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Fox's Shep Smith Shames Those Who Call Pope's Agenda ‘Political’ — As many conservatives fret over Pope Francis' views on climate change and income inequality ahead of his Thursday speech before Congress, Fox News host Shepard Smith chided those individuals who have criticized the pope for talking about “political” issues.
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Pope Francis, in Washington, Addresses Poverty and Climate — WASHINGTON — Pope Francis quietly but forcefully made his priorities clear during his first full day in the United States on Wednesday, urging in a pair of speeches a renewed emphasis on tackling global poverty, confronting climate change …
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Pope Francis is about to make Junipero Serra a saint during a historic canonization today
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Saint or Sinner? Pope Courts Controversy With Canonization of Junipero Serra
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Inside the collapse of Scott Walker's presidential bid
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America Loves Pope Francis, But Not His Stance on Climate Change: Bloomberg Poll
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Huckabee rips Obama as ‘most anti-Christian’ president ever
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Trump: I'm so tired of this politically correct crap — <p>A seemingly exasperated Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, "I'm so tired of this politically correct crap," telling a crowd of South Carolina business leaders that he's still the straight-talking, shoot-from-the-hip kind …
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Marco Rubio passes Jeb Bush in Florida poll; Hillary Clinton weak
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Bloomberg Poll: Joe Biden Now Top Presidential Choice for 1 in 4 Democrats
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The Republican Party's Surrender Politics — <p>What happens in politics when one side is absolutely committed to its principles, willing to fight for them no matter the cost, and the other side reflexively surrenders on every issue? We have modern-day Washington.</p> <p> Today …
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Government Shutdown as Self-Promotion — Planned Parenthood ought to be defunded, but trying to do it this way invites disaster. — For the right reasons, congressional Republicans want to end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider.
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Donald Trump: No More Fox News For Me! — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said on Wednesday he's swearing off appearances on Fox News. — Trump complained on Twitter that the network wasn't treating him fairly:
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Trump puts moratorium on Fox interviews
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Commission On Presidential Debates announces sites and dates for 2016 general election debates — The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced sites and dates for three presidential and one vice presidential debates during the 2016 general election.
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Presidential debate schedule set for next year
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“We should not have a multicultural society.” — Jeb Bush made the comment on Tuesday in response to a question from an Iowa woman working with refugees and immigrants living in the Hawkeye State. She wanted to know how the Republican presidential candidate would help people resettling in the United States integrate into society.
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‘Call off your f- -king dogs!’ Hillary rages to Obama — An enraged Hillary Rodham Clinton blew up at President Obama, demanding he “call off your f-king dogs” looking into her emails during a tense Oval Office meeting, according to a new book. — The book, “Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary …


Islam is a Satanic Cult of murder, not a ‘religion’ — Christianity is a religion but Islam is merely a satanic cult of rape, torture, murder, bestiality, and satan worship!!!!! Any “religion” that demands conformity or death and has different rules for those ruling and those being ruled is not a religion.
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Donald Trump Calls The Pharma Bro ‘Disgusting’ And ‘A Spoiled Brat’ — COLUMBIA, SC — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has no idea what he would do to combat rising drug prices, but he does know how to launch a vicious personal attack. — In a press conference in Columbia …
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Walker's campaign manager unloads — <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pulled the plug on a bloated campaign that was headed into debt and was being undermined by furious donors, a warring staff and — at the root of it all — a candidate who was badly out of his league. </p><p>Prior …


Justice Scalia at Rhodes: 'Don't mess with the Constitution' — Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal September 22, 2015 - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia addresses an audience at Rhodes College Tuesday night in Memphis, TN. Justice Scalia's 2015 Constitution Day lecture is called “Constitutional Interpretation.”
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Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90 — Yogi Berra, one of baseball's greatest catchers and characters, who as a player was a mainstay of 10 Yankee championship teams and as a manager led both the Yankees and Mets to the World Series — but who may be more widely known …
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Marco Rubio's Hitler Problem: 2016 Candidate Blasted For Yom Kippur-Time Fundraiser At Home With Nazi Memorabilia — Democrats denounced Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio Tuesday over his campaign's plans to hold a fundraiser at the spacious estate of a Texas real estate tycoon who collects Nazi artifacts.
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Do MOOCs Help? — Unlike at colleges and universities, where students finish their studies and leave with a diploma, most learners who complete one of Coursera's massive open online courses report benefits that help them in less measurable ways. — But results from a new report, billed as …
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