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Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
Nancy Pelosi has represented California's Eighth District in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 4, 2007. Nancy Pelosi's father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as Baltimore's mayor for 12 years after representing the city for five terms in Congress. Nancy Pelosi's brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also served as mayor of Baltimore. Nancy Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
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Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for a likely appeal to theU.S. Supreme Court.
A three-judge...Tags: Gay Rights, Politics, Civil Rights, Voting, Judges
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Violation of conscience
Does our first amendment right to the free exercise of religion apply to all Americans? Not according to President Obama's administration. On Jan. 20, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reiterated the administration's policy that...Tags: Health, Roman Catholicism, Civil Rights, Ethics, Values
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Ronald Martin's brief tweet angers GLAAD
KIAHCNN'spolitical loudmouth Roland Martin is in trouble with gay rights groups... not for something he said but for something he tweeted. It seems the David Beckham super bowl ad for H&M underwear caught the eye of Martin... tweeting: "Ain't no real bruhs...Tags: Gay Rights, Civil Rights, CNN (tv network), Justice and Rights, Minority Groups
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Local gays, lesbians applaud Prop. 8 ruling
SAN DIEGO -- Tuesday's ruling by an appellate panel that Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, was unconstitutional, was hailed by Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Jerry Sanders and leaders of San Diego's gay and lesbian community.
"Today's...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Brown University, Judges, Executive Branch
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Community Commentary: Shadia veils the truth on Islam
As a longtime reader of the Huntington Beach Independent, I am growing tired of Mona Shadia's weekly articles about Islam and Muslims. I am not against any religion, but why does she feel the need to try to promote her religion, and especially as a...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Pakistan, Civil Rights, Islam
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Employers must cover birth control
KIAHThe Republican base is all fired up about the Obama Administration's recent decision to make employers--including religious organizations--provide insurance coverage for birth control. Republicans and the Catholic Church have slammed the new rule as an...Tags: Health, Parties and Movements, Politics, Civil Rights, Republican Party
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Gay marriage fight may hinge on Supreme Court's Anthony Kennedy
Los Angeles TimesThe Supreme Court has nine justices, but if the constitutional fight over same-sex marriage reaches them this year, the decision will probably come down to just one: a California Republican and Reagan-era conservative who has nonetheless written the...Tags: Stephen Breyer, Gay Rights, Politics, Civil Rights, Laws
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'The Help' Takes Top Honors at SAG Awards
CNNLOS ANGELES -- "The Help," a movie about the treatment of maids in a Mississippi town during the civil rights era, took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, making it the movie to watch as the Oscar awards approach next month. Viola...Tags: Movies, Human Interest, Damages (tv program), Betty White, Federal Reserve
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From the Right: Church of the state: Wait for it
Of all the strange things that have happened in the interpretation of “the separation of church and state” injunction in our Constitution, the latest is by far the most dangerous. We are used to the revised standard version in judicial...Tags: Health, Roman Catholicism, Politics, Civil Rights, Church and State Relations
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Independent plans to run against Shuster
Daily American Staff WriterA Franklin County woman has announced that she intends to run as an independent candidate for the 9th Congressional District. The district is held by Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster. Fifty-year-old Karen Ramsburg of Mercersburg said she has been an...Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Trade Dispute, Civil Rights, Economic Organization
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