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Palin Charge of 'Blood Libel' Provokes Controversy

By Andrea StoneJan 12th 2011 – 1:05PM
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If Sarah Palin's seven-minute video blaming the media was meant to tamp down the rhetoric in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, she may have added fuel to the fire by hitting a jarringly off-note: Within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a...

Andrew Breitbart Slams ABC for Dropping Him From Election Coverage

By David KnowlesNov 2nd 2010 – 6:12PM

(Nov. 2) -- Maybe Fox News will hire him. On the day that he was supposed to provide commentary about the outcome of the midterm elections, conservative media personality Andrew Breitbart learned from ABC News that his services would no longer be required. Breitbart runs Big Government, the right-leaning website that was...

E-mails Shed Light Vilsack's Decision to Oust Sherrod

Oct 8th 2010 – 7:55AM
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Gregory Bull, AP

WASHINGTON (Oct. 8) -- Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod pleaded with officials to hear her out after she was ousted from the USDA during a racial firestorm in July, internal e-mails show. Sherrod's pleas reached Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's e-mail soon after he ordered her dismissed from the...

Why Did Tea Party Nation Cancel Las Vegas Convention?

By David KnowlesSep 20th 2010 – 4:09PM

(Sept. 20) -- What happens in Vegas ... well, never mind. A prominent tea party group has abruptly canceled its plans to hold a convention in Las Vegas that was to begin Oct. 14, Washington Monthly and TPM report. Billed as the National Tea Party Unity convention, the event was sponsored by the Tea Party Nation, was to...

What's the Glenn Beck Rally All About? Opinions Vary

By David KnowlesAug 26th 2010 – 7:14PM
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Richard Drew, AP

(Aug. 26) -- Racist hate-mongering or the second coming of the civil rights movement? Restoring honor to American society or a shameless display of self-promotion? Depending on whom you ask, Glenn Beck's rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday may well be any of those things. Taking place on the 47th anniversary of Martin...

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Michael Cormier, LA Forensic Technician, Dead: Conspiracy Theorists Suspect Breitbart Link, Arsenic Poisoning (VIDEOS)

By Kathleen Miles May 01st 2012 - 04:35PM

The conspiracy theory about the death of conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart just got juicier -- that is, if you're willing to make a few leaps of faith.

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  • 05/30/12 RightOnLine – Las Vegas, June 15-17 — BE THERE! Source: Right Wing News The event sponsored by Americans For Prosperity has already confirmed many of the speakers such as Michelle Malkin, Scott Rassmussen, Jonah Goldberg, Dana Loesch, and a host of others.
  • 05/30/12 Andrew Breitbart: 'I am a melting pot guy' Source: Politico Mediaite has published exclusive footage from a never-before-seen interview with the late conservative firebrand Andrew Breitbart from the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, in which he discussed his stance on gay marriage, abortion rights, and race.
  • 05/29/12 Stop aiming for postpartum hot Source: Salon.com Yet now I find myself linked not only with the Unabomber, but also Charles Manson and Fidel Castro.
  • 05/25/12 Another Prominent Conservative Takes On The New Right Source: Outside the Beltway Nothing the new right does is evidently outrageous enough to receive more than a peep of indignation from the new right.
  • 05/24/12 My break with the extreme right Source: Salon.com When did I end up in bed with Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber?

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Andrew Breitbart ( (February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012) was an American publisher, commentator for The Washington Times, author, and occasional guest commentator on various news programs, who served as an editor for the Drudge Report website.

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