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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Regional Authority, White House, Politics, Government, Elections
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Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web
This post has been updated, as indicated below.Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...Tags: Brian Schatz, Tim Huelskamp, Human Rights Campaign, Twitter, Inc., Jerry Brown
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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: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Claire McCaskill, Rob Portman, Nancy Pelosi
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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: Nancy Pelosi, Justice System, George W. Bush, Judges, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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McManus: 'Sequester' causing pain -- to Congress
Think the automatic budget cuts Congress ordered at the beginning of March — the so-called sequester — haven't caused any pain yet? Think again. Judging from the squeals we're hearing from members of Congress whose districts are threatened...
Tags: Arne Duncan, Dick Durbin, White House, Politics, Government
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Senate committee OKs bill expanding background checks for gun sales
WASHINGTON — A bill to expand background check requirements for gun sales cleared its first Senate hurdle Tuesday, even though a compromise measure that would attract sufficient bipartisan support in the full chamber remains elusive. The Senate...
Tags: Gun Control, Joe Manchin III, Dianne Feinstein, Criminal Laws, Justice System
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McManus: Will it be Clinton? Cuomo? Warren?
Shortly after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party's nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...
Tags: Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage, James Buchanan, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Martin O'Malley
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Sen. Feinstein expected to head Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON -- When Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) launched her drive in 1994 to win approval for an assault weapons ban, the relative newcomer to Capitol Hill walked the hallways trying to drum up support. Now, as she prepares for a new fight to pass...
Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Joe Manchin III, Daniel Inouye, Dianne Feinstein
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Virginia to receive earthquake aid after all
Nation NowThe Virginia county that was at the epicenter of the rare East Coast 5.8-magnitude earthquake will receive federal aid after all... -
Senator floats possible compromise on Bush-era tax cuts
Money & CompanyAs the clock ticks toward the expiration of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31, a Democratic senator has floated an idea to end the impasse between President Obama and congressional Republicans and...... -
Obama calls insulation 'sexy' (text here)
Top of the TicketPresident Obama went to a Home Depot in northern Virginia today to pitch energy independence as a surefire way to produce jobs. And he said, several times, that weatherizing or insulation is sexy, explaining that it's cool to save money....... -
Tuesday's Democratic National Convention schedule
TELEVISION COVERAGE: The network news channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) will offer nightly prime-time coverage of the convention from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cable news channels (MSNBC, CNN, Fox) will broadcast live from Denver and offer round-the-clock coverage....Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, Regional Authority, John F. Kennedy, Tammy Baldwin, CNN (tv network)
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