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The Texas Democratic Party asked noncitizens to register to vote, sending out applications to immigrants with the box citizenship already checked “Yes,” according to complaints filed Thursday asking prosecutors to see what laws may have been broken. . . The Texas secretary of state’s office said it received complaints from immigrants and from relatives of dead people who got mailings asking them to register. Spokesman Sam Taylor said it was “a pretty large volume of calls.”

CHICAGO -- When former talk radio host Don Imus recently made racist remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team on his radio show, he lost his job. Now, some are wondering if radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has also gone too far, NBC5 reported on Monday. Weeks before Imus controversy, Limbaugh began airing a song about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who is running for the Democratic nomination for president. The song, a parody of the folk song "Puff The Magic Dragon," contains the line, "Barack, The Magic Negro." Some have begun to wonder if Limbaugh has been getting a...

New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- CBS News' main anchor Katie Couric is coming under fire for saying some viewers may consider the pro-life views of a recent guest "repugnant." Her statement came after a father of a victim of the Columbine shootings, responding to the recent shooting at an Amish school, said abortion has cheapened people's view of life. As part of its new evening news format, which Couric hosts, CBS News features a "free speech" segment which allows a wide range of people to comment on issues and headlines of the day.CBS News featured Denver resident Brian Rohrbough, whose...

Non-stop ads and campaigning portray next week's double-barreled initiative battle over gambling as a bellwether that will decide whether California becomes the nation's biggest casino mecca. The reality is more nuanced: Even if both ballot measures fail, gambling in California is poised to become a major industry. And with the state hungry for revenue and many Californians eager to spend their time and money pulling slot machine handles, many experts predict the industry here could soon overtake Nevada's. ``California is going to be one of the most significant gaming markets in the U.S. They have a truly deep population. They...