[Watching the Republican caucuses in Iowa, it was
sometimes hard to avoid the suspicion that they were
staged to provide fodder for America's court jesters --
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. But for this viewer,
the best moment of Comedy Central's coverage was a bit
of history -- Stewart's interview with the author of A
Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the
Madisons. Jennings wrote the first White House memoir,
having served there (literally) as one of James and
Dolly Madison's hundred slaves. Now there's a story of
the American dream. -- video moderator.]

1 GOP Voters Speak Out About Climate Change
2 Did the Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly?
3 Bush-Era Nation Building Loses Favor at Pentagon
4 Author Interview: 'A Slave in the White House'

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New Hampshire's GOP Voters Speak Out About Climate
Change

The struggle for Republicans who believe in climate
change. Uploaded by ClimateDesk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=vlK7LiddvKg#!
January 4, 2012
5:32

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Did the Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She's an
Insane Woman?

The First Responders debate whether the media is harder
on Michelle Bachmann because she is a woman who is
crazy.

http://www.theonion.com/video/did-the-media-treat-bachmann-unfairly-because-shes,26961/
2:04

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Bush-Era Nation Building Loses Favor at Pentagon

Rachel Maddow reports on new military priorities
announced by President Obama and the message contained
in those priorities that Bush-era counterinsurgency and
nation building, have lost all credibility, has been
demoted within the list of military goals.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#45894344
January 5, 2012
4:37

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Interview: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

Author Elizabeth Dowling Taylor tells the story of Paul
Jennings, who served as one of James Madison's slaves
and ultimately purchased his own freedom.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-4-2012/elizabeth-dowling-taylor
January 4, 2012
6:46

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