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    Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Gay marriage goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today

    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly.
    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly. Polling data consistently show that knowing a gay person is a...

    Tags: CNN (tv network), Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Same-Sex Marriage

    2. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Scoop' follows Jack Nelson's rise to civil rights crusader

    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are.
    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are. Jack Nelson was one of the best journalists of the...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Racism, U.S. Congress, South Carolina State University, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin hopes for gay marriage win

    SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind.
    SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind. For President Obama, talking with gay White House staffers and learning that his daughters’ friends had same-sex parents proved...

    Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gay Rights, Family, Judges, Justice System

    4. Nov 18, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: The death of the moderate Republican

    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6.
    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6. "We have the second-largest Republican House...

    Tags: Joe Walsh, Environmental Issues, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Richard Lugar

    5. Jan 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    6. Oct 12, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. On the Media: Tea party, Occupy Wall Street share a moment

    You likely saw the quirky signs and heard some protesters talk about how they would just as soon disband the government. Then a reporter dutifully informed you that these people had gathered en masse but didn't really know what they wanted. Some in the crowd sure looked silly, even a little crazy.
    You likely saw the quirky signs and heard some protesters talk about how they would just as soon disband the government. Then a reporter dutifully informed you that these people had gathered en masse but didn't really know what they wanted. Some in the...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Occupy Wall Street, Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Tea Party Movement

    7. Oct 12, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Occupy Wall Street shifts from protest to policy phase

    How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment?
    How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment? One clue is when the protesters are casually dismissed as hippies or rabble, or their principles redefined as class envy or as (that all-purpose insult) "un-...

    Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Consumers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Racism, Felix Frankfurter

    8. Nov 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Michele Bachmann says Bush, GOP embraced 'bailout socialism'

    Michele Bachmann goes after not only Democrats but also fellow Republicans in her new book, accusing former President George W. Bush and her GOP colleagues in Congress of failing to stay true to conservative, free-market principles when they supported the $700-billion Wall Street bailout.
    Michele Bachmann goes after not only Democrats but also fellow Republicans in her new book, accusing former President George W. Bush and her GOP colleagues in Congress of failing to stay true to conservative, free-market principles when they supported the...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Tea Party Movement, Michele Bachmann

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Wendell Teacher Receives Grant to Study in South Africa

    The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho
    Troy Hamilton, an adjunct history professor at the College of Southern Idaho and history and government teacher at Wendell High School, received a national award to study in South Africa. He is one of 25 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)...

    Tags: Nelson Mandela, Teachers, Johannesburg (South Africa), University of Arkansas at Monticello, Education

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Senate race winners proclaimed tonight

    The Manila Times, Philippines
    THE 12 winners in the senatorial race will be known today and proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tonight, according to the poll body. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said in a press briefing that they would be able to pronounce...

    Tags: Social Sciences, Voting, Arts and Culture, Indigenous People, Politics

    11. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance

    There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike.
    There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...

    Tags: Magic Johnson, NAACP, College Baseball, Philip Hersh, Sports Illustrated

    12. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Tea party attempting to remake itself

    The tea party, facing lagging interest, is searching for a path to renewed relevance. Gone are the annual April 15 mass rallies protesting taxes and government spending. New leaders are changing priorities in Broward and Palm Beach county chapters....

    Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Gun Control, Rick Scott, Tea Party Movement, Pembroke Pines

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