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'Star Wars' character Obi-Wan Kenobi only became more powerful after he was defeated. So if Rep. Liz Cheney is ousted from her leadership role by House Republicans, could she actually become a bigger foil for the party's Trump loyalists backing 'the big lie'? We discuss that with Cornell Belcher and Michael Steele.

Four women have come forward and accused Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of sexual harassment and abuse, claiming he would get drunk and attack them during sex — punching and choking them without their permission. The women — two of them on the record — described in detail to the New Yorker the violence they faced at the hands of the AG, who has become one of the leading voices against sexual misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. “You cannot be a champion of women when you are hitting them and choking them in bed, and saying to...

The half-brother of Rev. Al Sharpton, also an activist whose group participated in Saturday’s anti-gun March For Our Lives, has been charged in a Sunday shooting death in Dothan, Ala. Dothan police said that Rev. Kenneth Glasgow was the driver in a car linked to the murder of 23-year-old Breunia Jennings of Dothan by passenger Jamie Townes, 26. Dothan Police Chief Steve Parrish said that Glasgow and Townes allegedly searched for Jennings, who they believe had stolen Townes’ car. When they found her, Townes allegedly shot Jennings as she drove, hitting her in the head. She died later. Modern Conservatives:...

A huge swarm of bees surrounded people at the Muslim Community Mosque in Phoenix, Arizona, in a terrifying moment caught on video. At least 20 people were stung Friday, Phoenix Fire Department spokeswoman Ardell Deliz told ABC News. One person -- a 24-year-old man -- was transported to the hospital in stable condition, Deliz said. Firefighters rushed to the scene and sprayed the area with a foam that calms the insects, but Deliz said it took at least a few hours until a bee keeper could come remove them.

Four members of the anti-war group Code Pink were arrested outside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Thursday afternoon, following an announcement that they would seek to take over the office. The group’s members had planned to hold a symbolic “Pin the war on the Donkey” demonstration at Pelosi’s office to show their frustration with the Democratic leadership’s inaction on ending the war in Iraq. However, Capitol Police prevented the taping of a drawn donkey to the wall. Code Pink members were crying outside Pelosi’s office. When asked why, Rae Abileah, 24, said she was crying out of...

sorry for the vanity but I am unable to link the article due to copyright restrictions. According to the Burlington (VT) Free Press, the local Air America station WVAA 1390 is switching to sports as of this Monday (WCAT). The Air America programming will move to WTWK 1070...which is daytime only. Yes, in "progressive" Vermont, they found that ESPN makes more money than Al Franken and are putting him on a lesser signal (at least it's daytime only...) Another loss for AAR... a sign o' the times.

Supporters of condemned killer angry at campaign Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:43 PM ET By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Supporters of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the street gang leader and convicted killer facing execution in three weeks, have filed a federal complaint against a Los Angeles radio station for a "Tookie Must Die" campaign by two talk-show hosts. The Federal Communications Commission complaint, dated Tuesday, charges "racist and inflammatory statements" by KFI AM talk-show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou and comes amid an escalating political battle over Williams, who has been embraced by death-penalty activists and some celebrities....

MIDI - Suicide is Painless (theme from M.A.S.H.) - scroll down to Television I heard the news and then I cried...is it time for suicide We know what Roberts has in store...he's one disgusting right wing whore At every turn we're losing...I'm going back to boozing I'm glad you're here for me, my DU friends Back in 2000 we got screwed...now our hopes can't be renewed I think I've gone out of my mind...each time the Chimp kicks our behind At every turn we're losing...I'm going back to boozing I'm glad you're here for me, my DU friends I'm...

FCC Targets Feminine Hygiene Commercials By Misty Hymen BSNN.net Headline News WASHINGTON — A top FCC official called for an overhaul of the government's broadcast indecency standard as hundreds of complaints flooded his office about the increasing number of embarrassing feminine hygiene commercials. Michael Kahpewlaytes, one of five commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, urged the agency to revise the definition of indecency and also look into whether it should be expanded to protect children, and adult men, from uncomfortably graphic feminine hygiene commercials. "Thanks to the Clinton Administration it’s hard enough to raise children today without Madison Avenue making...

A handshake involving former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander, the state's piano-playing Republican Senate candidate, was under police investigation yesterday after a supporter of Rep. Bob Clement, the Democratic candidate, claimed Alexander twisted his right index finger in the town of Dickson.

Above: Appropriately dressed for August in Texas, Hearst Newspapers' Helen Thomas relaxes at an appreciation barbecue sponsored by the Crawdad Chamber of Commerce. CRAWDAD, TEXAS — Despite widespread grumbling among the White House press corps, some reporters have found ways to make their month-long stay in Crawdad, Texas a little more tolerable. And to aid the burgeoning romance between this little Texas town and the city-loving journalists who invade it whenever the president is around, Crawdad rolled out the red carpet hoping to impress the jaded correspondents. The city jail, which is seldom used, has been converted into a 10-cell...