Melissa Barnhart

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  Dec 24, 2013

  Bristol Palin Calls LGBT Community 'Hypocritical' Over A&E's Suspension of 'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson

  Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, came to the defense of "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson and called out the LGBT community as being "hypocritical."

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  Dec 20, 2013

  CNN Hosts Fan Flames Over 'Duck Dynasty' Controversy Amid NAACP Accusations That Phil Robertson's Comments Are 'Racist,' 'Homophobic'

  CNN hosts Brook Baldwin, Piers Morgan and Anderson Cooper were stoking the fires on their respective shows Thursday night, amid accusations by the NAACP that "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson isn't only anti-gay, but that he must also be a racist.

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  Dec 20, 2013

  'Duck Dynasty' Publisher Stands by Phil Robertson, Says He's Only Known Star to Treat Everyone With 'Utmost Respect'

  Even though A&E announced the network's indefinite suspension of "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson, publisher Howard Books is refusing to turn its back on the Robertsons, and says they only know the senior duck commander as always being respectful to others, regardless of his political leanings, sexual orientation or religious views.

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  Dec 19, 2013

  Is the White House Pandering to LGBT Community in an Effort to Salvage Foundering 'Obamacare' Program?

  Following the White House release Tuesday of an infographic for the LGBT community that contains a list of five reasons why they'll benefit from Obamamcare, came the gift of "pajama boy" and a Wednesday op-ed written by First Lady Michelle Obama and an Oval Office meeting with moms, all to promote the Health Insurance Marketplace on healthcare.gov.

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  Dec 18, 2013

  Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to Become Part of Habitat for Humanity Home

  For the seventh consecutive year the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be milled and its lumber used in the building of a Habitat for Humanity home.

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  Dec 16, 2013

  Apple Approves Gay Social App for Ages 12 and Up

  Apple has approved a gay social networking app that claims to be safe for children as young as 12, and aims to lead adults, teens and tweens to places that are "clean, social and fun."

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  Dec 16, 2013

  Author Jay Parini Says His Editor Thought He Was 'Crazy' for Wanting to Write About Jesus for ICONS Series

  Jay Parini, author of Jesus: The Human Face of God, a book released earlier this month that's part of the biographies known as the ICONS series, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts that his editor thought he was crazy for wanting to write about the life of Jesus.

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  Dec 9, 2013

  Time Running Out for Senate to Move on Military Sexual Assault Policy

  With only five days remaining on the congressional schedule before legislators depart Capitol Hill for their home states, two competing Senate bills aiming to transform how the United States Armed Forces handle sexual assault cases might get lost in the shuffle.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  Obama Pledges up to $5 Billion to Combat Global AIDS Epidemic

  President Barack Obama on Monday pledged up to $5 billion in funding to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria internationally, and to redirect $100 million to the National Institutes of Health for research toward a cure for HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.

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  Nov 22, 2013

  Atheist Tells Fox News' Megyn Kelly He's Proud of Ending 2 Schools' Operation Christmas Child Programs

  Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association (AHA), which effectively stopped two schools from participating in Operation Christmas Child by threatening lawsuits, told Fox News' Megyn Kelly that he's satisfied with the outcome.