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Whoa! Our Commander-in-Chief is PISSED!

President Barack Obama spoke to the nation from the White House Rose Garden just minutes ago, but there was nothing rosy about his words or demeanor!

The U.S. Senate rejected gun legislation this afternoon that 90% of the American people supported and the Prez is FUMING mad!!!

The Manchin-Toomey bill was a modest proposal to amp up background checks at gun shows and on the internet, but the vote failed 54-46.

In what was very far from a concession speech, Mr. Obama assured his country that he would continue fighting against the wreckless sale of firearms and that this miscarriage of democracy should not be forgotten by the voters come Congressional re-election time!

Unafraid to point fingers, he says the gun lobby "willfully lied" to the American people and he shamed

Tags: background checks, congress, gabby giffords, gun control legislation, gun lobby, legal matters, newtown, nra, politick, politics, president barack obama, sandy hook elementary, senate, white house rose garden

This is so sad!

A girl from Indiana was bullied so relentlessly by her peers that she eventually ended up taking her own life.

The girl's mother Danielle Green read her letter to the Senate Education Committee where she hoped Congress would pass a bill that made harsher rules about bullying.

Green's daughter Angel wrote a letter specifically for her bullies.

Here's what she wrote:

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Left or right, red or blue, Team Edward or Team Jacob…

It doesn't matter! No matter what your beliefs are, it's CRITICAL to understand what's going on in your country!

Knowledge is power, yo! Do yourself (and everyone else) a favor and get educated!

President Barack Obama is addressing Congress RIGHT NOW in one of the most important political speeches of the year!

Watch the State of the Union Address live…AFTER THE JUMP!!!

Tags: barack obama, congress, democracy, politics, president obama, state of the union, state of the union 2013, white house

At least three people — some are reporting five — are in critical condition after being shot in the lobby of an office building on Glendale Avenue in Phoenix, AZ.

Police are currently searching for the gunman — a white male — who remains at large, and those injured have been transported to a nearby hospital.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department states:

"At this point we don’t believe he is in the area. This doesn’t appear to be a random type of incident."

The shooting took place moments after former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords gave an inspiring introductory speech at a congressional hearing for gun control (above).

Gabby was one of the unfortunate victims of a shooting spree that occured in 2011 in Tucson, and has first hand experience when it comes to the horror that guns can inflict.

So, so sad.

Our thoughts are with those who are currently suffering due to this terrible incident in Phoenix.

Tags: congress, gabby giffords, gun control hearing, office building, phoenix, police, sad, shooting, speech, video

It sounds like we're still grasping at straws for who or what to blame in the wake of all the horrible shootings and murders that happen in this country, and we just hope that they don't jerk-their knees in the direction of things that shouldn't be blamed.

Biden made it clear today that the administration is calling for

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This week on the House floor, Majority Leader John Boehner reportedly told Harry Reid to go (BLEEP) himself! Well, Jimmy Fallon has the real HIGHlarious story!

Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to hear the entire (BLEEP)ing conversation!

No wonder Congress can't get (BLEEP) done! They're too (BLEEP)ing busy (BLEEP)ing at each other! LOLz!

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President Barack Obama is bound and determined to stick to his campaign promise of stopping tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

But for now, he's having to fall back on his strategy from his first campaign- Hope!

Barack says he and congress are making definite headway in reaching a solution to the fiscal cliff crisis, but unfortunately they aren't there yet.

He says thus far the tentative plan looks like it will include tax credits for middle class families, families with children, and families paying for college, as well as credits for companies creating clean energy.

The POTUS says he had hoped to make one major plan with his Republican opposition, a sort of great compromise, but that has not happened. He says:

Tags: address, american, campaign, college, congress, fiscal cliff, new year, president barack obama, talks