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Clint Eastwood Pledges Support for Gay Marriage
2 months ago
He’s one of the few big-time celebrities who is also a big-time Republican.
But Clint Eastwood has veered from the viewpoint of many Conservatives in one regard: the actor signed the American Foundation for Equal Rights’s “Friend of the Court” brief this week.
In doing so, the actor became one of over 100 prominent Republicans to support this gay rights organization’s document, which it has filed with the Supreme Court.
In April, the highest court in the land will listen to arguments about the legality of California’s Proposition 8, an amendment that passed in 2008 and which
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Obama Violates Constitution? Court Rules Recess Appointments Invalid
3 months ago
A federal appeals court ruled that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution by appointing three members of the National Labor Relations Board.
He bypassed the Senate to install appointees during a Congressional recess, hardly unprecedented but still unconstitutional, according to the ruling.
The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is a win for Congressional Republicans and business groups critical of the labor board.
If it stands, the far-reaching decision could invalidate hundreds of board decisions over the past year, including some making it
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President Obama Sworn In for Second Term
4 months ago
It’s official: we have four more years of Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief.
The President was sworn in for the second time today, as Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the oath of office in the White House Blue Room a little before noon.
It will take place again in public tomorrow on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Following the mishap in 2009, when Roberts misplaced the word “faithfully,” the judge read the oath this time around from a piece of paper.
And all went smoothly, at least according to Sasha Obama, who reportedly turned to her father soon after his promise to
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12 Memes of Christmas: The Year in Internet Phenomena!
5 months ago
From Gangnam Style to the Sloppy Swish, Angelina Jolie leg thrusts to Chris Brown neck tattoos, and grumpy cats to photogenic peeps, 2012 was a great year for memes.
On this Christmas Day, THG looks back at 12 of the best photos, videos, trends and topics that captured the Internet’s fascination (and creativity) over the past 12 months.
Here’s what was imitated, parodied and shared with a vengeance in 2012:
12. Stingray Photo Bomb. Best. Photo. Bomb. Ever.
The expression on the face of the aquatic resident of the waters off the Cayman Islands – and the terrified tourists he
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Fiscal Cliff: Explained By Mr. Burns!
5 months ago
Still reeling from the 2012 presidential election, C. Montgomery Burns of The Simpsons fame took a few minutes to explain the upcoming Fiscal Cliff this week.
You have to give the tycoon credit for moving on in the wake of Mitt Romney’s defeat to bring America up to date on January 1′s impending financial calamity.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t exactly go as planned either, according to Smithers and his Insta-polls …
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