Pardons are some of the most controversial acts any president will ever undertake. After all, who wouldn’t be upset that the president is setting free a convicted felon? Still, presidents haven’t always been shy about using that power. The late P.S. Ruckman Jr., a professor of political science and editor of the blog Pardon Power, […]
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Storage failures at two respected clinics have raised concerns about safety and reliability. Here are some things to look out for and questions to ask

Freak shows have a mixed history of benefit and detriment to the human exhibits who were their performers and stars. While some performers used their physical differences to attain a freedom and financial independence that they would not otherwise have achieved, for every person who benefited from their exhibition, there was another who was exploited. […]
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to Twitter to share his experiences with gun violence, particularly with “assault weapons.” The thread he wrote is a poem that promises to seek justice for those who were killed with “assault weapons.” His thread is a promise for gun control.

A young man I knew was murdered at the top of my block yesterday: Shahid Smith.
He was killed by an assault weapon that does not belong on my block or any street…

Earlier, we told you how many in the media have done an about-face on Rex Tillerson now that he’s been fired. When Trump named him secretary of state, Tillerson was a Putin stooge! When Trump fired him, Tillerson was a victim of Trump-Russia collusion!
Well, the sudden narrative reversal isn’t limited to the media. Turns out Nancy Pelosi has also had a change of heart:

You seriously cannot make up how fast life comes at Nancy Pelosi pic…

Killings, death threats and “wanted” posters are used to intimidate advocates fighting the spread of tobacco to poor and middle-income nations.

Prescription medicine is not always the answer.

As if Chris Matthews’ prediction about Mike Pompeo putting us on the path to “stupid war” weren’t disqualifying enough, this bombshell from MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle threatens to derail Pompeo’s career as U.S. Secretary of State before it even begins:

REMINDER-Pompeo was the single largest recipient of campaign funds from Koch Bros in 2010.He came out of the same Wichita,Kansas, biz community where Koch family’s oil-and-gas conglomerate is headquartered…

There are some really old animals around us. We mean creatures that have been alive for hundreds or even thousands of years. Just imagine an animal that was alive during the signing of the Declaration of Independence still living today. Although it is usually difficult to estimate the ages of wild animals, scientists have devised […]
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Rex Tillerson’s firing might be old news pretty soon, if CNN’s reporting is accurate:

So CNN is reporting Kelly may be on the way out, though not immediately
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 13, 2018

Jim live now discussing our reporting that candidates for both McMaster and Kelly's jobs are being interviewed- McMaster's ouster likely more imminent. https://t.co/G63orafhCM
— Jenna McLaughlin (@JennaMC_Laugh) March 13, 2018

Welp…