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West. one of the vice chairs of the communist party usa telling nbc news today, "we think its ridiculous. there are no members of congress in the communist party. thats just not true. we support public parks and i assume congressman west does too, that doesnt mean hes a communist." but allen west, in probably the least-shocking development in this entire story, is not backing down. congressman west writing on his facebook page tonight, "you can call them socialists, marxists, communist or whatev...

Assume congressman west does too, that doesnt mean hes a communist." but allen west, in probably the least-shocking development in this entire story, is not backing down. congressman west writing on his facebook page tonight, "you can call them socialists, marxists, communist or whatever you want. if you are skeptical, just start watching house special order speeches on c-span regularly." so allen west is directing folks to watch c-span in order to spot the rampant communism in the united states...

all five victims were black. the two suspects are white. officials are not calling this a hate crime but jake england, the suspect on the left, he made a remark on his facebook page the day before the shootings that could indicate a motive here, "today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by a, blank and blank. its hard not to go off between that and sharon, ive gone in the red, rip dad and sharon, i love and miss you. i think about both of you every second of the day. sharon w...

it may be the most critical supreme court case since the justices ruled on the 2000 presidential election, but out in obama administrations health care reform law is under close scrutiny. in a dramatic hearing today the court appeared deeply split. conservative justices are showing deep skepticism about the individual mandate which would require people to buy health insurance. cnns congressional correspondent kate bolduan and jeffrey toobin were both inside the court today for the hear...

news to dmitry medvedev with a new message for mitt romney. high winds drive a fire wild in the rockies. at least one person is dead. several more have lost their homes and danger is on the move. trayvon martin case. deeper the investigation goes, the more complicated it gets. theres only one truth but at least two conflicting witness stories about what happened. not a good time to be in the pink slime business. first the public recoils and then stores stop selling it and plant sto...

>> again, why the long delay? was race a factor or is this just a local tragedy thats been turned into ideological fodder for television news. mitt romney wins the illinois primary but most of the chatter is about a top aide who likens it to a certain childrens toy ze wanted to talk about his victory but the debate over this iconic childrens toy, the etch-a-sketch threatens to erase all of that. >> our twitter turned that into a viral moment. plus -- >> define that. how far will yo...

We rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ the health care law celebrates a two-year anniversary just days before the supreme court hears arguments that will have a national audience. look at this a new ...

again, tonight, we will show you right here, live protest in new york city for whats being called quote, the million hoodie march, a reference to the hoodie trayvon martin was wearing when he was shot and killed in sanford, florida. new calls for the arrest of a noob hood watch volunteer that shot and killed the 17-year-old boy. martin was unarmed, walking from a convenience store to the home of his fathers fiancee last month in sanford near orlando when george zimmerman shot him. he s...

That republicans were all for. >> absolutely. republic in ken cuccinelli attorney general in west virginia one of the first conservative republicans to come out and file a lawsuit against the presidents health care reform law. he told c-span yesterday that he basically thinks if mitt romney gets the nomination health care will essentially be off the table. take a listen. doesnt have the power politically to motivate people to vote or volunteer as someone who is an opponent does. you are effectiv...

line as well, doesnt it? yeah, yeah, yeah. >> santorums closing pitch, a poke at the former illinois senator who now lives in the white house. >> you have a particular obligation to write a wrong here in the state of illinois. >> there are 54 delegates at stake tuesday in the state of illinois. a look at the math shows you time is running short for anyone else trying to stop governor romney. you need 1,144 to clinch. governor romney is 519, not halfway but look how commanding the lead ...