Mark Oxner, GOP Congressional Candidate, Releases Bizarre Ad

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We've seen a lot of weird ads this season, but nothing quite like this.Mark Oxner, a Republican congressional candidate from Florida, released a 39-second spot this week depicting the Obama administration as a slave ship.The video features several men and woman on a boat--"The U.S.S.......

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Newt Gingrich Vows To Establish Colony On Moon If Elected

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COCOA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president.Gingrich, the former House speaker, told an overflow crowd gathered on Florida's space coast Wednesday that he wants to develop a robust commercial space industry in line with the......

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Bank Robber Shoots Himself In The Foot (VIDEO)

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Talk about the gang that couldn't shoot straight: A clumsy Brazilian bank robber is caught on videotape shooting himself in the foot while guarding the door, according to video provided by Reuters. Three armed men stormed a bank in northern Parana, and all seemed to be going well, the 9 News......

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HUFFPOST FUNDRACE – Dems Go After Super PACs

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Democrats in the House are ready to introduce a new bill to expand disclosure for super PACs. The presidential campaign has already seen millions of dollars spent by super PACs, which have effected the outcomes in early primary races. HuffPost's Sam Stein writes, "The new DISCLOSE Act, like the......

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Tyree Smith, Accused Axe Murderer And Cannibal, Allegedly Said Victim’s Eye ‘Tasted Like Oyster’

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A Connecticut murder suspect was arrested Tuesday night in Florida after allegedly killing a man with an axe and eating portions of the victim.According to police in Bridgeport, Conn., 35-year-old Tyree Lincoln Smith was arrested in Lynn Haven, Fla., on a murder warrant issued by the Constitution......

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Alec Baldwin Wants To Run For Office, Details To Be Determined

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Alec Baldwin still wants to run for office. Which office and when, however, is entirely up in the air.The "30 Rock" star has long flirted with a political campaign. In a new interview with Piers Morgan set to air on Wednesday, Baldwin says he wants to run but pushes a potential campaign back a few......

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National Labor Relations Board Chief Mark Pearce Says He’ll Push For New Pro-Union Rules

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that would make it easier for unions to establish and win representation elections in workplaces.Undeterred by Republican protests, Mark Pearce said he......

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Gay Marriage Returns To The Political Spotlight As States Face Potential Votes

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-- With a flurry of coast-to-coast developments this week, same-sex marriage is back in the political spotlight and likely to remain there through Election Day as a half-dozen states face potentially wrenching votes on the issue.In Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, bills to legalize same-sex......

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Obama Pledges In State of the Union To ‘Clear Away The Red Tape’ For Infrastructure Projects

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President Barack Obama promised in his 2012 State of the Union address on Tuesday night to "sign an executive order clearing away the red tape that slows down too many construction projects." In doing so, he suggested, he would help America return to the Great Depression, an era of both deprivation......

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Daniel O’Donnell, New York Assemblyman And Marriage Equality Advocate, To Wed Partner John Banta

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The openly gay New York lawmaker who helped introduce the state's marriage equality law which passed last June will finally get to take advantage of his own legislation when he ties the knot this weekend. Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell will wed his long-term partner John Banta on Sunday, Jan. 29,......

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Stick Figure Car Decals For Your Unfortunate Lifestyle

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Your back windshield isn't just there to keep wind from coming into the back of your car; it's a place for you to tell fellow motorists a little bit about yourself. The format may be constrictive, but until we're able to post status reports directly to our rear bumpers (fingers crossed everybody, am......

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MN-2012 Primary: 36% Gingrich, 18% Romney, 17% Santorum, 13% Paul (PPP 1/21-22)

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Public Policy POlling (D)1/21-22/12; 303 likely Republican caucus-goers, 5.6% margin of errorMode: Automated phoneRead More... More on Pollster......

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‘The Chew’: Carla Hall Challenges Lucy Lawless To A Sword Fight (VIDEO)

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What happens when a warrior princess stops by a food and lifestyle show? Obviously a sword fight. While promoting the new season of "Spartacus: Vengeance," Lawless revealed to "The Chew" (weekdays, 1 p.m. EST on ABC) panel that she hated the fighting on "Xena," her breakout role."Always hated it,"......

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Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen President, To Be Granted Diplomatic Immunity Upon U.S. Arrival

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WASHINGTON -- The State Department has announced that Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, will have diplomatic immunity while he visits the United States this week for medical treatment.The immunity is being granted to Saleh as it would to any foreign head of state, the State Department......

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Sandra Bernhard Turned Down ‘Sex And The City’ Role Due To ‘Terrible’ Script And Low Paycheck

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Few television series go on to achieve the international success of "Sex and the City," but one outspoken actress insists she has no regrets about turning down the chance to play one of the now-iconic characters. In a new interview with Howard Stern, comedian Sandra Bernhard revealed she was......

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Flash Mob Proposal Trend Getting Stale? (VIDEO)

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Last year was definitely the year of the flash mob proposal. From UCLA to Union Square in New York City to an overground train in London -- partners proposed to their loved ones using flash mobs big and small the world over.In 2010, Urlesque called a Washington Square proposal, "one of the cutest......

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