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“A LIE CAN TRAVEL HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD BEFORE THE TRUTH PUTS ON ITS PANTS.”—WINSTON CHURCHILL. This is how it works: take a statement or assertion that confirms what you already believe a

POLITICO, May 4, 2011--The White House will not release the photos of Osama bin Laden taken after he was killed, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. “It is important for us to make sure that ver

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A senior Pakistani intelligence official said one of Osama bin Laden's daughters had seen her father being shot dead by U.S. forces, and was one of about 10 relatives of the al Q

Although Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) has been making mention of his ex-girlfriend since season one, it wasn't until Thursday night that former Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice finally made an appea

May 2, 2011--How did the Navy Seals carry out such a surgical operation? Watch:

'Saturday Night Live' Weekend Update host Seth Meyers delivered a fiery speech Saturday at the White House Correspondents' dinner, ripping everyone from Washington players like President Barack Obama

HUFFINGTON POST, April 29, 2011—The next time you're gritting your teeth as you fill your tank with $4 gas, here's something to consider: Your pain is their gain. The last of the Big Five oil com

In the late 1930s the world's first and only black singing-movie cowboy, Herb Jeffries, launched an acting career and starred in five Westerns and numerous stage, movie and television roles. Known as

NY TIMES, April 30--The next stop for New Jersey in its debt collection fight with the federal government may be federal court. On Friday, the Transportation Department flatly rejected the state’s

NY TIMES, April 21, 2011—For Lynn Nottage, the aha moment that led to “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” her new play about race, sex, fame and the dream — and crushing reality — of Hollywood, was unexpec

Boston-Miami: this is the second round match-up we all wanted. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said it "wouldn't be right if we didn't play them." LeBron echoed his coach, saying, "We have to play Boston to

WASHINGTON -- Well, that was weird. Let's see: The Arab world is in tumult, with worrying signs that a Libya-style descent into civil war may be happening in Syria, where the stakes are unimaginabl

I think we will all remember where we were when we learned the news that the President of the United States is the President of the United States. Now we can put to rest the crazy fringe idea that th

After being proven completely wrong on President Obama’s birth certificate, Donald Trump emphasizes another line of attack. This time, he is going after the President’s academic record and his intell

HARDBALL, MSNBC, April 27, 2011. Chris Matthews and his Hardball analysts Eugene Robinson and Howard Fineman explain the reasons behind the Obama decision to release his birth certificate NOW. It wa

"I accomplished something really important," says Donald Trump. If he thinks wasting the nation's time and helping us gain information that we already knew are important.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a stunning announcement that took even political insiders by surprise, President Barack Obama revealed today that he ran for President of Kenya in 2005 but was di

Anderson Cooper called out Sean Hannity for editing a clip of him in a misleading way. Speaking on his Monday show, Cooper stressed that he didn't want to start a "cheesy cable news feud," but simp

On Monday night, Stephen Colbert announced that he was ready to endorse Donald Trump's potential presidential candidacy, in part because he said he'd finally been convinced that Trump's big publicity

Financial Martial Law in Michigan: State appointed dictator disbands town government and closes schools. Rachel Maddow reports on how the community is fighting back.

I told myself that I wouldn’t be dragged into Donald Trump’s “birther” cesspool, yet here I am. It became too much to ignore when he climbed to the top of the Republicans’ admittedly weak field of

"The wind is so bad here in Desert HOt Springs that..."

The impoverished former industrial town of Benton Harbor has become a flashpoint in the controversy over the new law that allows the governor to appoint Emergency Managers with virtually unlimited aut

DETROIT –Ashley Matthews, 17, described the heroic student-led occupation of her school, Catherine Ferguson Academy on April 15. She spoke of the wholehearted support the young mothers received from t

Rachel Maddow reports on why the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit should be Ground Zero in the fight to preserve Democracy. With support from hundreds of Detroiters, students at th