Malaysia

Conservative Pundits Wrote Malaysian Propaganda

Eric Lach | March 1, 2013, 5:57PM

Joshua Treviño, during an MSNBC appearance.

Articles written by conservative American pundits, but paid for with money from the government of Malaysia, appeared in a number of U.S. media outlets between 2008 and 2011, BuzzFeed reported on Friday.

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NRA President Preaches To Faithful At New York Capitol

Eric Lach | February 28, 2013, 5:29PM

Gun rights supporters rally on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the New York Capitol in Albany, where National Rifle Association President David Keene spoke about firearms laws.

ALBANY, NY — National Rifle Association President David Keene railed against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) during a brief appearance at a rally with thousands of gun rights supporters Thursday at the state capitol.

Battling rainy weather, the crowd was smaller than the 35,000 people organizers hoped would turn out to protest of the state's new gun control law, known at the NY SAFE Act, which Cuomo signed into law in January. But attendees said it was still by far the largest of three held in the capital in recent weeks.

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Birthers

Michigan GOPer Wonders Why More Time Wasn't Spent Investigating Obama's Birthplace

Eric Lach | February 27, 2013, 11:39AM

Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson (R).

Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson, a Republican who represents the state's 38th District, went on a Lansing, Mich. radio program on Tuesday and was asked right of the bat whether he believes President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. His response?

"Don't know," Casperson said.

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Steven Brooks

After Arrests And Outbursts, Nevada Lawmaker Tries To Buy A Gun

Eric Lach | February 26, 2013, 11:41AM

Embattled Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks (D) takes the oath of office during the opening day of the legislative session on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Carson City, Nev.

Steven Brooks, a Democratic state lawmaker in Nevada, wanted a gun. So last Thursday, the 40-year-old father of four went to a sporting goods store in Sparks, Nev. and attempted to buy one. That triggered a background check. And that background check has triggered headlines. But then, Brooks has been in headlines for weeks.

Media outlets in Nevada have been covering Brooks heavily because of his recent run of troubling behavior, which began in late January, just days before he was sworn in to his second term in the Nevada Assembly.

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