All posts tagged "republican party"
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Virginia GOP Chooses Cuccinelli-Jackson-Obenshain Ticket
Nearly 8,000 Virginia Republican officeholders and activists gathered Saturday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to select the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and...
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LGBT-rights groups double-down on same-sex couples in immigration reform
Amid reports that comprehensive immigration reform could be derailed if protections for binational same-sex couples are included in the final bill, LGBT-rights activists are demanding...
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Log Cabin Republicans issue warning on LGBT exclusion
Log Cabin Republicans are making their message to party leaders clear: Support equality for LGBT Americans or risk extinction. In an ad published in Politico...
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RNC approves anti-gay marriage resolution
The Republican National Committee reaffirmed the GOP’s official opposition to marriage equality with a unanimous vote on Friday, despite pushback from pro-gay conservatives. During Day...
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Social conservatives seek to reaffirm GOP opposition to same-sex marriage
The Republican Party continues to grapple with marriage equality as members of the Republican National Committee meet in Los Angeles for their spring meeting this...
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Former GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for marriage equality
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe revealed she now supports marriage equality in an interview Friday with CNN. Snowe, who retired last year after three terms...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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From the Supreme Court Forward
When Edith Windsor exited the Supreme Court after nearly two hours of arguments March 27 on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of...
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Mark Kirk becomes second Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk announced his support for same-sex marriage today, becoming the second Senate Republican to endorse marriage equality. “When I climbed the Capitol...
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Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and America’s embrace
It’s easy to forget that it wasn’t even 11 months ago President Barack Obama remained opposed to same-sex marriage. “I believe that marriage is the...
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Will Portman speaks out on marriage equality and coming out
The son of Republican Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) spoke out publicly for the first time since his father endorsed marriage equality earlier this month in...
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With momentum on their side, young conservatives rally for marriage equality
With one week to go before scheduled Supreme Court arguments in two landmark marriage-equality cases, the next generation of conservatives are letting it be known...
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RNC chair praises Portman as GOP report calls for gay inclusion
In an expansive “autopsy” of the GOP, the Republican National Committee released a report today providing a path forward for the party, one that includes...
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At CPAC, conservatives wrestle with gay inclusion and the GOP’s future
The conservative movement’s attempt to grapple with gay rights was on full display during the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference as leaders...
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Rob Portman becomes first Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced his support for marriage equality shortly after midnight Friday, saying that his reversal on the issue came after his...
