Justice Department won’t bring charges over CIA interrogations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had closed its three-year criminal investigation of two overseas CIA interrogations without bringing any charges.
Chuck Todd: ‘Democrats wish they had the diversity’ of Republicans
NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd suggested that Democrats “wish they had the diversity” that the GOP was showcasing at this year’s RNC.
Publisher offers to pay black Hawaiians for birth certificates
The publisher of a homespun conspiracy newspaper offered several black Hawaiian activists $50 for copies of their birth certificates.
Newspaper scrubs interview after priest says children are ‘seducers’
A Catholic newspaper has removed an online interview in which a priest said that pedophiles are seduced by children in “a lot of the cases.”
Parody: Pharma ad for ‘legitimate rape’ contraceptive
A video uploaded to YouTube this week satirically blasts Republicans by making allusions to radio host Rush Limbaugh, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) and efforts to redefine rape.
World’s richest woman: ‘Drink less, work more’
The world’s richest woman, Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, urged those “jealous” of the wealthy to “spend less time drinking.”
