The Blaze

	January 13, 2013
	White House Responds To All Those Secession Petitions On Friday, the Obama administration responded  to the wave of secession petitions that spread online following the November elections. See how the White House responded HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT Harry Reid Named As Recipient In Massive Bribe Case A Utah businessman is rocking both state and national politics after claiming Utah Attorney General John Swallow helped him broker a deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to make a federal investigation into his company quietly disappear. See the latest on this story HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	TheBlaze Instantly Debunks Ed Schultz's Bold Gun Claim
	On Thursday, MSNBC personality and radio host Ed Schultz made the bold claim that the U.S. has “never had a civilian stop a shooting,” while arguing against having armed personnel in schools. Schultz's claim was easily debunked. See the evidence HERE.
	READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT Book Of The Week: 'Mastermind' Using Sherlock Holmes' storied brainpower as a launching point, Mastermind shows how we can sharpen our thought processes to become more aware, more logical, and more efficient. Dig into this fascinating case right HERE. READ THIS | LIKE IT
	You Have To See This Kid's Basketball Shot To Believe It Eighth-grader Matt DeMember made a very big splash with an incredible, nothing-but-net, backwards basketball throw. The shot happened  in the last seconds of a church youth basketball game in Maryland, beating the buzzer and sending the crowd into a tizzy. Watch it HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	Which MSNBC Host Wants The Bible Excluded From Inauguration?
	After discussing Pastor Louie Giglio’s recent decision to remove himself from Obama’s choice of benediction speakers, MSNBC's Lawrence O’Donnell launched into a tirade against the Bible and its presence at the historical event. See O'Donnell's rant and his demand that Obama exclude the Bible HERE.
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	Butt Glue & Bombshell Bras: Miss America Beauty Pageant Secrets
	Saturday night's Miss America pageant offered a host of fascinating revelations about beauty pageants in general and offered some curious insights into the minds of the contestants. Go backstage and discover why this is not called a "Brains Pageant" HERE.
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	From TheBlaze Radio Network
	Doc Thompson Joins TheBlaze Radio - January 21st! - The Doctor is IN from 6-9AM ET, Monday - Friday. Meet Doc HERE.  Check out TheBlaze Radio network’s full lineup HERE. VIDEO: 6-Month-Old Dog Teaches A Puppy How To Walk Down Stairs If any of the news of the week got you down, consider this your reward: A delightful video of a puppy teaching its younger — and much smaller — pal to walk down the stairs. Watch 6-month-old Simon show 8-week-old Daisy the finer points of mastering stairs HERE.        WATCH THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	You're Probably Mispronouncing These Words (Well, not you...)
	Think you know your way around the English language? Even the best of us can stumble over the proper pronunciation of a word here and there. Mental Floss has highlighted 11 words we’re particularly prone to get wrong. See them HERE.  READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT