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No defending the Defense of Marriage Act
In 1996, as a freshman member of the House of Representatives, I wrote the Defense of Marriage Act, better known by its shorthand acronym, DOMA, than its legal title. The law has been a flash-point for those arguing for or against same-sex marriage ever...Tags: Laws, Politics, Marriage, Judges, Sex
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What we're reading now: iron chefs, paint chips, edible mysteries and the New Yorker
Daily DishWake up sleepy heads! Here are your morning must-reads, should-reads and wanna-reads: -- Is "Pirates Cove Peach" a Ben & Jerry's flavor? Or a Pottery Barn paint chip? The cool kids over at Mental Floss.com put together this quiz that...... -
Theodore B. Olson: Legal eagle
When you've pleaded a case before the United States Supreme Court, your memento, your trophy, is a white quill. Some lawyers get one and treasure it forever. Ted Olson has enough to fletch an eagle, and he hopes to add one more -- legalizing same-sex...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Services and Shopping, Karl Rove, Marriage
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United, not divided -- against Bush
YOU KNOW YOU'VE got a problem when only the Albanians welcome you with open arms — and even then you need to take your watch off to keep them from stealing it. This is what it's come down to for President Bush, a duck so lame he's nearly...Tags: Republican Party, Public Finance, Wars and Interventions, White House, Demographics
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Ron Paul Revolution vs. GOP convention
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown Ron Paul doesn't foresee much of a role for himself at the Republican National Convention in September. So he's planning a confab of his own. The Texas congressman and presidential candidate is searching for a venue......Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Ron Paul, National Government, John McCain
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Ron Paul's next revolution
The Swampby Katie Fretland Ron Paul has ended his campaign for president, but made it clear he is not leaving the political realm. Not even close to leaving. Paul spoke to supporters last night in Houston about switching to a new......Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Primaries, International Military Interventions
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Obama: Up 12
Spin CycleObama is up 12 in a new LAT/Bloomberg national poll. Most polls have been closer, in the 4-to-6 range, but a Newsweek poll last week had him up 15. Obama leads big among blacks, leads among women, is tied among......Tags: Ralph Nader, George Bush
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Bob Barr: GOP's Ralph Nader of '08?
The Swampby Mark Silva Could Bob Barr, once a leading nemesis of President Bill Clinton, become the spoiler whom Democrats learn to love? Barr, pictured at left, a former Republican and former congressman from Georgia who will represent the Libertarian Party......Tags: Republican Party, Ron Paul, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Larry Flynt
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Obama: 12-point advantage over McCain
The Swampby Mark Silva Democratic Sen. Barack Obama claims a significant advantage over Republican Sen. John McCain at the start of their campaign for the White House, according to the results of a new poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times......Tags: Ralph Nader, White House, Barack Obama, John McCain
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The Barrnader Effect: Worth watching
Spin CycleBob Barr and Ralph Nader are irrelevant? Hardly. Here are the pollster.com national poll averages for the presidential race without Barr and Nader, and with Barr and Nader. Notice: a 2.5 point race (46.1-43.6) turns into a 9.1 percentage point......Tags: Ralph Nader
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Bush un-impeachment bill gets hearing
The Swampby Katie Fretland and updated Critics of President George W. Bush got the chance to air grievances against him Friday at a House Judiciary Committee "non-impeachment hearing" before a packed audience of political activists. Even Cindy Sheehan, the...Tags: Politics, Upper House, Dennis J. Kucinich, Iraq War (2003-2011), National Government
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Obama worries peace movement
The Swampby Frank James Members of the peace movement who saw Sen. Barack Obama as their candidate, presumably after the ardently anti-war Representatives Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul exited the primaries, don't like what they're hearing from the senator from...Tags: Politics, International Military Interventions, Dennis J. Kucinich, Armed Conflicts, Defense
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