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Climate Change Skeptic And Big Oil Pipeline Crony Rep. Ryan Zinke Confirmed As Secretary Of The Interior

CNN reports: The Senate voted to confirm Wednesday Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Department of the Interior. he vote was 68-31. During his confirmation hearing, the Republican congressman promised to review Obama-era actions limiting oil and gas drilling in Alaska and said he rejected President Donald Trump’s past comment that climate change is a “hoax.” Like many of …

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TEXAS: State Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Houston’s Benefits For Same-Sex Spouses [VIDEO]

Watch the full hearing below. The CBS affiliate in Dallas reports: The Texas Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that conservatives hope will provide an opening to challenge the landmark 2015 ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide. The all-Republican court initially refused to hear the lawsuit, which challenged Houston’s decision to offer same-sex spousal benefits to municipal employees. The …

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NIELSEN: Millions More Watched Obama’s First Speech To Congress Than Watched Donald Trump’s Speech

FAKE NEWS! Via Mediaite: Well, the overnight ratings are in from Nielsen, and as expected, President Donald Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress drew a significant television audience. However, it didn’t do nearly as well as President Barack Obama’s first address in February 2009. Looking at seven networks that carried the speech live — ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, …

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JACKSONVILLE: Liberty Counsel Files Lawsuit To Invalidate “Illegal” LGBT Rights Ordinance

Via press release: Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit today to invalidate the so-called Jacksonville “Human Rights Ordinance” or “HRO” because it was adopted in violation of Florida Statutes, the Jacksonville Ordinance Code and City Council Rules. The Jacksonville City Council voted to adopt the HRO, Ordinance 2017-15, on February 14, 2017. The HRO purports to add “sexual orientation” and “gender …

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Trump Delays New Muslim Travel Ban So That Positive Response For Speech To Congress Has Its “Moment”

The travel ban needs its own very special moment. It’s all show business, all the time. New York Magazine reports: In his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump defended his travel ban, and said his administration has been “working on improved vetting procedures, and we will shortly take new steps to keep our nation safe — and to …

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So Much For CNN Being “Fake News”

As always, the news is only fake when they don’t like it. The Hill reports: White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Wednesday put aside his problems with CNN to tout the network’s poll on President Trump’s speech to Congress. Spicer tweeted out CNN’s poll showing positive reactions to Trump’s speech the night before, despite the administration’s frequent attacks on …

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Live-Action Beauty And The Beast Remake To Feature Disney’s First-Ever “Exclusively Gay Moment” [VIDEO]

Paging you-know-who! Playbill reports: When the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast hits screens March 17, it will make history as the first Disney film to include an “exclusively gay moment,” according to the film’s director, Bill Condon. Condon revealed the landmark news in an exclusive interview with Attitude Magazine. The subplot involves the relationship between LeFou (played by …

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Colbert Goes Live To Rip Trump’s Speech [VIDEO]

The Hollywood Reporter recaps: Stephen Colbert kicked off Tuesday’s episode with a Trump and Oscars joke wrapped into one: “Any chance there’s a mistake and Moonlight is the president?” After Trump addressed Congress on Tuesday, Colbert’s Late Show went live to discuss Trump’s speech, mixed in with the events of Sunday. Colbert was excited to recap the president’s remarks, but …

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NEW YORK CITY: Marketing Officials Forecast $600M Decline In Tourism Revenue Because Donald Trump

The New York Times reports: For the first time in seven years, New York City officials expect the number of foreign visitors to decrease, a drop they attribute to the protectionist policies and rhetoric of President Trump — saying that those moves are scaring off many of the visitors who have helped fuel the city’s robust growth since the last …

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