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Civil Rights

GOP Killed Bill That Would Have Stopped DOJ From Taking AP Phone Records

by David Badash ● 11:43 AM May 14, 2013
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Congressional Republicans helped kill the very bill that would have prevented the Department of Justice from being able to take the phone records of the Associated Press.

News

Michele Bachmann: 9/11 And Benghazi Were God’s ‘Hand Of Judgment’ (Video)

by David Badash ● 3:27 PM May 10, 2013
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Michele Bachmann says it’s “no secret” the September 11, 2001 attacks and last year’s 9/11 attacks are God’s “hand of judgment,” and warns her colleagues that the best and only thing we can do is pray and “humble” ourselves before “an almighty God.”

Marriage

GOP Lawmaker: ‘My Heart Breaks’ Because Thousands Of Same-Sex Couples Will Be Able To Marry

by David Badash ● 1:05 PM May 10, 2013
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Rep. Peggy Scott says her “heart breaks” because thousands of Minnesota same-sex couples will soon be able to marry, and was crying after the House voted for equality.

Marriage

Here’s What It Looks Like Inside The Minnesota Capitol Today As They Vote For Marriage

by David Badash ● 1:44 PM May 9, 2013
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The Minnesota House is debating and a same-sex marriage bill right now. here’s what it looks like outside the chamber, in the Minnesota Capitol.

Marriage

Look: Minnesota Religious Community Held Vigils Last Night To Support Marriage Equality Vote

by David Badash ● 9:47 AM May 9, 2013
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The Minnesota religious community gathered in churches last night and held vigils to support passage of a same-sex marriage bill the House is voting on today.

News

Minnesota Marriage: Heavy Security Planned For Final House Vote Today

by David Badash ● 9:27 AM May 9, 2013
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30 to 40 uniformed and armed guards are on hand as heavy security is set for today’s final vote in the Minnesota House on a same-sex marriage bill.

Marriage

On Monday, Minnesota Could Be The 12th State To Allow Same-Sex Couples To Marry

by David Badash ● 5:14 PM May 8, 2013
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Minnesota House’s will vote tomorrow on a same-sex marriage bill, and the Senate will vote Monday, which could make Minnesota the 12th state to allow same-sex marriage.

Marriage

Watch Live NOW: Minnesota House Committee Vote On Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 1:39 PM May 6, 2013
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The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee today will be voting on a same-sex marriage bill that has already been passed by other House and Senate committees.

Marriage

Minnesota: House Committee Vote On Marriage Bill Monday As Top Newspaper Calls For Passage

by David Badash ● 10:35 AM May 5, 2013
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The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee will vote on a bill to extend marriage to same-sex couples on Monday, just two days after the state’s top newspaper called for the bill’s passage.

Marriage

Rhode Island, The ‘Most Catholic’ State, Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law

by David Badash ● 5:29 PM May 2, 2013
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The Rhode Island General Assembly has held the final vote on a marriage bill and and passed it into law, becoming the tenth state to extend marriage to same-sex couples.

News

New From Tin Foil Hat Land: Homeland Security Is Planning a 7-Year War On Its Citizens!

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 3:34 PM April 25, 2013
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Another day, another Tea Party conspiracy theory, and this one is a doozey: Is the Department of Homeland Security buying a billion rounds of ammunition to use against American citizens in the coming 7-year civil war?

Marriage

UPDATED: 24 Hours: Same-Sex Marriage Votes In Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, And France

by David Badash ● 9:23 AM April 23, 2013
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Right now we’re in the first few hours of a 24-hour period in which legislatures in the states of Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, and lawmakers in the country of France will be voting on making same-sex marriage legal.

Healthcare

Bachmann: Obamacare Will ‘Literally Kill People’ – ‘Let’s Love People’ By Repealing It

by David Badash ● 1:16 PM March 21, 2013
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Michele Bachmann today stood on the House floor and claimed, falsely, that Obamacare will “literally kill people.”

News

Breaking: Minnesota House Committee Votes In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage Bill

by David Badash ● 8:50 PM March 12, 2013
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Minnesota’s House Civil Law Committee tonight voted in favor of a same-sex marriage bill, just hours after a Minnesota Senate committee voted in favor of a companion same-sex marriage bill.