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The Muslim Brotherhood denounced the U.S. State Department for expressing concern over legal action taken against an Egyptian satirist accused of insulting Islam and President Mohamed Morsi, stating that denigration of the Muslim religion is a “serious breach of law.” “The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has strongly criticized remarks made by U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on legal complaints accusing Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef of contempt of religions,” said the Muslim Brotherhood in a statement on its official English website “Ikhwan Web.” … Known as Egypt’s Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef was accused of insulting Islam and Morsi on...

COMMENTARY One Million Turn Out to See Rolling Stones Bash Bush in Rio By Political Satirist Chris Davis Feb 20, 2006 Rio de Janeiro—The Rolling Stones, a geriatric rock group, left a million fans satisfied and spent on Copacabana Beach after Saturday's free performance to bash President George W. Bush while playing some rock 'n roll. Boats, including a huge ocean liner, crowded the shoreline, and helicopters and blimps circled overhead during the show that shut down the Copacabana Beach district.  Large monitors flashed the peace symbol while others flashed, "War is not my voice.  Don't invade the world, Bush!"...

Website points out falsehoods in liberal humorist's latest book © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Al Franken, author of "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them," is getting a bit of his own medicine via a new website created to challenge the liberal humorist's claims in the book. Frankenlies.com points out several factual missteps in Franken's book, complete with footnoted rebuttals. Al Franken Written in a comical tone, the site points out the irony of Franken's claim that 14 researchers helped him fact-check his book, while frankenlies.com employs exactly "zero Harvard researchers." One of Franken's "lies" cited is his contention President Bill...