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Jon Stewart's real threat to Fox News: You don't get to define patriotism!

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Rachel Maddow hammers Fox News for violating its own inclusion rules for GOP debate

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White Alabama cop caught on tape discussing how he'd cover up the murder of a black man police had been harassing

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Lewis Black calls Jon Stewart "the Walter Cronkite of his generation"

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Sarah Palin's red-state socialism: Why the right is more pinko than you think

Newt Gingrich's phony populism: The real reason he's worried about "oligarchy"

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Charles Koch's brazen lie: I'm not powerful, I'm just a humble "classical liberal"!

The hideous truth about Donald Trump: Why the "Trump Surge" is here to stay — even if his campaign isn't

"Fantastic Four'"s Michael B. Jordan fires back at racist interviewer: "We’re still people -- we’re still human"

"I say 'murdered' because that was not hunting": Cecil the lion's killing bears little resemblance to an actual hunt

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"I'm going to kick your racist ass punk": Geraldo Rivera unloads on Trump adviser

Rand Paul shocker: Longtime ally, head of super PAC hit with federal indictment

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