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Pro-Lifers Embarrassed By Planned Parenthood Hearing, Call It ‘GOP Freak Show’

Pro-life conservatives blasted the spectacle on Twitter. The editors of several prominent anti-abortion publications said the questioners were unprepared, incompetent and embarrassing.

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Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appears before the House Oversight Committee. The committee is investigating Planned Parenthood in connection with a series of sting videos that allege the group illegally sold fetal body parts. (AP Photo)

On Tuesday, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appeared before the House Oversight Committee. The committee is investigating Planned Parenthood in connection with a series of sting videos that allege the group illegally sold fetal body parts. (That allegation is not supported by the videos or other factual evidence.) The hearing today

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Man Admits To Plotting To Massacre Muslims, Judge Sets Him Free Anyway

Although Doggart pled guilty to a charge that could include five years in prison, the judge is threatening to throw out his charges.

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: Former congressional candidate Robert Doggart admitted in court that he planned to massacre a village of mostly Muslims in upstate New York. Robert Rankin Doggart, a former candidate for Congress, admitted in federal court to “plotting the annihilation” of a village in New York that is home to many Muslims. Doggart’s plans included “burning

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17-Year-Old Girl Kristiana Coignard Shot Dead By 3 Cops At Texas Police Station

The 3 officers have been placed on leave as the Texas Rangers investigate her death. Longview officers last fatally shot a teenager in 2014.

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By Judd Legum for Think Progress

On Thursday, 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was shot dead by three police officers in the lobby of the Longview Police Department. Coignard arrived at the station around 6:30 p.m. and asked to talk to an officer. Police say the girl was “brandishing a weapon” before she was shot four times. The three officers, who have not been identified, have

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A ‘Pastoral Earthquake:’ Catholic Church Proposes Extraordinary Shift On Gays And Lesbians

A panel of high-ranking Catholic officials have proposed a dramatic change in the way the church treats gays and lesbians. The group of Cardinals, known as a synod, suggested the church is capable of “valuing their sexual orientation, without compromising Catholic doctrine.” The Cardinals stopped well short of endorsing gay marriage, stating “unions between people […]

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By Judd Legum for Think Progress

A panel of high-ranking Catholic officials have proposed a dramatic change in the way the church treats gays and lesbians. The group of Cardinals, known as a synod, suggested the church is capable of “valuing their sexual orientation, without compromising Catholic doctrine.” The Cardinals stopped well short of endorsing gay marriage, stating

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