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Biden says he is 'absolutely comfortable' with same-sex marriage
CNNAs a ballot initiative to ban same sex-marriage comes to a vote in North Carolina this week, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he was "absolutely comfortable" with the idea of same-gender marriage. "I just think that the good news is that as more...Tags: Family, White House, Human Rights, David Axelrod, Good Morning America (tv program)
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What does Obama gay marriage support mean?
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA day after North Carolina became the 30th state to adopt a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions, President Obama became the first sitting president to say gay marriage should be legal. The Interview The president made the...Tags: Family, Laws, Arne Duncan, Judges, Same-Sex Marriage
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Obama's gay marriage gamble
As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but steadily in favor of the other side. It is a sign of how far the debate has moved, for example,...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Radio
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Weary Warriors Favor Obama
ReutersCOLUMBIA, S.C.(Reuters) - Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms," as he puts it. Retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army, he has lined his study with books on war, framed battalion patches from his tours...Tags: Rick Santorum, FedEx Corporation, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president
Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...
Tags: Family, Customs and Tradition, Separation of Church and State, Arne Duncan, Illinois General Assembly
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Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' was good for the U.S. Naval Academy
It was heartening to see current and past midshipmen speak openly of the salutary effect on the U.S. Naval Academyof repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy ("Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'" May 21). Your article,...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Teachers, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Obama faces pressure over same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — President Obama, who has fended off questions about his position on same-sex marriage for nearly a year and a half by saying his views are "evolving," faces increasing pressure within his party as momentum builds to declare support...Tags: Family, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Christie, Human Rights, Democratic Party
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Navy asked to name ship for gay activist
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO - Rep. Bob Filner has called on the Navy to name a ship after slain gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, who served as a Navy officer in the early 1950s. In a letter to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Filner said...Tags: Milk (movie), Harvey Milk, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Leon Panetta
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Obama's cynicism for me, not for thee
"My rival in this race," Barack Obama announced early in 2007, "is not other candidates. It's cynicism."
It's now clear that what he meant by this was other people's cynicism -- not his own.
As you may recall, President Obama came into office a very...Tags: Bill Clinton, Iraq War (2003-2011), Democratic Party, Philosophy, Budgets and Budgeting
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Jan. 25: The young voter
DeJanee Fennell hears the excuses. Young people are apathetic. Young people are sick of politics. Young people have given up. The thing is: Fennell doesn't buy that. The 20-year-old junior at Morgan State knows President Barack Obama needs the youth...Tags: Rick Santorum, Iraq War (2003-2011), Voting, Media Industry, Parties and Movements
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The repeal of Don't ask, don't tell has a positive influence on our armed forces
Editor's note: Students choose a side of these debates to argue. Opinions expressed in the Crossfire may not reflect a student's personal viewpoints. Yes By ZAK SLAYBACK Somerset British novelist and social critic George Orwell once wrote in his hit...Tags: Values, Conservation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Judges
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New Voices: 'Don't ask' repeal celebrated but there's still work to do
Don't ask, don't tell. What's that? Something to do with the military? Oh, yeah, homosexuals can't "tell" about their homosexuality, and commanders or other service members can't "ask" about their sexuality. Sounds like a pretty sensible idea to me....Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Pentagon, Defense, Rollins College
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Apr 25, 2012
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Feb 20, 2012
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Dec 7, 2011
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Dec 10, 2011
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