Politics
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UPDATED: Security Guard For Conservative Group Shot, Motivation Unknown
A security guard was shot inside the headquarters of the Family Research Council in Washington on Wednesday morning. According to a spokesman for the Metropolitan...
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Gay Candidates Advance After Primary Wins
Four gay candidates claimed victory last night in a series of primary wins in Wisconsin and Florida. In Wisconsin’s congressional Democratic primary, state Rep. Mark...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie to Deliver Keynote at Republican Convention
With two weeks to go until the start of Republican National Convention, it was announced today that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will deliver the...
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Paul Ryan: Why Are We Talking About Marriage?
During an appearance on Meet the Press in February, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, who Mitt Romney named as his Republican running mate on Saturday, questioned...
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Romney Picks Rep. Paul Ryan As VP
At a rally Saturday morning in Virginia, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney introduced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. “There...
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UPDATED: DNC Marriage-Equality Platform Language Revealed
The language supporting marriage equality agreed upon by the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee was revealed earlier today. BuzzFeed reports that the draft reads as follows:...
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Lesbian Becomes Highest Ranking Out Military Officer
At a ceremony in Arlington earlier today, Army Reserve officer Tammy Smith became the first out, active duty general in American history. Smith was promoted...
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New Federal Law Targets Hate Group’s Tactic of Choice
A bill signed into law earlier this week just made life a bit more difficult for members of the Westboro Baptist Church. President Barack Obama...
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UPDATED: Obama, Romney Against Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban
Nearly a month after the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed the organization’s ban on out gay members and leaders, Mitt Romney confirmed that he believes...
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Anti-Gay Group Challenges Marriage Equality In New York
An anti-gay group requested today that New York’s highest court review a lower court’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit against the state’s marriage equality law....
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Obamacare Protects Transgender People from Discrimination
A section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that protects against sexual discrimination will also apply to transgender people, according to a letter...
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Court Denies Motion To Stay DOMA Case Proceedings
An attempt by a House committee to halt proceedings on a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...
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Obama Nominates Gay Chinese-American to Federal Judgeship
President Obama today nominated out gay federal prosecutor Pamela Chen to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. If...
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HRC Releases Marriage-Equality Positions of Congress
Wondering where your member of Congress stands on marriage equality? It just got a lot easier to find out. The Human Rights Campaign today announced...
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House Democrats Urge DHS To Recognize Same-Sex Couples
Democrats on Capitol Hill today urged the government to recognize binational same-sex relationships in deportation cases. In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland...
