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Katie Rodriguez | November 12, 2014
Did you know that there is a law on the books that says the government can steal your property?  Under civil forfeiture laws, any police officer can walk up to you and claim he has a right to seize your property if he or she suspects that property is used as part of criminal activity.  In case you're wondering what the on-the-books definition of civil forefeiture is, civil forfeiture is when law…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 12, 2014
Pat Sajak has been known to horse around on Wheel of Fortune for the 33 years of hosting the show, but this amount of horseplay actually made him walk off the set. The category for this episode was "What are you doing?" The contestants, however, had other ideas.   After two contestants successfully guessed the first letter, one contestant answered, "Riding a brown horse." "That's amazing!"…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 11, 2014
Every Veterans' Day, thousands of restaurants across the country offer deals and giveaways for veterans in honor of their service.  Of the thousands of deals out there where veterans can snag a free meal, here are U.S. chains that are thanking veterans with free food and drink. As a reminder, it's always good to call the exact location to see how long these deals will last or whether or not…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 10, 2014
Did you know that your favorite on-screen actor most likely served in the military at one point in time?  America as a nation has always had its citizen-soldiers, but not everyone decides to spend their entire careers in the military.   In fact, many people who served in the armed forces chose successful careers in the entertainment world. 1.Tony Bennett (Photo Credit: US Army) Before Tony…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 10, 2014
Nicki Minaj went to Scotland to host the VMAs for MTV Europe, but while she was there she decided to make a golf reference: a very low-brow golf reference- by putting a golf ball into a butt-shaped hole. "I've been learning so much about your beautiful country and culture ... I've pretty much become Scottish," Minaj gushed at the event. To show her support of the country, she rapped about…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 10, 2014
A pastor in Hollywood has found a grassroots solution to the country's adoption problem, but his campaign is now so much more.   Pastor Hank Fortener of MOSAIC Los Angeles celebrated the first ever #WorldAdoptionDay Sunday in order to bring awareness to the problem of the high costs of adopting a child. Fortener founded AdoptTogether.org as a crowdfunding platform for families who want to…
Katie Rodriguez | November 10, 2014
"He can give a speech, complete speech, in Spanish." In an appearance on The Daily Rundown With Chuck Todd, George W. Bush endorses Jeb Bush's Spanish language skills while he admits he can only speak about "50 words." BUSH: “I hope he runs. He’ll make up his own mind. I’m thinking, he, solely, knows if he can do the job. No matter who says he should run, he knows he’s going to make up his…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 10, 2014
Former President George W. Bush is pretty confident that his brother Jeb will take the nomination in 2016. In an interview with Bob Schieffer on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday evening, George W. Bush said that there's a "50-50 chance" his brother will seek the presidency in 2016. "It's a lot of speculation about him. I occasionally fuel the speculation by saying that I hope he runs," Bush…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 7, 2014
A photo of the Minneapolis Mayor flashing "gang signs" with a convicted felon has circulated the Internet shortly after the mayor publicly led a chant against the use of the name "Redskins" on Sunday.   The photo in question shows the mayor posing with a twice-convicted drug-felon for drug-selling possession and illegal posssession of a firearm during a get-out-the-vote event. A…
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Katie Rodriguez | November 7, 2014
GOP spokesperson Raffi Williams called out the NAACP for its failure to recognize the victories of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Representative-elect Mia Love (R-UT) in a Friday interview with Fox and Friends: “All black accomplishments in America should be celebrated. Whether you disagree with the policy, that’s a debate you can have." “But the fact that we have more black people in elected…