“Detectives who questioned George Zimmerman in the days after he fatally shot Trayvon Martin grilled him on his story and said some of his statements were inconsistent, according to video and audio police tapes released Thursday. The skepticism is at odds with a public perception that the police department didn’t …
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Road Rage Fight In LA (GRAPHIC Video)
“Three Los Angeles men were arrested in relation to a videotaped freeway fistfight inspired by road rage — two are suspected of beating and kicking a man who was later arrested on suspicion of being involved in a similar altercation last month, authorities said Thursday. David Mendez, 21, and Edras …
Read More »Secret Right Wing Money Spent On Deceptive Ads
“An examination of presidential-election advertising spending by the top four secret big-money political groups — all of them right-wing — found that 85 percent of their money over a recent six-month period went to ads that independent fact-checkers determined were in some way deceptive. The Annenberg Public Policy Center calculated …
Read More »CIA Documents Show 9/11 Bin Laden Warnings Ignored
“The 100-plus CIA documents newly declassified and published Tuesday have exclusive information about drones, the Bush administration’s downplaying of the terrorist threat and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other matters. But perhaps the material most at odds with anything we know is that the CIA thinks it did a terrific job …
Read More »DEA Head’s Absurd Marijuana Testimony
“Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, ducked a tough line of questioning from Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) on Wednesday, refusing to answer a number of questions about the comparative health impacts of marijuana and other, harder drugs. Leonard was testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, …
Read More »Men Raped More Than Women In U.S.?
“This week, the Department of Justice published new standards addressing the epidemic of rape and sexual abuse in our nation’s prisons. The guidelines, which apply immediately to federal prisons and give financial incentives for states to comply, are a laudable, widely praised, and long overdue step in combating rape in …
Read More »$235M In Ads Attacking Obamacare Take Their Toll
“A Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the health care law is expected any day now, but even if the Obama administration wins in the nation’s highest court, most evidence suggests it has lost miserably in the court of public opinion…That success may stem in large part from more …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon vs Justin Bieber (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)
Jimmy and Justin Bieber compete in a number of events in the quest to see who is truly more awesome. Get Jimmy’s new album “Blow Your Pants Off” on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/jimmyfallonitunes Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights …
Read More »UEFA EURO 2012: Portugal Eliminates Czech Republic
Ryan Rosenblatt breaks down Portugal’s win over Czech Republic in UEFA EURO 2012. Cristiano Ronaldo lived up to his super star status in the match. He continually pelted Petr Cech throughout the match, finally scoring off a header in the final minutes. Petr Cech made a valiant effort against multiple …
Read More »Bill Maher ‘Ape’ GOP Comment Vs Obama ‘Monkey’ Remarks From Barbara Espinosa
“Radio host Barbara Espinosa recently informed a caller to her show (who had just referred to the President as a “guy with rabbit ears”) that she prefers to call Barack Obama “a monkey,” adding that “I don’t believe in calling him the first black President. I voted for the white …
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