early August by appearing on stage and posing with a certain appendage seemingly hanging from her crotch. She’s since said her vagina is “very offended” by the penis chatter, but such a defense hasn’t quieted all critics

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Lady GaGa in Concert: Penis Free!

Is Healthcare a Human Right?

Human rights are at the cornerstone of any nation’s advancement. Throughout history people have fought and died for concepts that we categorize as such, like freedom, liberty and equality. As the healthcare debate heats up in America, many of us are left asking a crucial and historically significant question- is health care a human right?

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Is Healthcare a Human Right?

Charlie Sheen’s Fantasy 9/11 Truther Grilling of the President

What do celebrities dream of? If you’re Charlie Sheen and Heidi Fleiss’ been out of business for decades, your fantasies likely revolve around interviewing President Obama and nailing him to the floor over the Pentagon’s secret role in 9/11. Obama may be about to throw Van Jones overboard, but in somewhere out there, in an alternative universe, Charlie Sheen is striking back for the Truthers.

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Charlie Sheen’s Fantasy 9/11 Truther Grilling of the President

Sotomayor takes oath from Chief Justice Roberts

Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice. Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history. ———————- Are you pleased with the Sotomayor confirmation?

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Scalping And scarcity: The economics of live music

With the record business decimated by illegal downloading, the live concert represents the ailing music industry's biggest source of revenue. But as journalist John Seabrook reports in The New Yorker, the live concert business has yet to reconcile two competing sides of its identity. For the world's leading concert promoter and ticket seller — LiveNation and Ticketmaster, respectively — a concert is a moneymaking venture.

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Scalping And scarcity: The economics of live music