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2012/05/26 19:10
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Calif. Judge Declares Federal 'Defense of Marriag...
A federal judge in California this week, ruling in favor of a lawsuit brought by state workers who sued the public-employee pension system for its refusal to cover same-sex couples, declared the...
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2012/05/26 15:00
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Judge strikes down Defense of Marriage Act provis...
Posted by Steve, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood, 21 hours ago Unmarried, same sex couples are entitled (by law) to benefits that opposite sex couples are not. When I was living with my...
Obama administration House of Representatives Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group Town Square federal administration
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2012/05/25 17:45
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New Jersey Will Legalize Sports Betting, Federal ...
Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 1992, more or less banning sports betting in the United States. It's "more or less" because exceptions were allowed for four...
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2012/05/25 13:01
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WILLIAMS: Should we obey all laws? History tells ...
Let’s think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Suppose Congress enacted a law — and the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional — requiring American families to attend...
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2012/05/25 04:39
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Feels marriage, faith are under attack in nation
If God wanted the marriage between man to man or woman to woman, he would have done so in the beginning, but where would you be today? So where would you have come from? �Star Trek�? I am sure that...
Obama Bill Clinton CONGRESS Paul Johnson
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2012/05/24 20:01
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Rules for Flag Etiquette
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- There are several websites that offer the rules of flag etiquette. Veterans of Foreign Wars provides the following information: The federal flag code says the universal...
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2012/05/24 19:35
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President declares disaster for Kansas
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that federal aid has been made available for the state of Kansas, including several Golden Belt...
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2012/05/23 17:56
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FEMA Declares Topaz Ranch Estates Fire Major Disa...
From Senator Dean Heller: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared the Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire a major disaster. This decision makes the region eligible for assistance in...
Federal Emergency Management Agency Heller Sandoval
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2012/05/23 07:30
2012/05/23 07:30
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San Francisco gay marriage case goes to federal a...
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in September in a legal challenge to the federal ban on same-sex marriage benefits. In a brief order, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the...
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2012/05/22 23:23
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Deportation threat temporarily lifted for Vt lesb...
Takako Ueda and Frances Herbert were married in Vermont last year. But Ueda, who is from Japan and no longer has a student VISA, was still at risk of being deported. Because the Defense of Marriage...
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2012/05/22 20:22
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The contraceptives lawsuits, explained
The legal documents are complicated — one suit, from Notre Dame, comes in at 57 pages. But the thing to know is this: Everything hinges on how courts interpret a law called the Religious Freedom...
Bill Clinton Obama administration
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2012/05/20 18:13
2012/05/20 18:13
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Ruth Marcus column: Obama on fine line with same-...
But the implications of the Justice Department�s legal arguments point to an eventual clash with the president�s leave-it-to-the-states approach. In its brief arguing that DOMA is unconstitutional,...
Department of Justice Justice Department CONGRESS Supreme Court federal government
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2012/05/20 15:30
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Leading From the Back
True leaders lead. They declare what society needs and tells it what it should want. Leaders anticipate what is possible. They open the space where long-held dreams intersect with reality, allowing...
Barack Obama George W. Bush Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon Bill Clinton
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2012/05/20 11:09
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Gay activists to Obama: What’s next? - Edward-Isa...
President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage was a major moment for gay-rights advocates — historic, emotional, a cause for celebration and more praise for an administration with a strong...
Barack Obama John Kerry Jeff Merkley White House CONGRESS
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2012/05/20 04:43
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Not just for Memorial Day
The United States flag should be cared for as it represents those who have fought and died for our country. There are different times it should be flown at half staff, not just on Memorial Day, but...
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2012/05/19 05:38
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Thornberry fights cuts to military
Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry said if lawmakers wait until December after elections to stop across-the-board cuts to military funding, some workers employed by defense contractors will lose their...
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2012/05/18 15:52
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Should we obey all laws?
Let's think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Suppose Congress enacted a law -- and the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional -- requiring American families to...
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2012/05/16 21:46
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Senate Democrats reject House GOP budget plan
WASHINGTON — Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans. The 58-41 vote against the GOP budget came after a daylong...
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2012/05/16 17:41
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State Capitol Briefs -- May 16
SENATE CHANGES HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH BENCHMARK ON FIRST DAY OF DEBATE After the first day of debate on a major piece of health care cost containment legislation, the Senate dispensed with 114 of...
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2012/05/16 05:23
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Obama's stumbling moment on gay marriage
One might be tempted to see in Barack Obama's belated embrace of gay marriage a retraction of the cautious, half-baking, infuriatingly compromising president we've come to know and endure, and a...
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