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Marriage Equality Will Not Hurt Obama Among Black Voters At All

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 9:02 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)
Seeded by redsfan (Clipped by austinrick)

As of April, the gap between African-Americans and white support for gay marriage was eight points (39 percent of African-Americans support, while 47 percent of white support.) The gap between the same groups in terms of opposition was four points (47 percent of blacks oppose  …

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Narcissism update: Obama now inserts himself into online bios of past presidents

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:57 PM EDT (Investors.com)
Seeded by Cornhusker4Palin

It was probably to be expected from a monstrous political ego that considers himself among the top two presidents of the 21st century. But faced with the apparently frightening possibility of losing his reelection bid, Barack Obama has inserted himself into the online White Ho …

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Obama's homosexual America

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:35 PM EDT (The Washington Times)
Seeded by Cornhusker4Palin

President Obama has made it official: He now supports same-sex marriage. It is his latest onslaught on traditional America. Mr. Obama has made history. He is our first commander in chief to openly embrace legalizing homosexual and lesbian unions. He has crossed a cultural water …

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How badly has fracking polluted drinking water in Dimock, Pennsylvania

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:59 PM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)
Seeded by Bart Gruzalski (Clipped by truthlover)

The trouble started in 2008, when the wells used by several Dimock families were contaminated with methane. In 2009, fracking firm Cabot Oil & Gas was fined by state regulators for contaminating the wells with methane while fracking underground. Cabot routinely denies cau …

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Top Scott Walker Donor's Business Paid Nothing In State Income Taxes From 2005 To 2008 | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:44 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Seeded by T-800

The donor doing the most to finance Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) campaign against a recall hasn’t put the same effort into financing Wisconsin’s state government, according to income tax data obtained by a non-profit organization based in the state.

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Paul Ryan Carries Mitt's Water, Claims The Romney Economic Plan Won't Blow Up The Deficit | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:17 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Seeded by T-800

Mitt Romney yesterday traveled to Iowa, where he decried the “prairie fire of debt” that President Obama has supposedly allowed to engulf the nation. But Romney neglected to mention that his own economic plan would add $10.7 trillion to the debt, reducing federal reve …

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Are the Dems blowing it? Barrett trails Walker by 6 points in Wis. recall poll

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 6:19 PM EDT (Madison.com)
Seeded by American Idle

UPDATE 7:51 PM CDT: Ed Schultz reporting on MSNBC that Walker is outspending Barrett 25-1, and polling shows that 39% of union members are backing Walker.  --------------------------- Read the linked story in conjunction with the following comments and answer the question: …

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House GOP Budget Plan Rejected By Senate Democrats

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:12 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Seeded by T1Truth

WASHINGTON — Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans. The 58-41 vote against the GOP budget came after a daylong debate in which Democrats blasted Republicans for refusing to consider tax  …

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Top Army general objects to GOP plan to slow troop reductions

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 5:03 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
Seeded by SuperSaiyan

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday he’s opposed to a plan from House Republicans to slow the reduction of U.S. forces over the next five years. The House Armed Services Committee included language in the Defense authorization bill to limit troop reductions …

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Mike Huckabee tells Citizens United supporters Obama 'surrounded himself with morally repugnant political whores with misshapen values and gutter-level ethics'

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 4:38 PM EDT ()
Seeded by Carloz

In a letter to Citizens United supporters, Mike Huckabee made clear his feelings about President Barack Obama. Commenting about how he doesn't trust the president, he went on to say that Obama has surrounded himself with "morally repugnant political whores with misshapen va …

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