Bill Maher: Mormonism A “Cult”

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Uber liberal comedian Bill Maher referred to Mormonism as a "cult" in a tweet questioning presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's foreign policy experience (or lack thereof). Here is Maher's tweet: Why even listen to #MittRomney on foreign policy? His entire FP experience is 2 yrs trying

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A Billion Dollar Distinction

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There are differences between U.S. President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney, to be sure ... just not on issues like deficit spending, tax hikes, crony capitalism or socialized medicine. Sure there are rhetorical differences on those issues ... but look beyond the campaign trail regurgitation

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Curtis Loftis “Grateful” For Delegate Support

Friends: I am honored and humbled to have received the most votes in the race for National Delegate to the Republican National Convention this summer in Tampa. I want to thank my fellow conservatives for their vote of confidence in me on Saturday at the 2012 SCGOP Convention. As Governor Mitt Romney’s

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Miley Vice

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We waited a long time for Miley Cyrus to get old enough for us to have inappropriate thoughts about her, so it's naturally disappointing to discover that she talks like an extra from Hee Haw. 'Geeeawwwlee yeee alls!" Presumably in an effort to counter that image, Cyrus went to the Billboard Music

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Testimony Unlikely In Nikki Haley Ethics Case

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A committee that recently reopened its investigation into S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is unlikely to call witnesses to testify in the matter. Translation? There will be no real investigation into the multiple ethics allegations against Haley - at least not by the S.C. House of Representatives. Why not? "We

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Triple Crown?

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With I'll Have Another capturing the 137th Preakness Stakes last weekend, horse racing officially has a Triple Crown quest underway ... But can this three-year-old chesnut colt (who also won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month) end the longest Triple Crown drought in American history? We'll find

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Phillip Lowe: A Deer In Nikki Haley’s Headlights?

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IS SOUTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR TAKING NIXONIAN POLITICS TO A NEW LEVEL? S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley spent her first year in office cultivating good relationships with state lawmakers (even attempting to cut deals with legislative leaders). Behind the scenes, though, her operatives were busy compiling opposition

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The Wire

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After a week off, "the wire" is back. What is "the wire?" It's our pseudo-daily effort to engage reader tips, comments and questions in our inimitable "Unfair, Imbalanced" way. While we continue perfecting this new format, please keep your tips, comments and questions coming! Also be sure and check

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Duh …

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Nearly two-thirds of registered voters want a government that does less, a new Rasmussen Reports survey has revealed. Sixty-four percent said they would "prefer a government with fewer services and lower taxes over one with more services and higher taxes." Only twenty-five percent said they would

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Tom Rice’s Cat Is Funny

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We're pretty sure that Horry County council chairman Tom Rice is nothing but an up-and-coming crony capitalist with ties to some pretty shady people ... but he does have a cool cat in his corner. And when we say "cat," we mean an actual feline ... "Famed Political Analyst Kitty gives her opinion

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Ethics Investigation Into Nikki Haley Reopened

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HOUSE ETHICS PANEL WANTS TO KNOW WHO PAID HALEY As we reported exclusively earlier this week, members of the S.C. House Ethics Committee have voted to reopen an investigation into whether Gov. Nikki Haley illegally lobbied on behalf of at least one former employer while serving as a member of the

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Allegations Of Corruption Rock Nikki Haley Investigation

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GOVERNOR'S "MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION" POLICY RAMPS UP The recently reopened ethics investigation into S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's shady (and potentially illegal) pre-gubernatorial employment activity has been rocked by allegations of corruption and blackmail involving members of the committee charged

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