All posts tagged "republican party"
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Pro-gay panel coming to CPAC despite GOProud ban
While GOProud remains banned from the annual Conservative Political Action Conference organized by the American Conservative Union (ACU), that won’t stop one sponsor of CPAC...
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House Republicans try again to ban same-sex weddings on military bases
A handful of Republicans on Capitol Hill are again attempting to write discrimination into U.S. military code with a bill introduced in the House of...
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Congress approves LGBT-inclusive VAWA, Obama vows to sign
An LGBT-inclusive Violence Against Women Act swept through the House of Representatives today, winning a bipartisan majority in the Republican-controlled chamber. Voting 286-138 Thursday, the...
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Where are congressional Democrats on Prop. 8?
The Thursday deadline is rapidly approaching for the Obama administration to file a brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court. But while...
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Republicans to argue for constitutional right to same-sex marriage
More than 80 Republicans and conservatives have attached their names to a brief to be filed with the Supreme Court later this week arguing that...
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Chris Hayes puts GOProud before CPAC
GOProud picked up an unlikely ally over the weekend when liberal commentator Chris Hayes issued an ultimatum to the organizers of the Conservative Political Action...
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Jon Huntsman declares marriage equality a “conservative cause”
Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman announced his support for same-sex marriage Thursday, declaring marriage equality to be a “conservative cause.” “We are at a...
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Richard Tisei decides against Senate run
One day after announcing he would explore a run for Secretary of State John Kerry’s old Senate seat, out gay Republican Richard Tisei announced he...
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Gay Republican Richard Tisei considering Senate run
Former Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Mass.) annoumcement today that he will not seek election to the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, a Democrat, may open a...
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Rep. Aaron Schock tries to explain opposition to same-sex marriage
Rep. Aaron Schock gave a muddled answer when asked why he doesn’t support the right of same-sex couples to marry. “Uh, well, I — I...
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What GOP’s $3 million DOMA defense could buy
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act on March 27, House Republicans have spent...
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House Republicans attack Obama, note gay power in DOMA brief
House Republicans urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids federal recognition of same-sex marriage, in a brief filed...
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GOProud endorses same-sex marriage efforts
In a resolution adopted Jan. 12 by the board of directors of GOProud, the group of gay conservatives formally endorsed same-sex marriage, according to a...
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Democratic leaders blast House Republicans for $3 million defense of DOMA
House Democratic leaders slammed Speaker John Boehner today for “secretly” raising the cap on the legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act to $3...
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Republican Insiders Divided on How To Address Same-Sex Marriage
The Republican Party remains divided on how to address the issue of same-sex marriage, according to a poll of political insiders conducted by National Journal....
