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Mitt Romney Tax Returns Released: Paid Just 13.9% Rate In 2010, Had Swiss Bank Account

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Steve Holland, Kim Dixon - Jan. 23 (News Report) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.

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The Devil and Rick Santorum: Dilemmas of A Holy Owned Subsidiary

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Thomas Ferguson - Jan. 08 (News Analysis) - The father of the Investment Theory of Politics reveals what pundits are missing in the GOP's failure to lead its own electorate.

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Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Fraud, Assault And Alleged 'Exorcism'

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Jason Cherkis - Jan. 06 (News Report) - Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has become a top-tier candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in recent weeks by appealing to evangelical votersas a man steeped in family values and his Christian faith. From 2007 to 2011, however, Santorum served on the board of directors of Universal Health Services Inc., a large hospital chain which racked up dozens of allegations of abuse during that time -- including everything from rape to suicide attempts allowed by neglect to murder.

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"Chaos and Bloodshed": 25 Die in Cairo as Egyptian Military Attacks Coptic Christian Protesters

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Sharif Abdel Kouddous - Oct. 10 (News Report) - In Egypt, at least two dozen people died on Sunday when the Egyptian military attacked a large gathering of Coptic Christian protesters. The violence broke out after a protest in Cairo against an attack on a church in Aswan province last week. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous was in Cairo and witnessed the killings. "Then the military attacked. They came rushing forward, beating anyone in their path. Then they started opening fire. The sound of gunfire filled the air," said Kouddous. "It was really a scene of chaos, a scene of bloodshed, the likes of which I have not seen since the revolution here in Cairo. And the reaction of the army does not bode well for the future." [includes rush transcript]

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Pastors who illegally endorse from pulpit face few consequences

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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How Conservative Politicians Wait for God to Fix the Economy, With Frightening Results

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Joshua Holland - Sep. 30 (News Analysis) - A study released last fall suggests that the theology embraced by American religious conservatives may render them immune to evidence and reason when it comes to economic management. The study found that a sizable minority share a uniquely faith-based view of how the economy functions, believing that both good and bad outcomes are an expression of God's will, and are therefore beyond the reach of mere mortals.

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My Life as a Daughter in the Christian Patriarchy Movement -- How I Was Taught to Obey Men, Birth 8 Kids and Do Battle Against Secular America | Tea Party and the Right

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Libby Anne - Sep. 16 (Special Report) - Deep within America, beyond your typical evangelicals and run-of-the-mill fundamentalists, nurtured within the homeschool movement and growing by the day, are the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements. This is where I grew up.

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Pennies from heaven

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Harper's - By Chris Lehmann - Sep. 15 (News Analysis) - How Mormon economics shape the G.O.P (subscription required)

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Is the GOP a Religion?

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Andrew Sullivan - Sep. 12 (News Analysis) - That's how I explain the current GOP. It can only think in doctrines, because the alternative is living in a complicated, global, modern world they both do not understand and also despise. Taxes are therefore always bad. Government is never good. Foreign enemies must be pre-emptively attacked. Islam is not a religion. Climate change is an elite conspiracy to impoverish America. Terror suspects are terrorists. When Americans torture, it is not torture. When Christians murder, they are not Christians. And if you change your mind on any of these issues, you are a liberal, an apostate, and will be attacked.' Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Beast

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“Fear, Inc.” Exposes the So-Called Experts and Donors Behind Islamaphobia in the United States

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Sep. 06 (Special Report) - A new report by the Center for American Progress called "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America" shows how a small group of self-proclaimed experts backed by a host of donors are spreading fear and hostility toward Muslims in the United States. According to the report, these so-called experts peddle Islamophobia in the form of books, reports, websites, blogs and carefully crafted anti-Islam talking points. It also notes that right-wing Norwegian murderer Anders Breivik repeatedly cited these "experts" in his so-called "Manifesto." Among those the report highlights is Robert Spencer, author of a blog called "Jihad Watch" and leader of the group Stop Islamization of America,

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Funder For Travel To Glenn Beck’s Jerusalem Rally Tied To Anti-Semitic Group

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Think Progress - By Eli Clifton - Aug. 20 (Investigative Report) - The travel will be paid for by WallBuilders, an organization founded by David Barton, a pseudo-historian and frequent Glenn Beck guest. Barton has a history of anti-gay and anti-Muslim rhetoric, has spoken at events sponsored by anti-Semitic organizations, and promotes a revisionist history of the U.S. claiming that the “Church-state separation is a liberal myth.” Beck’s partnership with WallBuilders is listed on the rally’s front page by clicking the “Donate” button which takes visitors to WallBuilders website. The site accepts contributions to the “Restoring Courage — Israel” fund:

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Survey’s surprising finding: tea party less popular than atheists and Muslims

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

yahoo.com - By Rachel Rose Hartman - Aug. 18 (Investigative Report) - Read 'Survey’s surprising finding: tea party less popular than atheists and Muslims' from our blog The Ticket on Yahoo! News. In an op-ed article in the New York Times, Robert D. Putnam, a professor of public policy at Harvard, and David E. Campbell, a political scientist at Notre Dame, say they have collected data indicating that the tea party is "less popular than much maligned groups like 'atheists' and 'Muslims.'" But Campbell says the tea [...]

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The Mainstream Media's Shallow Coverage of The Response

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Texas Observer - By Robert Wilder - Aug. 15 (News Analysis) - There was probably a time when an evangelist calling for the mass conversion of Jewish people to Christianity at an event "initiated" by a mainstream presidential contender would ruffle some feathers. Apparenly not anymore.

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As Texas Gov. Rick Perry Enters GOP Race, New Exposé Reveals His Close Ties to Radical Evangelicals

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Forrest Wilder - Aug. 12 (Investigative Report) - The Texas Observer has just published an explosive article titled "Rick Perry’s Army of God." It exposes how a group of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets from a little-known movement known as New Apostolic Reformation have been quietly pushing for Perry’s presidential bid.

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Rachel Maddow Show

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

MSN.com - By Rachel Maddow - Aug. 12 (News Report) - Rick Perry, conduit to radical Christian overthrow of US government?

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Rick Perry's Army of God

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Texas Observer - By Forrest Wilder - Aug. 03 (Special Report) - "A little-known movement of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets wants to infiltrate government, and Rick Perry might be their man"

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Norwegian Shooting Suspect's Views Echo Xenophobia of Right-Wing Extremists in U.S., Europe

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jul. 27 (News Analysis) - His 1,500-page political manifesto, titled "A European Declaration of Independence," seeks common cause with xenophobic right-wing groups around the world, particularly in the United States. It draws heavily on the writing of prominent anti-Islam American bloggers, as well as Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. His writing reveals he is a right-wing nationalist fueled by a combined hatred of Muslims, Marxists, multiculturalists and feminist women.

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Norway Attacks Reveal Growing Violent, Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Europe

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jul. 26 (News Analysis) - Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted to the mass shooting and bombing in Norway, has been described as an anti-Islamic, right-wing extremist who claimed to be acting in order to save Norway and Europe from "Marxist and Muslim colonization." To discuss the prevalence and legitimacy of these views, we speak with Kari Helene Partapuoli, the director of the Norwegian Center Against Racism.

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Jihad Against Islam

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Southern Poverty Law Center - By Robert Steinback - Jul. 25 (Special Report) - an astonishing number of people have turned into a kind of political wolf pack, convinced that 0.6% of the U.S. population is on the verge of trampling the Constitution and imposing an Islamic, Shariah-guided caliphate in its place. Like the communists that an earlier generation believed to be hiding behind every rock, infiltrated "Islamist" operatives today are said to be diabolically preparing for a forcible takeover. Ironically, the Constitution seems more threatened by certain Americans who, prodded into paranoia by clever activists, opportunistic politicians and guileful media players, seem downright eager to deny Muslims the guarantees of religious freedom and the presumption of innocence.

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Debt Ceiling Holy War: Why Do Conservatives Have Unshakable Faith in Ideas That Are Totally, Demonstrably False? | | AlterNet

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Chauncey DeVega - Jul. 18 (News Analysis) - The Republican Party is holding the U.S. economy hostage. While the American people overwhelmingly support a solution to the debt ceiling impasse that includes a mix of tax hikes on the rich and cuts to the federal budget, the Tea Party GOP is deaf to their concerns.

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The Scary Religious Ideology Behind Michele Bachmann's Anti-Gay Crusade

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Adele M. Stan - Jul. 18 (News Analysis) - there's the Bible, which calls for the death penalty for men who have sex with each other. While Bachmann has never made that call herself, her religious views appear to be heavily influenced by a theological strain known as Christian Reconstructionism, which in matters of sexuality and gender relations places great emphasis on the draconian law of the Old Testament Book of Leviticus. Writing for Religion Dispatches, Sarah Posner this week exposed the Reconstructionist roots of the law school Bachmann attended at Oral Roberts University. The language and theory of Christian Reconstructionism turns up frequently in Bachmann's speeches.

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Mixed Signals on US Troops in Iraq

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By Gareth Porter - Jul. 16 (News Analysis) - Anti-American Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has stood in the way of proposals to extend U.S. troop presence in Iraq beyond the end of this year, and some of his backers have attacked American forces as a reminder of the looming deadline. But Gareth Porter reported for Inter Press Service that Sadr may be sending mixed signals.

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Bachmann's Former Church Defends Anti-Catholic Views

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Daniel Burke - Jul. 15 (News Report) - The Lutheran denomination that GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann quit in June sought to explain its belief that the papacy is the anti-Christ after reports questioned whether Bachmann is anti-Catholic. Six days before Bachmann officially launched her presidential campaign last month, the Minnesota Republican and her family verbally requested to leave Salem Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minn., which is part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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Why Rupert Murdoch Love$ God: World's Biggest Sleaze Mogul Also Getting Rich from Christian Moralizers | | AlterNet

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 13 (Special Report) - So are religious moralizers and others writing about religious and/or “moral” themes prepared to enrich the Murdoch “ media juggernaut” forever while Rupert Murdoch further corrupts UK, American and Australian politics while his companies trade in human misery for profit by hacking murder victim's phones, paying off the police, elevating smut to a national sport and even hacking the phones of killed soldiers’ families? You bet!

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Why Rupert Murdoch Love$ God: World's Biggest Sleaze Mogul Also Getting Rich from Christian Moralizers | Belief

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 11 (News Report) - In addition to being a phone-hacking Darth Vader, Rupert Murdoch is also one of the leading religion publishers in the world.

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