Lincoln ended slavery in America, not the president but the movie. It inspired Ranjan Batra, an immigrant from India, to learn more about the 13th Amendment. "At the end of the story there was an open question about how the ratification process proceeded," he told ABC News. "Living in the South as I do, I found that a pretty big open question." Batra discovered a serious clerical error on ... [Read More]

We're officially on the edge of the so-called "Fiscal Cliff," a self-imposed trigger of $500 billion in tax increases and $109 billion in spending cuts. The main sticking point is the Bush tax cuts. Democrats want to extend them for individuals making $200,000 and couples making $250,000 but Republicans want those limits increased to $400,000 and $450,000, respectively. Democrats also want ... [Read More]

A voter in Pennsylvania says his vote didn't count, at least not for the candidate he wanted. The self-described software developer uploaded a video to YouTube that shows his vote for Barack Obama registering as a vote for Mitt Romney. A volunteer reportedly told him, "It's nothing to worry about, everything will be OK." Mathew Keeler, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of State, ... [Read More]

Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO series Girls, stars in a new political ad that compares your first time voting to losing your virginity. “Your first time shouldn’t be with just anybody," says Dunham. "You want to do it with a great guy.” Dunham goes on to espouse the democratic platform before revealing her first time was with Barack Obama, which is strange since she turned 18 ... [Read More]

President Obama currently enjoys a 33% lead among single women, while Governor Romney has a 19% lead among married women. Those trends could be caused by the female ovulation cycle, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science by Kristina Durante of the University of Texas, San Antonio. Durante says women "feel sexier" when ovulating. Single women ... [Read More]

While speaking to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Obama for increasing sanctions on Iran but warned that it would not be enough to deter them from acquiring a nuclear bomb. "There's only one way to peaceful prevent Iran from getting atomic bombs and that's by placing a clear red line on Iran's nuclear weapon ... [Read More]

Is lifting public officials the next planking or Tebowing? It's has already happened three times in as many months. The athletic activity got its start appropriately enough at the Olympics where American wrestler Elena Pirozhkova performed a front body carry on First Lady Michelle Obama. "Even before she made the rounds I thought I can't just hug her like everybody else," Pirozhkova told ... [Read More]

Let's face it: no one knows a woman's body like Republicans. They know things even doctors don't know like a woman's body can shut down pregnancy if it's a legitimate rape so who better to design feminine hygiene products. Introducing the g.o.b. tampons "designed with all the knowledge of a woman's anatomy that only comes from being a sixty-plus-year-old conservative man," explains Saturday ... [Read More]

Every four years, half the country votes Democratic and the other half votes Republican. The winner is chosen by a handful of undecided voters, which according to Saturday Night Live are actually uninformed voters. Speaking as an undecided voter, I can tell you that I am not uninformed. If anything, I'm too well-informed, which is why I don't like either ... [Read More]

The organizers of the Democratic National Convention were clearly rushing. Images of Russian warships were displayed on the screen behind retired Adm. John Nathman during his tribute to the troops. The error was first reported to the Navy Times by Rob Barker, a former electronics warfare technician. Barker was able to identify the ships by their radars but there was a much more obvious clue: ... [Read More]

Protests have broken out across the Middle East in response to a low-budget film that mocks the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The protests originated in Libya, where the US consulate was stormed and set ablaze. The attack claimed the lives of 4 Americans: U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and ... [Read More]

The Colbert Report opening has been updated for this week's convention coverage. It's a Star Wars parody that casts Barack Obama as Luke Skywalker and Mitt Romney as Darth Vader, but it's Obama who represents the dark side, "not 'racist' dark, just evil." The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ... [Read More]

On a very 'special' episode of the Fox News program Stossel called "What you think you know ... may not be so," host John Stossel debunks 'myths' like the environment still needs protecting. "It's great that the government has cleaned up the air and water but now that they've accomplished that do they then say 'Okay, we've done most of the good we can do' and shrink?" asks Stossel. "No, ... [Read More]

Mayor Stubbs is celebrating his 15th year in office and the 900 residents of Talkeetna, Alaska couldn't be happier with his performance but out-of-towners are given pause when they meet him. That's because Stubbs is a stubby-tailed cat that was elected as a write-in candidate. As honorary mayor Stubbs has a mostly hands-off approach to government that locals love. "He doesn't raise our ... [Read More]

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin became a billionaire as a result of the Facebook IPO but apparently that wasn't enough money for the 30-year-old. Saverin renounced his citizenship prior to the windfall allegedly in order to avoid paying millions in U.S. taxes. Saverin says his decision was based solely on his desire to live in Singapore, which not-so-coincidentally has no capital gains tax. ... [Read More]

Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton says he was inspired by a New York Times comic strip (pictured left) to write a piece titled: "How to Act Human: Advice for Mitt Romney From Inside the Actors Studio." Lipton criticizes everything from Romney's mirthless laugh to his mismatch fashion sense. He even suggests that the stiff Romney take a cue from the graceful Sarah Palin, who is a ... [Read More]