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• Will Comedienne Sarah Silverman‘s ’Quickie Abortion’ Tweet Sink Her Chances for an NBC Sitcom?
  Posted April 17, 2012 at 8:31 am by Billy Hallowell

  "...an abortion joke that struck some as too flippant..."

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• New Accusations: Secret Service Agents May Have Used Underage Hookers and Compromised Obama’s Schedule
  Posted April 17, 2012 at 8:08 am by Jonathon M. Seidl

  "I’m afraid that it will take another assassination before the proper steps are taken to reform the Secret Service.”

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• ‘What Country Is This!’: Irate Romney Hecklers Lose It After Being Denied Access
  Posted April 17, 2012 at 7:21 am by Jonathon M. Seidl

  "I don't know why. They wouldn't tell me."

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• ‘I’m Going to Be Fired’: Bob Beckel Detonates a High-Volume ‘What the F***’ Live on Hannity
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 11:36 pm by Scott Baker

  "Run your show better."

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• DARPA’s Humanoid Robot Can Drop and Give You 20
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm by Liz Klimas

  "...doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents."

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• Travis Mills Loses Arms and Legs to IED in Afghanistan and Survives
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 10:40 pm by Mytheos Holt

  Only the fourth quadruple amputee in military history to survive his injuries.

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• Study: Despite What You Think, You Don’t Really Hate Paying Taxes
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm by Becket Adams

  "You get some ‘soft utility’ out of it. We call this ‘the warm glow.’ You feel good about helping others, even though you don’t get a direct monetary reward out of it.”

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• New Satellite Data Shows Some Glaciers in Asia Getting Larger
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm by Liz Klimas

  "due to a very specific regional climate."

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• Controversial ‘Buffett Rule’ Derailed in the Senate
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 9:30 pm by Scott Baker

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• Starbucks CEO: ‘Best Cup of Coffee Known to Mankind’ Is Made at Home, Not Starbucks
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 9:30 pm by Becket Adams

  "Don’t buy preground coffee."

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• 21-Foot Python Found Next to Japanese Man’s Dead Body But Did It Kill Him?
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 9:00 pm by Liz Klimas

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• Censorship? London Mayor Bans ‘Not Gay! Ex-Gay, Post-Gay and Proud’ Bus Ads
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:40 pm by Billy Hallowell

  "intolerant of intolerance"

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• Could 4-Year-Old Heidi Hankins Be the Next Einstein?
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:20 pm by Mytheos Holt

  She scored only a point below Einstein and physicist Stephen Hawking on standardized intelligence tests.

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• ‘You Potato Brains’: ‘Bad Lip Reading’ Finally Does a Joe Biden Edition (Content Warning!)
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:04 pm by Scott Baker

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• ‘Real News’ Asks: Are We at a Pre-9/11 Foreign Policy After Middle East Interventions?
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by Scott Baker

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• ‘Real News’ Panelist: Obama Has Been Anti-Second Amendment for Decades
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by Scott Baker

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• Beck Breaks Down Secret Service Missteps ‘Never Seen’ Before
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  Is it a set-up?

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• ‘Real News’: What Would the Federal Bureaucracy Look Like Under a President Romney?
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by Scott Baker

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• Final Mega-Millions Winner to Be Announced Tomorrow
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 7:40 pm by Mytheos Holt

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• DC Hockey Fans Taunt Tea Party Goalie With Images of Obama
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 7:20 pm by Becket Adams

  "Thomas may skip the White House, and the real Obama may not attend Caps games, but we can still ensure that this issue that Thomas wants to avoid is right in his face when he comes to D.C."

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• Art: See What Bullet-Proof Glass Looks Like After Being Shot by Texas Law Enforcement
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm by Liz Klimas

  "...intrigued by the psychological tension..."

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• George Zimmerman Asks For New Judge Because Current One Might Be Biased in His Favor
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 6:40 pm by Mytheos Holt

  "[Judge] Recksiedler's potential conflict involves her husband, who works with attorney Mark NeJame. Zimmerman's family first approached NeJame about representing Zimmerman."

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• GSA Official Breaks Into a Literal Run to Escape Reporters After Pleading the Fifth During Hearing
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm by Erica Ritz

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• Third Rail of American Politics: Homeless Occupier Tries to Hold Up Subway; Hilarity Ensues
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm by Mytheos Holt

  "Now we have the fascist cops who are gonna try and jump down and arrest me."

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• Are ‘Pheromone Parties’ New Trend in Biological Matchmaking?
  Posted April 16, 2012 at 5:36 pm by Liz Klimas

  “We’re beasts, we’re human beings, were animals."

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