obama gets fired up over student loan rate hike
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the president delivered a strong appeal to american students to contact their congressional representatives and demand that they prevent student loan interest rates to double as they are set to in the coming weeks dontdoublemyrateread the full story here:http:wwwgooglecomhostednewsaparticlealeqm5gsf0ukzitew9qh2v4qots__qhepwdocid=da8c5b6b256a4230b6399cc1452af345add tdc to your circles on googlehttps:plusgooglecom100134925804523235350postsjoin the conversation on facebookhttp:wwwfacebookcomthedailyconversationfollow the daily conversation on twitterhttp:wwwtwittercomthedailyconvo

steve kornacki on mitt romney039s 039winning formula039 in florida lack of gop trust in gingrich
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salon news editor steve kornacki tells quotcountdownquot guest host bill press why he feels mitt romney039s chances of securing the republican nomination are strong and how members of the quotopinion-shaping classquot of the gop either sided with romney or quotsat on their handsquot as newt gingrich started to lose support in the lead-up to the florida primarytune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

eliot spitzer frames tea party039s role in gop strategy to win 2012 potus race
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after the results of the gop florida primary put mitt romney once again ahead of newt gingrich quotcountdownquot guest host bill press and eliot spitzer discuss how republican leaders will take advantage of anti-obama sentiment in the tea party to garner votes spitzer predicts that despite gingrich039s claim that a moderate candidate isn039t electable romney is the gop039s best chancetune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

david shuster calls out newt gingrich for exploiting holocaust survivors
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster condemns republican presidential candidate newt gingrich for inaccurately framing rival mitt romney039s role in offending holocaust survivors living in massachusetts nursing homes shuster points out the pitfalls of attempting to manipulate jewish voters with misinformation: quotseriously newt if you are going to pander at least be consistentquottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

039pimpin039 for paul039: david shuster reveals nevada prostitutes who have the hots for ron paul
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster tells of an unusual setting for a lesson in campaign finance -- nevada039s moonlite bunnyranch according to shuster quotthe working girls at the moonlite ranch who reportedly love a good caucus met and decided to endorse paul039s candidacyquot shuster further relates that the prostitutes attempted to make a direct campaign donation of nearly a thousand dollars to ron paul staffers only to be directed to send the money to paul039s super pactune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

on-camera athletics: david shuster issues a let039s move challenge to michelle obama
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster responds to jimmy fallon039s weak showing during a white house workout with first lady michelle obama tied to her let039s move campaign against obesity shuster challenges her to a workout and interview session with current tv quoton behalf of all on-camera talents who are athleticquottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

democrats for guantanamo and drone strikes heather hurlburt analyzes new poll results
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster and heather hurlburt executive director of the national security network and former white house speechwriter discuss a recent washington post--abc news poll revealing that 70 percent of americans approve of obama039s decision to keep the guantanamo bay prison open and that 58 percent of self-described democrats still approve of drone strikes even when the target is an american citizentune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

gop roundup: craig crawford on santorum trouncing romney and gingrich at minnesota caucus
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quotcountdownquot guest host david shuster and political blogger craig crawford discuss rick santorum039s sweeping victory at the minnesota caucus and whether mitt romney039s massive campaign budget is paying off: quotthe silver lining for romney here is with santorum doing so well last night is that conservative vote is still getting split -- assuming gingrich can stay on life supporttune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

finding mr right wing: maysoon zayid considers the potential of a cpac dating seminar
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quotcountdownquot contributor and comedian maysoon zayid and guest host sam seder imagine the scene at a conservative political action conference dating seminar where pickup artist wayne quotjugglerquot elise advised a gathering of conservative singles looking for love zayid speculated that elise039s nickname might influence his talking points: quothe can teach them things like how to juggle wives or if they want to be inspired by mitt romney how to juggle positionsquottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

steve kornacki takes on santorum vs romney in battle of the ads
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keith and steve kornacki analyze rick santorum039s latest quotmetaquot attack ad featuring mitt romney039s quotnegative attack machinequot and the former pennsylvania senator039s advantages over his gop rivals quotif you039re behind rick santorum and you039re a republican you039re signing off on a very sort of 1 percent-friendly economical agenda but there039s something about being able to relate to santorum i think versus not being able to relate to romney that039s really driving thisquottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

worst persons: bill o039reilly bob mcdonnell and andrew breitbart
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find out why bill o039reilly of fox news is worse virginia gov bob mcdonnell is worser and right-wing blogger andrew breitbart is the worst person in the world for feb 17 2012tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

jonathan turley weighs in on the us supreme court039s decision to revisit affirmative action
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keith consults jonathan turley quotcountdownquot contributor and george washington university law professor to find out what might happen when the us supreme court reconsiders the legality of affirmative action through the case of fisher v university of texas at austin turley reflects that the current court is more conservative observing: quotthere039s no question that they have the presumed five votes that could send 2003 supreme court decision grutter v bollinger into the ashbin of historytune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

occupy wall street: paul abrams explains why bankers may be having a change of heart
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huffington post contributor paul abrams tells keith why wall street might embrace higher taxes on the wealthy and whether the occupy movement is reflected in a recent comment by jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon and a statement from the wall street journal editorial board quoteverybody was talking about what they occupy were doing and then people started talking about what they were for so i think that they should absolutely continue what they were doing i take my hats off to themquot says abramstune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tvhttp:wwwcurrentcomshowscountdown

conservative brain vs liberal brain - study
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http:wwwsaloncomnewspoliticswar_room20101229conservative_brainsnew tyt network channels: http:wwwyoutubecomusertytsportshttp:wwwyoutubecomuserthetopvlognew tyt facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks http:wwwtheyoungturkscommembershipdiscounts: http:wwwtheyoungturkscomgodaddyfree movies: http:wwwnetflixcomtytnote: the above two links are for tyt sponsorsread ana039s blog and subscribe at: http:wwwexaminercomx-5445-politics-in-education-examinertyt network new wtf channel: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwhattheflickshowcheck out tyt interviews http:wwwyoutubecoma study to be published next year at university college london suggests that conservative brains are structured differently than the brains of other people the investigation led by geraint rees focused on 92 individuals in the uk -- 90 students and two members of parliamentspecifically the research shows that people with conservative tendencies have a larger amygdala and a smaller anterior cingulate than other people the amygdala -- typically thought of as the quotprimitive brainquot -- is responsible for reflexive impulses like fear the anterior cingulate is thought to be responsible for courage and optimism this one-two punch could be responsible for many of the anecdotal claims that conservatives quotthink differentlyquot from otherssince only adults were included in the investigation researchers were unable to determine if cerebral physiology drives politics or if political beliefs change the brain a previous university of california study suggests the former is possible isolating a so-called quotliberal genequot -- the neurotransmitter drd4 -- responsible for an increased receptiveness to novel ideaspredictably conservatives have jumped on both studies as an indication of their biological superiority across the right-leaning blogosphere and twitterverse drd4 was cited as the underlying cause of the quotmental illnessquot known as liberalism and some conservative tweeters have even tried to claim that the enlarged amygdala just means that conservatives quothave bigger brainsquot of course the first claim begs the question and the second ignores the shrunken anterior cingulatewhile the extent of the differences is still unclear the biology of politics has begun to confirm that those differences are real

tell kim kardashian to endorse the millionaires tax of 2012
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http:wwwtaxkimkcom: kim made more than 12 million in 2010 but she only pays a tiny bit more in taxes than a middle class californian that039s not ok especially when budget cuts are decimating schools and critical programs for children and the elderly don039t you think she could pay a little more ask her to join the call for the millionaires tax of 2012: http:wwwtaxkimkcom