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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...
Tags: Marriage, Rand Paul, Social Issues, Gun Control, Claire McCaskill
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Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...
Tags: Washington, DC, Marriage, Claire McCaskill, Jim Kolbe, Politics
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Supreme Court gay marriage debate prompts lawmakers to state support
WASHINGTON -- Six Democratic senators have announced their support for same-sex marriage in nearly as many days, policy reversals that reflect the changing politics of the issue as the Supreme Court hears arguments in potential landmark cases. Since...Tags: Family, Marriage, Jon Tester, Social Media, Nancy Pelosi
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Changes of heart on gay marriage
There is much debate about the recent change of heart of Ohio Senator Rob Portman since he has publicly declared that he now is no longer against same-sex marriage. Senator Portman’s altered position was prompted by the revelation of his 21-year old...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Lobbying, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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At Supreme Court, gay marriage comes full circle
It is the hottest ticket in the country. On Tuesday morning, only a lucky few will be inside the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the historic arguments over whether California’s gay marriage ban is constitutional. Among the 400 courtroom spectators...Tags: Marriage, Business, Social Issues, Claire McCaskill, Politics
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Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin hopes for gay marriage win
SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind. For President Obama, talking with gay White House staffers and learning that his daughters’ friends had same-sex parents proved...Tags: Marriage, Phyllis Schlafly, Social Issues, Politics, Civil Rights
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Stand with Rand?
On March 7, after nearly 13 hours, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ended his historic filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. The filibuster didn't stop there though, Paul also went on to criticize President Obama's and Attorney...Tags: Parties and Movements, Eric Holder, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Politics
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Cure for homophobia? It's personal
The other day, I stumbled across a conversation about homosexuality on a local Christian radio station. There were three people talking, and after the predictable hemming and hawing about loving the sinner and hating the sin (though in this case, the...Tags: Radio, Radio Industry, Parties and Movements, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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Daum: Cure for homophobia? It's personal
The other day, I stumbled across a conversation about homosexuality on a local Christian radio station. There were three people talking, and after the predictable hemming and hawing about loving the sinner and hating the sin (though in this case, the...
Tags: Family, Marriage, Radio Industry, Parties and Movements, Minority Groups
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Fuming over the assault weapons ban's failure
To say that that the preponderance of letters we receive on assault weapons call for their ban wouldn't be an exaggeration. So when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday that the ban proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein wouldn't be brought to...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Harvey Milk, The Happiest News!, Politics, U.S. Congress
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48 down, 1 dozen to go
To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...Tags: Family, Marriage, Martin Luther King Jr., Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage
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Big tent, with an asterisk
WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee released a report Monday charting the party's road to revival -- only for RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to give its most important recommendations the Grand Old Punt. Tucked into the 100-page document --...
Tags: Social Issues, Illegal Immigrants, Ann Coulter, POLITICO LLC, Politics
Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 21, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 20, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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