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Swing district in Ventura County may create opening for independent candidate
Daniel Mintz recently had a chance to see California's new election system up close, and it was an eye-opener. An official with the political organization MoveOn.org, Mintz was in California to work with his group's favored candidates, including a...
Tags: John Chiang, Carly Fiorina, Elton Gallegly, Democratic Party, Political Candidates
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Dealers, auction houses cheer ruling on Calif. Resale Royalty Act
For more than 30 years, California gallery owners have complained about the state's resale royalty law, which gives visual artists in certain cases a percentage of repeat sales of their artworks. But few disputes over royalties have ever reached court,...
Tags: Auction Service, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Chuck Close, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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NAACP endorses same-sex marriage, says it's a civil right
In a move that some called historic, the county’s oldest African American civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution supporting gay marriage at a...Tags: NAACP, AIDS, Minority Groups, Polls, Family
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Contradiction in president's new position on gay marriage
WASHINGTON -There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Minority Groups, The New York Times, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Discrimination
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Postscript: Fighting for gay rights
Reacting to Eric J. Segall's Op-Ed article on Tuesday warning of a gay rights backlash if theU.S. Supreme Court overturns Proposition 8, reader Sara Wan of Malibu wrote: "It is wrong to suggest that pushing for civil liberties should be left to...
Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Gay Rights
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Same-sex marriage: Empathy or right?
WASHINGTON -- There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Minority Groups, The New York Times, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Discrimination
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If Gay Marriage Is A Right, Obama Must Condemn Opponents
The Hartford CourantThere are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case President...Tags: Minority Groups, Illinois General Assembly, The New York Times, Family, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jay-Z rips anti-gay marriage movement as 'discrimination'
Pop & HissWhen Jay-Z speaks, people listen, and this week, the longtime supporter of Barack Obama echoed the president's sentiments on the topic of gay marriage. To denounce gay rights "is no different than discriminating against blacks," Jay-Z told CNN. "It's... -
Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president
Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, AIDS, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Illinois General Assembly, Arts and Culture
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California presbytery defies church, backs minister in gay weddings
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — Days after President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, the Presbyterian Church's Northern California governing body refused to rebuke a retired minister for marrying gays and lesbians when it was legal in...Tags: Religion and Belief, Minority Groups, Weddings, Jane Adams, Family
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Gay marriage debate on the ballot Tuesday
The Religion WorldVice President Joe Biden's remarks on “Meet the Press” Sunday in support of gay marriage came just days before voters in North Carolina will decide Tuesday whether to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage and civil unions. “... -
Beware a gay rights backlash
President Obama did the right thing last week by (finally) coming out in favor of marriage equality for all people. Gays and lesbians should have the same rights as heterosexuals to marry, and the president's explicit support should further that goal. But...
Tags: Minority Groups, Gay Rights, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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May 19, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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May 17, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 15, 2012
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May 16, 2012
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May 16, 2012
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May 7, 2012
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May 15, 2012
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