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June 16, 2015

Boehner exacts his revenge: TPP opponents get sacked in House GOP leadership purge

Punishing conservatives who oppose the Obama administration's trade policies, Boehner draws blood






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Published on June 16, 2015 15:13

Meet the adorable tiny octopus that may soon be known as “Opisthoteuthis adorabilis”

It's stumpy, has webbed limbs and kind of looks like one of those orange Dots candies your dad likes






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Published on June 16, 2015 14:11

Rep. Darrell Issa gets booted from House Benghazi testimony

The erstwhile Capitol Hill ringmaster of the Benghazi circus can't even get admitted to hearings now






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Published on June 16, 2015 13:56

Why the U.S. ban on trans fats could have unintended consequences for climate change

Trans fats are being eliminated in the interest of public health, but their replacement is an environmental threat






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Published on June 16, 2015 13:25

“We are destroying the middle classes”: Why one of the world’s richest men is starting to sound awfully like Bernie Sanders

Johann Rupert, owner of the luxury brand Cartier, is sounding a dire warning. Here's what he gets right — and wrong






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Published on June 16, 2015 13:25

F-list comedians whine about colleges on “Fox & Friends”: We can’t joke about “putting stuff up your butt” anymore!

If he can't rely on ethnic stereotypes, DC Benny said, "I'd have no act!"






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Published on June 16, 2015 07:29

Larry Wilmore smacks down Rachel Dolezal: “Sorry lady, you are white, you don’t get an opinion on this. This is not a Buzzfeed quiz”

Wilmore isn't buying any of Dolezal's excuses including "we're all from the African content"






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Published on June 16, 2015 06:58

Jeb’s slimy new Hillary attack: The “anti-religion” smear the media is letting him get away with

Bush shares a smear concocted in the boiler rooms of right-wing Clinton hate -- and no one has called him on it






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Published on June 16, 2015 06:42

America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls

Once written off as a fringe candidate, the Vermont senator's performance is taking many pundits by surprise






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Published on June 16, 2015 06:27