wendy davis, today, responded to the governor. she said his statement is without dignity and tarnishes the high office he holds. they are small words that reflect a dark and negative point of view." rick perry seems to be doing everything in his power to elevate wendy davis, to transform the spark that has arisen in texas into a strong and committed movement. in fact, he seems to be relishing exactly that. >> and just remember this. the louder they scream, the more we know we are getting something done. >> rick perry is getting something done. something that no one has been able to do in texas for the last two decades. and that is bring a texas democratic party that has been comatose for years back to life. and if that happens, if we see an insurgent democratic party reorganize, galvanize, mobilize and grasp its incredible demographic potential in the lone star state, well, then, simply put, the republican party, as we know it, is dead. joining me now is texas state senator laticia vandurputt who represents district 26 which inclu

last week a wendy's in manitoba announced it was pulling the plug on a rogue item. it was known fondly as the t-rex burger. nine patty monstrosity was sold only at the canadian wendy's franchise and was taken off the menu after a picture of the meat stack was posted on readit. bar barker of the manitoba wendy's delivered the burger's eulogy for obvious reasons. "wendy's neither condones nor promotes the idea of anyone consuming a nine patty hamburger in one sitting." the fine folks from npr wanted to pay their respects. they recreated the dearly departed by purchasing three triple cheeseburgers copying every last detail. as you see, the heavily airbrushed corporate advertisement looked more advertising. the npr crew documented the reincarnation offering a few thoughts. it's like burger jenga. i just scraped ketchup off my forehead. and the most fitting, this is the unhealthiest thing a canadian has done since everything the mayor of toronto has done. the second thing, tween sensations of brooklyn. these sixth graders firsts got together at the tender age of 5 formin

in the chamber so that the members can properly cast their vote. >> the sudden political star tom of wendy davis brought to national attention in dramatic fashion a powerful, high-stakes battle over women's health rights that is not by any means exculusive to the state of texa. raging on all over the country in little noticed state capitals every single day. here, for example, is what's happening in north carolina just this week. >> abortion is on the verge of being added to curriculum at your child's middle school. >> it didn't go before the education committee. there was no public comment open on this bill. and starting as soon as this fall, kids as young as 11 and 12 could be taught the dangers of abortion in the classroom. >> not just the dangers of abortion, mind you, the fake made up dangers of abortion. that's right. both the house and senate in the state of north carolina have passed legislation to force teachers to tell middle schoolers that having an abortion puts them at risk of preterm birth later on. now, that is an assertion that is not supported by the world's health organiz

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