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Hank Williams Jr

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas watch Kim Clijsters of Belgium play during her women's singles first round match against Victoria Duval of the United States on Day One of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2012 in the Flushing neigborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin calls Hank Williams Jr. a 'racist coot'

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Actor Alec Baldwin recently lashed out at former Monday Night Football performer Hank Williams Jr., after the conservative country singer went on another offensive tirade about the president...
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Hank Williams Jr. performs onstage at the 2012 CMT Music awards the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Sara Kauss/Getty Images)

Hank Williams Jr. really 'hates' Obama

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Even after his anti-Obama remarks cost him his longstanding 'Monday Night Football' job, Hank Williams Jr. isn't finished viciously attacking the president...
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Does Cain give the Tea Party a racial pass?

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Herman Cain offers a black face to mainly white-held beliefs about the state of race in this country...
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Hank Williams Jr on the Monday Night Football intro that was cut after his statement comparing Obama to Hitler.

Hank Williams Jr defends Obama-Hitler analogy

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A U.S. country singer who lost his highest profile television assignment after making an analogy involving President Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler is lashing out at the media in a new song...
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Hank Williams Jr. fired by ESPN for Obama remark

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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Hank Williams Jr. will no longer sing the words 'Are you ready for some football?' on Monday nights on ESPN...
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Hank Williams Jr on the Monday Night Football intro that was cut after his statement comparing Obama to Hitler.

Hank Williams Jr apologizes for Hitler-Obama analogy

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(AP) - Hank Williams Jr apologizes for Hitler-Obama analogy on Facebook and his website...
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ESPN yanks Hank Jr, should they sack him too?

John Mitchell
OPINION - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has handed out fines and suspensions to your brethren that you've found displeasure with; this is an opportunity for you to flex a little...
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ESPN yanks Hank Williams Jr over Obama remarks

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BRISTOL, Conn (AP) - Williams said of Obama's outing on the links with House Speaker John Boehner: 'It'd be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.'...
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911 dispatcher saves 4-year-old from drowning

Ollie Montgomery
VIDEO - For the parents of three-year-old Maliki Sessions, their guardian angel came in the form of 911 dispatcher.
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