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Group of female politicians rally around Greuel
With Los Angeles facing the imminent possibility of having no female elected leaders at City Hall, some of California's most prominent female politicians joined forces Thursday to promote Wendy Greuel's mayoral candidacy. Democratic congressional leader...
Tags: Local Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Barbara Boxer, Judy Chu
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Pot, same-sex marriage: Polls shift, but what about the politics?
WASHINGTON – The last several years have seen huge shifts in polls on two intensely debated issues: marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage. On one, the change in opinion has prompted public officials to shift ground en masse; on the other, few...
Tags: Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Pelosi says electing Greuel will 'lift up' people across U.S.
As Los Angeles faces the prospect of not having a single woman in elected office at City Hall in July, some of California’s most prominent female politicians promoted Wendy Greuel’s mayoral bid on Thursday. House Minority Leader Nancy...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Politics, Judy Chu, Nancy Pelosi, Janice Hahn
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Standing up for Magic Johnson's gay son: Kobe Bryant's class act
In a week when the Rutgers men’s basketball coach was fired for, among other things, hurling gay epithets at his cowed players, how refreshing to see the professional basketball world, not always known for its tolerance, come a step closer to...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Dodger Stadium, New York University, U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment
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The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Authors, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court
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At the Supreme Court, arguments on gay marriage inside and out
WASHINGTON — With arguments underway Wednesday in the Supreme Court over whether the federal government should recognize gay marriage, activists on both sides of the debate competed for eardrums outside by cranking up the volume of protest songs...
Tags: Marriage, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights
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Smaller, quieter crowd gathers for Supreme Court DOMA arguments
WASHINGTON — Television crews flipped on spotlights and pro-gay marriage activists erected a speaker’s podium in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning as the nine justices prepared to hear a second day of arguments about whether...
Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Marriage, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: Gay marriage's friends and foes
Re "Justices ponder gay marriage," Editorial, April 2 Same-sex marriage has been overpoliticized and over-intellectualized. What we're really addressing is the question of whether there should be a law dictating what marriage is. Laws are generally...Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Marriage, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues
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Gay rights lawyer senses high court will strike down DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a gay rights lawyer said Wednesday. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights
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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: Politics, Jon Tester, Nancy Pelosi, Mark Pryor, Kay Hagan
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Liberal justices, Kennedy appear to favor ending part of DOMA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court’s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Elena Kagan
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Supreme Court likely to strike down DOMA, experts say
Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Elena Kagan, Laws
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