New laws start today in Maryland and Virginia that will affect all
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View ArticleMassive Egyptian demonstrations push for ouster of President Morsi
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View ArticleActively manage your health to stay healthy
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View ArticleLower risk of breast cancer linked to omega-3 fatty acids in fish
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View ArticleWimbledon’s final week: TV schedule of coverage
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2013 — It was the best of weeks, it was the worst of weeks, depending on whom you were rooting for at Wimbledon. No one expected the granddaddy of Grand Slams to be so wonderfully...
View ArticleDOMA is dead: Why gay marriage is good for America
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2013 — DOMA is dead. Good riddance. The so-called Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 was a terrible idea in the first place when Congress, in its so-called wisdom, passed the law that...
View ArticleRANKIN: Fulfilling America’s promise on equality
SANTA CRUZ, July 9, 2013 – It is truly a momentous time to be an American. For all the world’s troubles, inherent calamities and forsaken promise, America endures and so do its citizens; weary from...
View ArticleVirginia's law banning same sex marriage is being challenged
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2013 —After the United States Supreme Court ruled to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act two weeks ago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia saw an opportunity to...
View ArticleWimbledon Men's Final TV schedule: Djokovic vs. Murray, Sunday
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View ArticleAmerica celebrates 4th of July at four patriotic spots
WASHINGTON, July 4, 2013 — Even though the legal separation of the original 13 colonies happened on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted its approval of a resolution of...
View ArticleWimbledon Finals: TV schedule of the showdown between two top women
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 — Saturday’s Women’s Final at Wimbledon will be historic on two counts: This is the first time that finalists will be looking to take their first Grand Slam title, and the...
View ArticleWimbledon Men and Women’s Semifinals: TV schedule
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2013 — Wimbledon this year doomed the hopes of some tennis’ best players. The latest to slide towards the exit is Spain’s David Ferrer, who was taken down by Argentinian Juan...
View ArticleWimbledon Men’s Final results: Britain’s Murray defeats Djokovic
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2013 — Andy Murray, ended the Wimbledon drought for Great Britain, bringing home the Men’s title that has eluded the Brits for 77 years, as he took down the No. 1 seed, Novak...
View ArticleRace in America: Why are blacks being seen as racists?
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View ArticleShould President Obama trade Bowe Bergdahl for Taliban terrorists?
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View ArticleSCOTUS and DOMA: Not enough rights to go around
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2013 — In order to satisfy the cultural fashion of the moment, the Supreme Court of the United States is once again creating a new “landmark” right that subordinates universal...
View ArticleIf immigration reform fails, just blame Obama
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2013 — At last, the real reason emerges why House Republicans won’t pass immigration reform. It’s basically President Obama’s fault, they say, because he can’t be trusted. Maybe if...
View ArticleFuturebirds at the 9:30 Club
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View ArticleThe American Church: When the branches are cut
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View ArticleDentist James Knight, phantom adultery, and hypocrisy
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View ArticleCorrection: Gay Marriage-Green Card story
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In a story July 1 about a South Florida gay couple who won a petition for immigration benefits, The Associated Press reported erroneously the spelling of the Executive Director...
View ArticleJesse Ventura: "No one should profit financially from war."
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View ArticleJefferson’s monuments are more than July 4th
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View ArticleThe irrational belief in the sanctity of abortion
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View ArticleDOMA Ruling Expands FMLA Protections
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View ArticleSizing up personal after-effects of the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling
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View ArticleSupreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
In Windsor v. United States, the SCOTUS ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied legally married same-sex the same protections and responsibilities of heterosexual married...
View ArticleWall Street greets July with bullish good cheer
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View ArticleCROCKETT: Is President Obama as bad as the right says he is?
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View ArticleGay marriage: fall of Doma leaves many financial questions unanswered
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View ArticleA pathway to passage for the Gang of 8's pathway to citizenship
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2013 — The Gang of Eight’s immigration bill is dying for two reasons. First, it was named by Democrats. Second, nobody is aggressively running TV ads in the districts of...
View ArticleWashington Post-ABC poll shows support for Supreme Court rulings on gay...
Most Americans think the Supreme Court got it right last week in decisions that bolstered same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The court by a 5-to-4 margin struck down...
View ArticleGender confusion and the death of common sense
CALIFORNIA July 20, 2013 – Gender self-selection is becoming the newest legal right. Advocates even talk of a gender spectrum, where a person believes they’re a boy one day, a girl the following day,...
View ArticleGroup seeks gay couples to serve as plaintiffs in case against Florida...
The gay rights group Equality Florida is soliciting for people willing to serve as plaintiffs for a possible lawsuit challenging Florida’s ban on same-sec marriage. “As we explore the very real...
View ArticleWhy the NFL refuses to promote Obamacare
LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2013—The National Football League announced that it will not be helping Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promote the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare....
View ArticleSenate Staff In Same-Sex Marriages Notified They Can Extend Federal Benefits
WASHINGTON -- Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, Senate staffers in same-sex marriages have been told they can extend their federal benefits to spouses...
View ArticleJane Kim, San Francisco Supervisor, Drops Pledge Of Allegiance Protest After...
SAN FRANCISCO -- After last month's historic Supreme Court ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act, one San Francisco city supervisor is celebrating in her own way -- by finally reciting the Pledge...
View ArticleKen Cuccinelli Launches Website Defending Anti-Sodomy Law
WASHINGTON -- Virginia Attorney General and 2013 gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli upped his defense of the state's anti-sodomy law Wednesday, launching a new website that casts the law as a...
View ArticleIs Barack Obama ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2013 – President Obama said that Jesus Christ is one among other sons of God. Scripture does not agree with that; it uses the definite article “THE.” The bible declares Jesus to...
View ArticleFEC asked to recognize rights of married gay couples on campaign donations
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View ArticleArnold and Maria: can couples reconcile after cheating?
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