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480 Religious Leaders Arrested On ‘Moral Monday’ For Protesting UnChristian GOP Policies (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/moral-mondays-480-faith-leaders-arrested-in-raleigh-nc-for-protesting-cruel-gop-agenda-video/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/moral-mondays-480-faith-leaders-arrested-in-raleigh-nc-for-protesting-cruel-gop-agenda-video/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:29:01 +0000 Elisabeth Parker http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128446 These faith leaders risk jail every week on 'Moral Mondays' to protest the NC GOP's senselessly cruel agenda. Do Tea Party demonstrators ever get arrested?

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/gross-misallocation-of-money-to-college-athletic-budgets-costs-students-and-taxpayers/feed/ 2 Bobby Jindal Calls For Republican Party To Destroy Itself In Fight For Ideological Purity http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/bobby-jindal-calls-for-republican-party-to-destroy-itself-in-fight-for-ideological-purity/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/bobby-jindal-calls-for-republican-party-to-destroy-itself-in-fight-for-ideological-purity/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:46 +0000 Nathaniel Downes http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128460 Bobby Jindal argues, in an op-ed written Wednesday, for policies which would turn the Republican party into a regional party with no national standing.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/bobby-jindal-calls-for-republican-party-to-destroy-itself-in-fight-for-ideological-purity/feed/ 2 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski Decides To Buck Party And Back Marriage Equality http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-decides-to-back-gay-marriage-saying-that-it-supports-republican-values-of-limited-government-and-personal-liberty/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-decides-to-back-gay-marriage-saying-that-it-supports-republican-values-of-limited-government-and-personal-liberty/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:18:25 +0000 Abby Miller http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128487 While there are detractors, many support Lisa Murkowski's bold move. Time, or perhaps the next election, will tell us if it was political suicide.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-decides-to-back-gay-marriage-saying-that-it-supports-republican-values-of-limited-government-and-personal-liberty/feed/ 1 Issa Angry As Transcripts Show He Fixed ‘Facts’ Of IRS Case Around His Claims Of White House Corruption http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:03:22 +0000 Wes Williams http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128441 Congressman Darrell Issa has been working overtime in recent weeks to avoid releasing interview transcripts in the IRS scrutiny over the Tea Party.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/issa-angry-as-transcripts-show-he-fixed-facts-of-irs-case-around-his-claims-of-white-house-corruption/feed/ 1 Here’s The REAL Reason The GOP Opposes Immigration Reform http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/heres-the-real-reason-the-gop-opposes-immigration-reform/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/heres-the-real-reason-the-gop-opposes-immigration-reform/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:04:49 +0000 T. Steelman http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128427 You won't believe what this guy told reporters about why he opposes immigration reform -- even though 24% of his district is Latino!

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/heres-the-real-reason-the-gop-opposes-immigration-reform/feed/ 3 GOP War On Women Continues: House Republicans Approve Bill Severely Restricting Abortion http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/roe-v-wade-is-commie-nonsense-gop-house-passes-super-crazy-anti-choice-bill/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/roe-v-wade-is-commie-nonsense-gop-house-passes-super-crazy-anti-choice-bill/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:11:28 +0000 Michael Hayne http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128402 The latest buzz phrase by an anti-choice GOP looking for a way around Roe V. Wade is "pain-capable." Forget the science of it; it's the phrase that counts.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/latest-police-pepper-spray-image-shocks-the-world-as-it-goes-global-images/feed/ 1 Missouri Mom Faces Charges Of 2nd Degree Murder After Giving Boyfriend Permission To Rape Her Infant, Resulting In Baby’s Death http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/missouri-mom-being-held-on-1-million-bond-for-allowing-boyfriend-to-rape-her-4-month-old-daughter/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/missouri-mom-being-held-on-1-million-bond-for-allowing-boyfriend-to-rape-her-4-month-old-daughter/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:07:31 +0000 Abby Miller http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128400 Can one help but wonder, is this what our 'rape culture' has come to, when mothers start handing over their babies to be raped.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/missouri-mom-being-held-on-1-million-bond-for-allowing-boyfriend-to-rape-her-4-month-old-daughter/feed/ 3 The World Has Lost A Great Journalist: Michael Hastings 1980-2013 http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/journalist-michael-hastings-killed-in-car-accident-at-age-33/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/journalist-michael-hastings-killed-in-car-accident-at-age-33/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:05:02 +0000 T. Steelman http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128386 Hastings was a fearless reporter. That word is used perhaps a bit too often to describe journalists, but Hastings lived it. He didn't back down from anyone.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/19/journalist-michael-hastings-killed-in-car-accident-at-age-33/feed/ 1 Teacher Fired For Actions Of Ex Finds Little Support In Community But A New Job In LA (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/good-newsbad-news-for-teacher-fired-because-of-abusive-ex-well-end-with-the-good-news-video/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/good-newsbad-news-for-teacher-fired-because-of-abusive-ex-well-end-with-the-good-news-video/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:33 +0000 Lorraine Devon Wilke http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128323 When parents rally in support of firing a teacher for the misfortune of an abusive ex, a teachable moment is lost. Thank God for wiser minds in Los Angeles.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/kansas-official-get-off-my-lawn-latino-dream-act-protesters-or-ill-shoot/feed/ 1 Fetuses Masturbating In Womb As Early As 15 Weeks, According To Anti-Abortion Republican (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/fetuses-masturbating-in-womb-as-early-as-15-weeks-according-to-anti-abortion-republican/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/fetuses-masturbating-in-womb-as-early-as-15-weeks-according-to-anti-abortion-republican/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:12:16 +0000 Shannon Argueta http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128318 If a former OB/GYN really believes this crap about masturbating fetuses, he's the new recipient of the 'Most Asinine Anti-Abortion Comment' Award.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/fetuses-masturbating-in-womb-as-early-as-15-weeks-according-to-anti-abortion-republican/feed/ 3 Costco Pays Well and Soars, While Walmart and Others Pay Peanuts and Sink (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/costco-pays-well-and-soars-while-wal-mart-and-others-pay-peanuts-and-sink/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/costco-pays-well-and-soars-while-wal-mart-and-others-pay-peanuts-and-sink/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:25 +0000 Omar Rivero http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128330 It’s official, paying decent wages and treating your employees properly makes better business sense and leads to higher profits. While their second biggest competitor, Walmart, only saw a 1.2% rise in year on sales, Costco’s most recent quarterly earnings report showed an 8% rate of growth in year on sales, [...]

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/costco-pays-well-and-soars-while-wal-mart-and-others-pay-peanuts-and-sink/feed/ 1 Senator Ted Cruz Panders To GOP’s Racist Base With New Voter ID Amendment Targeting Immigrants http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/senator-ted-cruz-panders-to-gops-racist-base-with-new-voter-id-amendment-targeting-immigrants/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/senator-ted-cruz-panders-to-gops-racist-base-with-new-voter-id-amendment-targeting-immigrants/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:38:09 +0000 Shannon Argueta http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128207 How dare the Supreme Court reject Arizona's racist voting law?! Never fear!!! Immigrant hating Senator Ted Cruz is coming to the rescue.

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]]> http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/your-sons-hate-speech-is-bad-but-pretend-suicide-is-worse-what-kind-of-parent-are-you-senator-flake-video/feed/ 5 Middle-Schooler Arrested After Causing Scene At School Over… A Tee-Shirt (VIDEO) http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/middle-schooler-arrested-after-causing-scene-at-school-over-a-tee-shirt-video/ http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/18/middle-schooler-arrested-after-causing-scene-at-school-over-a-tee-shirt-video/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:26:10 +0000 Lorraine Devon Wilke http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=128271 It’s not hard to see where Jared Marcum got the inspiration for his tee-shirt; in every photo his dad is wearing an NRA hat and cradling a gun in his arms.

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