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PBS’ “Constitution USA” breathes new life into the historic document

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PBS’ “Constitution USA” breathes new life into the historic document

By Jacqueline Cutler Three of the most majestic — certainly the most democratic — words in the English language are the start of the United States Constitution: “We the people.” To see how the Constitution continues to be brought to life, Peter Sagal (pictured) of NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! news quiz show sets out across the country on a customized red, white and blue Harley-Davidson, interviewing various people along the way. The result is PBS’ four-week series Constitution USA With Peter Sagal. “The great thing about Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! is it treats everything with [...]

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History responds to Satan/Obama controversy in “The Bible”

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History responds to Satan/Obama controversy in “The Bible”

History channel’s response to critics and commentators who’ve remarked that the character of Satan resembles President Obama in “The Bible” miniseries. SEE ALSO: ‘The Bible’: Does devil character in History Channel show look like President Obama? ‘The Bible’: Satan Actor Looks Like Obama In History Channel Miniseries RELATED: “The Bible”: History channel brings scripture to the screen HISTORY statement: “HISTORY channel has the highest respect for President Obama. The series was produced with an international and diverse cast of respected actors. It’s unfortunate that anyone made this false connection. HISTORY’s ‘The Bible’ is meant to enlighten people on its rich [...]

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MSNBC’s Ed Schultz to interview videographer of infamous Mitt Romney 47 percent comments

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Updated March 13, 2013, 7:52pm CT It was the video that some say changed the course of the 2012 presidential election, and certainly the way people thought and talked about it. Republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney was surreptitiously videotaped speaking before a private fundraising gathering in May 2012 where he stated that, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for [President Obama] no matter what. All right — there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for [...]

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PBS’ “Makers Women Who Make America” a strong introduction to modern women’s movement

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PBS’ “Makers Women Who Make America” a strong introduction to modern women’s movement

Makers Women Who Make America “In my textbook, in college, it had one sentence [about women’s history] that said, ‘Women were given the vote.’” In our interview, legendary social justice activist and key figure in the women’s movement Gloria Steinem recalls the early days of that movement, when she and others, perhaps naively, thought that changes to a gender inequality that had existed for centuries — and even been written into law, in some cases — were going to be easy and quick. “If you don’t know how change is made,” says Steinem, “you assume that freedom or privileges or [...]

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Rachel Maddow hosts MSNBC documentary “Hubris: Selling the Iraq War”

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Updated March 19, 2013, 11:18am CT As we approach the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, journalist Rachel Maddow looks at the key government decisions that led the United States into the war, through a new documentary called Hubris: Selling the Iraq War, premiering Feb. 18 at 9pm ET on MSNBC. UPDATE 3/19/13: MSNBC will be re-airing Hubris: Selling the Iraq War Friday, March 22, at 9pm ET, followed by Talking Hubris at 10pm ET, hosted by Chris Hayes. Hubris: Selling the Iraq War is based on the book Hubris, co-written by NBC News National Investigative Correspondent [...]

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Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

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Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s controversial book to the screen on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Feb. 17. By Kate O’Hare On a sultry summer day in Richmond, Va. — the Confederate capital during the Civil War — a film crew has gathered at a historic building refitted to look like a telegraph office. The scene being shot features Abraham Lincoln (Billy Campbell) receiving a message and then discussing it with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Graham Beckel). Despite the sweltering heat, the bearded men wear waistcoats and jackets, and the women are decked out in period dresses with corsets. [...]

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2013 State of the Union: Date, time, channels for President Obama address

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2013 State of the Union: Date, time, channels for President Obama address

Updated Feb. 12, 2013, 12:03pm CT President Barack Obama will be delivering the 2013 State of the Union address — the fourth of his time in office, and the first of his second term as president — to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Following the president’s address, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will deliver the Republican response. The Obama address to Congress and the nation is expected to begin around 9pm ET, and, naturally, there will be plenty of television coverage. Here are some places you can watch the Obama speech and the Republican response. [...]

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President Obama inauguration TV coverage

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President Obama inauguration TV coverage

Updated Jan. 20, 2013, 1:29pm CT On Monday, Jan. 21 (officially on Jan. 20), Barack Obama will be sworn in to begin his second term as president of the United States, along with Joe Biden as vice president. The oath of office will formally be administered at around 11:55am ET on Sunday, and, according to NBC News, this oath-taking fulfills the constitutional requirement that the president take the oath of office prior to the start of his second term at noon on Sunday, Jan. 20. Because the constitutionally mandated date falls on a Sunday, the public inauguration ceremony will take [...]

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Telemundo offers live coverage of Mexico presidential inauguration

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Telemundo offers live coverage of Mexico presidential inauguration

Noticias Telemundo and its award-winning team of journalists will cover all aspects of President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto’s oath of office when he is sworn in as the new president of Mexico, in their news special entitled “Toma de Posesión.” Coverage airs live in the United States this Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 11am ET. Hosted by anchor José Díaz-Balart, the special coverage of the Mexico presidential inauguration will offer analysis of the potential impact of Peña Nieto’s administration on the U.S. Hispanic community, with an emphasis on such issues as U.S. immigration policy, the war on drugs, and economic and [...]

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VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

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VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

The election is over, but people are still reeling from this year’s contest. With a hard-fought campaign like the one we just had, it might be perfect timing for a film like The Campaign. Starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign tells a story of a congressional race that should sound pretty familiar to anyone who’s survived a presidential campaign in the modern media age: The charismatic Cam Brady (Ferrell) and his supremely unlikely challenger Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) are locked in a dead heat, thanks to a gaffe on Brady’s part and a whole lot of money and influence [...]

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