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110 /hr. State Official Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office. Democrat Martha Shoffner held the office since 2007 and was re-elected in 2010. - 3 minutes, 50 seconds

113 /hr. The IRS�s Job Is To Violate Our�Liberties by Ron Paul

9 minutes, 52 seconds

101 /hr. Fourth-grade filmmaker sneaks a camera into the cafeteria to document his gross school lunch

Zachary Maxwell sneaked a camera into his school cafeteria. From that footage was born his aptly titled documentary, "Yuck." - 14 minutes, 1 second

202 /hr. Sen. Paul Defends Apple Against HSGAC Subcommittee - 05/21/2013 PART 2

Sen. Rand Paul attends the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee hearing that called for executives of Apple to testify on the companies ta... - 24 minutes, 6 seconds

165 /hr. Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest - 33 minutes, 45 seconds

103 /hr. IRS official Lois Lerner to take the Fifth

Lois Lerner, the IRS official who first disclosed the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups two weeks ago, will invoke her right not to testify Wednesday for fear of self-incrimination, her lawyer has told the House Oversight Committee. - 44 minutes, 1 second

140 /hr. Republicans Claimed an IRS Cover Up, But It Turns Out Darrell Issa Knew in 2012

Another GOP conspiracy dies as it comes to light during a hearing that the Treasury Department was investigating the IRS and told Darrell Issa this in 2012. - 49 minutes, 36 seconds

143 /hr. Problems at PBS, From Rose to Koch

If you think public television exists to offer challenging, independent news and public affairs shows that bring us stories the stories the commercial media too often ignore, free of the influence ... - 53 minutes, 46 seconds

2300 /hr. This kid's story will make you never post on Facebook again.

Meet Cameron D'Ambrosio. He's 18 and lives in a small town near Boston. He talks a lot of smack on Facebook and wants to be a rapper. Oh, and he's being held without bail as a terrorist for ... WHAT??! - 1 hour, 7 minutes

237 /hr. Republicans Are Drowning In Their Own Disaster Relief Hypocrisy

Republicans are drowning a sea of hypocrisy trying to justify their support for tornado relief in Oklahoma after opposing relief for Hurricane Sandy, and big government in general. - 1 hour, 10 minutes

121 /hr. IRS official to invoke Fifth Amendment at hearing

A top IRS official scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Oversight committee has notified Congress that she will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions. Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit which handled tax-exempt organizations, won't answer questions  … - 1 hour, 14 minutes

1312 /hr. TOAST! - Obama To Benghazi Special Ops, "Stand Down Or I Will Relieve You Of Command"

Holy crap! If this whistleblower's testimony turns credible, they will throw Obama/Clinton in prison... PJmedia - The former diplomat who spoke with PJ Media regarded the whole enterprise as totall... - 1 hour, 21 minutes

163 /hr. Bad News For Immigration Amendment On LGBT Couples

WASHINGTON -- Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had to make what the New York senator called an "excruciating" decision on Tuesday to come out against including LGBT couple provisions in their immigration reform bill, citing the need to keep the fragile balance in the "gang of eight." - 1 hour, 26 minutes

101 /hr. WH Admits to Conversations About How to Spin IRS Scandal

In the drip-drip-drip strategy of information release that characterizes the Obama White House, on Tuesday White House press secretary Jay Carney admitted that Mark Childress, deputy chief of the White House staff, had two conversations with the Treasury Department about how to spin the IRS scandal. “This was just part of trying to find out when and under what circumstances this information would be released, made public and what those findings would be,” Carney said. - 1 hour, 29 minutes

104 /hr. Over 150 conservative leaders, groups sign letter opposing Gang of 8 bill

Over 150 conservative leaders, groups and grassroots activists have signed an open letter opposing the Senate immigration reform bill. “We write to express our serious concerns regarding the Gang - 1 hour, 33 minutes

180 /hr. Immigration reform clears key Senate hurdle

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to the Senate floor for consideration and giving the bill's backers their first major legislative victory. - 1 hour, 41 minutes

127 /hr. Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action - 1 hour, 44 minutes

339 /hr. Scandal Backlash: 59% of Americans Disapprove of the Republican Party

The Republican Party's obsession with Obama scandals is backfiring in a big way, as the party's disapproval rating has shot up to 59%. - 1 hour, 51 minutes

835 /hr. Reason #7,452 to Stay out of NJ – TX Man Transporting Unloaded Firearms Through NJ Doing 3-5 Years in Prison

A TX man, who was in the process of moving to Maine, made a very simple mistake, and never made it to his hew home. Dustin Reininger is serving a 3-5 year - 1 hour, 55 minutes

150 /hr. Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects

U.S. military sources serving in North Africa are challenging the latest White House claim that the administration is applying all the resources at its disposal to bring the Benghazi attackers to justice, charging instead that the Obama administration knows who is responsible but is not acting.  - 2 hours, 1 minute

204 /hr. Rand Paul demands Congress ‘apologize’ to Apple for tax avoidance hearing | The Raw Story

2 hours, 4 minutes

122 /hr. What Our Words Tell Us

Gradual shifts in language use over the centuries reflect tectonic shifts in culture. - 2 hours, 13 minutes

2521 /hr. Atheist State Lawmaker Quotes Carl Sagan Instead of Doing Prayer Before House Session

An atheist state lawmaker tasked with delivering the opening prayer for this afternoon's session of the House of... - 2 hours, 20 minutes

210 /hr. SURVEY: Zero conservatives selected to deliver 2013 commencement speeches at Ivy Leagues

SURVEY: Zero conservatives selected to deliver 2013 commencement speeches at Ivy Leagues - Campus Reform - 2 hours, 23 minutes

143 /hr. Terrified children, teachers' heroics, no shelter: Inside a tornado-ravaged school

Terrified children, teachers' heroics, no shelter: Inside a tornado-ravaged school elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma - 2 hours, 33 minutes

2035 /hr. Rand Paul: My colleagues just voted to arm the allies of al Qaeda

2 hours, 44 minutes

423 /hr. Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind : NPR

Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position. - 3 hours, 26 minutes

551 /hr. Amazing 9 year old Asean Johnson brings the crowd to their feet at Chicago school closings rally

By the end of this speech hundreds vowed to vote for Asean for Mayor in 2025, maybe even President. Asean (ah-Shawn) goes to Marcus Garvey Elementary School,... - 3 hours, 30 minutes

133 /hr. America's Heroes Return - Operation Enduring Wait

The Obama administration's skill at administering online databases only applies to elections. - 3 hours, 34 minutes

290 /hr. Federal appeals court strikes down Arizona's 20-week abortion ban

Appeals court in San Francisco says law, which would prohibit women from ending pregnancies after 20 weeks, violates Roe v. Wade - 4 hours, 25 minutes