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WH Gate Crashers Speak: 'We Were Invited'

The L.A. Times tells us the plot is thickening: One source close to the investigation said the couple produced the e-mails at the security checkpoint last Tuesday to show that they had been invited to the event. The Secret Service,

Confirmed: White House Party Crashers Met Obama

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy AP: A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line.

Black Friday Expectations and Stimulus Exaggerations

Black Friday predictions run from pessimistic to disastrous, negative interest rates worry the markets, and the New York Times makes ridiculous claims about the success of the stimulus. We discuss all this and more on today’s Coffee and Markets, a

Single-Mom Soldier Puts Son Before Service

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy CNN: To hear Spc. Alexis Hutchinson tell it, the Army forced her to make an agonizing choice between serving her country and taking care of her son. The

Obama Approval Rating Dips Below 50%

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy NYDN: Quinnipiac is out with a new poll that shows President Obama’s job approval is under 50% for the first time, at 48%. Obama is still on the

Titans Owner Fined $250K for Obscene Hand Gesture

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Washington Post: “I need to apologize for my actions yesterday near the end of the game,” Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams said in awritten statement. “I got caught

Health Care and the Moral Imperative

I am always troubled by those in government claiming they have a moral imperative to enact this or that policy. A little digging often reveals that their motives are more self serving than moral. I am doubly troubled when those

NewsBusted: What Does 10.2% Unemployment Mean?

[youtube 7wHJr3LLb-4 nolink] — In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: Democratic Health Care Bill, Health Care Protests, 10.2% Unemployment, NBC News, Maine Rejects Same-Sex Marriage, Al Gore, Newsweek Magazine, Twitter, and MSNBC.

The Incredible Shrinking CAIR

Last week, right after the Fort Hood shootings by Major Nidal Malik Hasan that killed thirteen people and wounded thirty, the Council on American Islamic Relations showed up on PBS and MSNBC with their three standard talking points, here paraphrased:

Ex-Cons Fight Crime

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Newsweek: It’s a controversial but seemingly win-win idea: ex-cons use their knowledge of Naples’s underworld to keep people safe, while getting a salary, a sense of pride in