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Herman Cain accused of having 13-year affair
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Herman Cain accused of having 13-year affair

Just when it seemed like the Herman Cain crazy train was showing signs of slowing down, someone's come along to throw more coal into the… EJ Dickson   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (11)
NBC apologizes to Michele Bachmann for <em>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</em> incident
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NBC apologizes to Michele Bachmann for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon incident

After the Roots played Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass Bitch" during Rep. Michele Bachmann's appearance on Late Night with Jimmy… EJ Dickson   |   11.25.2011   |   Comments (23)
Newt Gingrich calls child-labor laws "stupid"
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Newt Gingrich calls child-labor laws "stupid"

If you've ever seen the musical Oliver!, chances are you didn't walk out of the theater thinking that the main character was a lazy… EJ Dickson   |   11.21.2011   |   Comments (48)
Newt Gingrich says that OWS protesters should "take a bath," "get a job"
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Newt Gingrich says that OWS protesters should "take a bath," "get a job"

At the Thanksgiving Family Forum in Iowa Saturday, GOP candidate/guardian of upstanding moral righteousness/giant pumpkin with teeth and hair… EJ Dickson   |   11.20.2011   |   Comments (55)
College Republicans president stupidly tweets Obama assassination is "tempting"
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College Republicans president stupidly tweets Obama assassination is "tempting"

If you take a federal-law class at University of Texas Austin, you might not learn anything about Title 18 of Section 871 in the United States… EJ Dickson   |   11.16.2011   |   Comments (32)
Herman Cain refers to Nancy Pelosi as "princess"
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Herman Cain refers to Nancy Pelosi as "princess"

During the GOP debates Wednesday night, Herman Cain referred to House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) as "Princess" in response to… EJ Dickson   |   11.10.2011   |   Comments (28)
GOP candidate Herman Cain accused of sexual harassment in mid '90s
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GOP candidate Herman Cain accused of sexual harassment in mid '90s

According to the AP via Politico, GOP candidate Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment by two female employees in the mid-'90s, when he… EJ Dickson   |   10.31.2011   |   Comments (27)
See last night's GOP debate rendered in nostalgic AIM format
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See last night's GOP debate rendered in nostalgic AIM format

I hate reading transcripts. No pictures, no videos... just dense, mild blocks of text and capitalized last names. The only thing I hate more than… Delia Pless   |   10.12.2011   |   Comments (6)
Rick Perry "taken aback" at Ron Paul's implication that the uninsured should die
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Rick Perry "taken aback" at Ron Paul's implication that the uninsured should die

Amid the media stream of Monday Night Football, the Miss Universe Pageant, and TiVo-ed episodes of the Entourage finale, GOP candidates met in… Delia Pless   |   09.14.2011   |   Comments (16)