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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will sign a bill today banning conversion therapy in the state, making it the second state after California to ban the practice by law, according to an Associated Press report. Conversion therapy is a widely-criticized program in which therapists work to turn gay teenagers straight using questionable methods. During hearings on the proposed ban, lawmakers heard testimony from people who had undergone such therapy, including a girl who said she was given electroshock therapy and was given drugs to induce vomiting at the age of 14. Last year, four men sued JONAH, a New...

    Virtually every serious critic of the Democratic Party usually concludes that that Party suffers from a severe lack of cohesiveness and unity.  They usually use the description of trying to herd a huge number of addle brained cats up a muddy hill. On the other hand, the GOP has usually been characterized as a disciplined, unified, well-coordinated political party always structured even as they, for 40 years, have tried to lead America to the edge of an ugly abyss.  We have to admit that in the past, it is their discipline and vision that has allowed them...

The Republican Party is having an identity crisis, and infighting continues to leave the party more fragmented than ever and out of touch with the majority of Americans. One perfect example came Wednesday night from FOX News talk show host Bill O’Reilly when he made an attack on fellow conservative Michelle Bachmann. He accused her of “playing small ball” at the CPAC when she attempted a hit at the president about the perks he receives at the White House. O’Reilly even slipped in a jab at former President George W. Bush. CPAC itself showcased just how much the Republicans’...

Below is a recap of our stories from the past week.   Papantonio: Time For Harry Reid to Step Down (Video) Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss the weak-willed Democratic leader of the Senate Harry Reid, and why, if he retains his leadership post, the Democrats will continue to lose battles against the Republican minority…   FDA To Merk: Make a Safer Osteoporosis Medication Than Fosamax Internal Merck company documents disclosed during the recent trial of Scheinberg v. Merck reveal that the United States Food & Drug Administration “incessantly requested” that Merck make...

Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC’s The Ed Show with host Ed Schultz to discuss the week’s biggest stories, including Rick Perry’s “relaxing” sniper rifle firing sessions, and Chris Christie being pushed by the Bushes to run for president....