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AG Eric Holder To GOP Rep. Darrell Issa: Your Conduct Is ‘Unacceptable’ And ‘Shameful’

by David Badash ● 3:23 PM May 15, 2013
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder moments ago, while testifying before Congress, took a moment to scold Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, calling his conduct “unacceptable” and “shameful.”

Guns

On Our Radar – Jim Porter – Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:16 AM May 5, 2013
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The NRA has a new president, a lawyer with a plan to nullify the gun sanity laws individual states have passed in the wake of Sandy Hook. Today, the battle plan of Jim Porter, is On Our Radar.

Civil Rights

Watch: Santorum Tells NRA Members Their ‘Dignity’ And Second Amendment Rights ‘Come From God’

by David Badash ● 11:00 AM May 4, 2013
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Rick Santorum today delivered a sixteen-minute speech at the first day of the NRA’s meeting in Houston, telling an estimated 70,000 members who attended that the NRA are “warriors” and the Second Amendment comes “from God.”

Guns

Santorum: NRA Are ‘Warriors’ Defending Second Amendment That Comes ‘From God’

by David Badash ● 5:56 PM May 3, 2013
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Rick Santorum today delivered a sixteen-minute speech at the first day of the NRA’s meeting in Houston, telling an estimated 70,000 members who attended that the NRA are “warriors” and the Second Amendment comes “from God.”

News

Look: President Obama In Situation Room Discussing Boston Bombings Investigation

by David Badash ● 3:12 PM April 19, 2013
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President Barack Obama is shown in the situation room of the White House today discussing the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt and investigation.

Education

Santorum Admits His Now-Canceled Speech To High School Teens Was About Gay Marriage Not ‘Leadership’

by David Badash ● 11:31 AM April 10, 2013
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Rick Santorum was scheduled to speak two weeks from today at a Michigan public high school, but administrators just canceled the event after protests by several teachers.

Marriage

Santorum: Supreme Court Won’t ‘Make Same Mistake’ On Gay Marriage As It Did With Abortion

by David Badash ● 7:45 AM April 9, 2013
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Rick Santorum says the Supreme Court won’t “make the same mistake” on same-sex marriage as it did in the landmark Roe v. Wade 1973 abortion case.

Marriage

Santorum: Starbucks CEO Wants All Shareholders Who Don’t Support Gay Marriage To Sell Their Stock

by David Badash ● 5:11 PM April 8, 2013
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Rick Santorum says Starbucks’ CEO told all supporters of “traditional marriage” to sell their shares because Starbucks doesn’t want anyone to own their stock unless they support same-sex marriage.

DOMA

Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer – A Love So Strong It Could Take Down DOMA

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 10:07 AM March 27, 2013
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Today, the Supreme Court considers the case of Edith Windsor V U.S. Take a moment to thank Edie Widsor and Thea Spyer, the two women whose love for one another was so strong it might take down DOMA.

Bigotry Watch

GOP ‘Autopsy’: On Gay Marriage, We Don’t Need To Change Our Policies, Just Our Outreach

by David Badash ● 4:23 PM March 18, 2013
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The Republican party’s much-discussed “autopsy,” titled, “Growth & Opportunity Project,” (Get it? “GOP,”) reveals the Republican Party is incapable of actual change — and has little to no desire to change.

Marriage

Bill Clinton: I Signed DOMA To Prevent ‘Draconian’ Constitutional Ban On Gay Marriage

by David Badash ● 8:28 PM March 7, 2013
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Bill Clinton says he signed DOMA into law in 1996 as a preventative measure, in order to diffuse a movement pushing a “draconian” constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

News

Look: Attorney General’s Letter To Rand Paul – President Cannot Use Drones To Kill Americans

by David Badash ● 7:15 PM March 7, 2013
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Eric Holder today sent this letter to Senator Rand Paul after the Kentucky Tea Partier who filibustered John Brennan’s nomination suggested President Obama could kill American on U.S. soil with drone attacks.

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Watch: President Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act With Huge Audience — Full Text And Speech

by David Badash ● 6:23 PM March 7, 2013
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President Barack Obama speaks about and signs the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which the GOP had obstructed. The law will extend coverage for LGBT, immigrant, and Native American victims of domestic abuse.

News

Rand Paul’s 12 Hour Filibuster Results In John Brennan’s Confirmation As CIA Director

by David Badash ● 4:55 PM March 7, 2013
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Barely more than 12 hours after Senator Rand Paul finished his filibuster, his colleagues in the Senate confirmed John Brennan to be the next Director of the CIA.

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