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Fast Forward Gov. Eric Greitens Admits Affair — Accused Of Blackmailing Mistress With S&M Pic
Eric Greitens, the Republican governor of Missouri, admitted Wednesday to having an extramarital affair after a CBS affiliate St. Louis reported that Greitens had tried to blackmail his mistress with a picture showing her bound, blindfolded and partly undressed. KMOV 4 obtained a recording of Greitens’ former hairdresser confessing the affair — from 2015 —…
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Community Leave God Out Of Your Election Commentary
Roy Moore’s first words after losing his U.S. Senate election in Alabama invoked Psalm 40 for God’s control of the election. At the same time, my liberal friends and colleagues – who for years lamented “Bible beating” in the public square – jubilantly called Doug Jones’ election victory a “Chanukkah miracle” that “proves a loving…
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Life Roy Moore’s Defeat Was Definitely Not A Hanukkah Miracle
As the internet celebrated the victory of a non-alleged pedophile in Alabama, many on social media reveled in the idea of the election as a Hanukkah miracle. Sure, it was a triumph of good over evil. And yes, the victory of Doug Jones was a small repudiation of our assaulter-in-chief. I am more reluctant to…
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Fast Forward Franken Faces More Accusations – Latest Is 3 Years Before Senate
Al Franken has been accused of sexual misconduct for a seventh time — this time in an incident that allegedly took place in 2006, Politico reported. An anonymous woman — a former Democratic congressional aide — accused Franken of trying to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006. The alleged…
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Fast Forward Senate Ethics Committee Begins Inquiry Into Al Franken Groping Charges
(JTA) — The Senate Ethics Committee opened a preliminary inquiry into groping allegations against Sen. Al Franken. Six women have accused Franken, D-Minn., who is Jewish, of touching them inappropriately during various photo opportunities and campaign events. The accusations date from between 2003 and 2010. “While the Committee does not generally comment on pending matters…
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Fast Forward Al Franken Gets Another Groping Allegation – The Second From His USO Tour
Senator Al Franken has been accused of sexual misconduct for a fifth time, this time by an army veteran, CNN reported. Stephanie Kemplin, of Ohio, is claiming that Franken groped her breast during a photo op while he was on a USO tour in 2006. The first public allegation of sexual misconduct against Franken also…
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Fast Forward Will Al Franken Be Accused Of Groping Again? ‘I Can’t Say,’ Says Al Franken
Senator Al Franken said he “didn’t know” if he would be accused of groping someone again, the Washington Post reported. Franken spoke with several Minnesota news outlets on Sunday about the two allegations of groping made against him. In response to a question about whether he has ever placed a hand on a woman’s buttock’s…
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Fast Forward Al Franken Accused Of Touching 2nd Woman Inappropriately — This Time In Office
A woman accused Senator Al Franken of touching her inappropriately while she took a picture with him at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, CNN reported. The woman, Lindsay Menz, 33, of Texas, says Franken grabbed her butt cheek while her husband took the picture of her and Franken. Menz’s husband, father and mother all…
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News Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes admits ‘at least 6 million’ Jews were killed in Nazi Germany
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Fast Forward Sydney Opera House lit by giant menorah as vigils for Bondi Beach victims take place across Australia
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Fast Forward Columbia professor Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, criticizes university over antisemitism and protests
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