- Newspaper Asserts a First Amendment Right to Erase Hillary Clinton from Situation Room Photo – News – ABA Journal
- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspaper is apologizing for deleting Hillary Clinton from a photo of President Obama’s national security team, even as it asserts a First Amendment right to do so.
- Antievolution Legislation Scorecard | NCSE
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- 10 Worst States To Be a Woman | News
- State Republicans have introduced nearly 1,000 laws restricting women's reproductive health access. Here are 10 of the worst states to be a woman between puberty and menopause.
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- US Chamber Freaks Out Over Modest Obama Proposal That Would Require Gov’t Contractors To Disclose Campaign Spending | News
- The Chamber attempts to argue that if the government knows which companies are making political expenditures, the administration in power will reward those it likes and punish those it doesn't. Here's the problem with that logic: The government already knows. …
What is not [already] disclosed publicly are the secret contributions that corporations funnel through trade associations and front groups to influence elections. Thanks to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, more than $130 million in secret money was spent in the 2010 election…
What is an example of a trade association that funnels such corporate money, you might ask.
…the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
- Say What? A Chemical Can Damage Your Lungs, Liver and Kidneys and Still Be Labeled "Non-Toxic"? | Environment | AlterNet
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- Egyptian press fears communal chaos | BBC News
- Egyptian newspapers have reacted with anger and defiance to Muslim-Christians clashes in recent days. More than 180 people were wounded in clashes on Saturday after conservative Muslims attacked a Coptic church in the Imbaba area.
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- Navy SEALs Imposters Are ‘Coming Out of the Woodwork,’ Says Ex-SEAL | ABC News: Top Stories
- For five years, parishioners of the Christian Bible Fellowship Church in Newville, Pennsylvania believed that their pastor, Rev. Jim Moats, was an ex-SEAL who'd seen combat during the Vietnam War. In the wake of the bin Laden raid last week, the Harrisburg Patriot-News decided to profile Central Pennsylvania residents who'd served in the SEALs. On Saturday, the paper published a glowing profile of Moats, who reminisced about being waterboarded and about being reassigned to kitchen duty for bad behavior.
- Gingrich set to join White House race | AJE
- Conservative standard bearer ranks among best-known Republican candidates for next year's presidential elections.
[Yes, that's Newt "Committed adultery because I was too patriotic and hard-working" Gingrich. -L]
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