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GOP rejects gay marriage, asks Supreme Court to uphold Prop. 8
Republican leaders unanimously approved a resolution Friday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8, the measure under court review that forbids same-sex marriage in California. The Republican National Committee “affirms its...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Elections, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Tea Party Movement, Same-Sex Marriage
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Issue of mental illness reporting calls for great care
Recent tragedies have caused renewed debate on gun control laws. Proposed universal background checks are intended to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the violently mentally ill. While called "common sense," it is not. A database of criminals...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Gun Control, Same-Sex Marriage
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'Evolving' pols real hypocrites on marriage
Fingers to the wind, politicians now are falling all over themselves to declare they are no longer evolving but have evolved and support same-sex marriage, including the worst of the lot: Republicans who once used their opposition to it to rouse their...Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Punishment, Gun Control, Same-Sex Marriage
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Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...
Tags: Immigration, Elections, Donald Trump, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Reckoning With Emotions' Powerful Political Pull
The Hartford CourantDuring Wednesday's debate on new gun laws, Sen. John Kissel rose and began a lengthy set of remarks with two anecdotes. First, the Enfield Republican spoke movingly of hugging his youngest son, Tristan, on the day of the Newtown massacre, one day before...Tags: Ronald Reagan, West Hartford, Al Gore, Gun Control, Politics
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin
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Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Politics, Parties and Movements, Civil Rights, Republican Party
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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: Mark R. Warner, Justice System, John G. Roberts, Jr., Politics, Parties and Movements
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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: Mark R. Warner, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Politics, Gun Control, Anglicanism
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Lobbying, 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: Kay Hagan, Mark R. Warner, Elections, Social Media, Politics
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Rex Huppke: Rob Portman's changing stance on gay marriage shows danger of knowledge
Knowledge is just a slippery slope toward finding out I'm wrong about something. So I try to avoid it, usually by watching television or dodging experiences that might broaden my comfortably narrow horizons. But not everyone is as skilled as I am at...
Tags: Elections, Conservation, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Paul Ryan
Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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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 19, 2013
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