Politics

Leahy urges court to 'do right thing,' on health care

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
In an unusual message to the Supreme Court, a leading Democratic senator urged the court to "do the right thing" and uphold the health care reform law championed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.
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Defense says it may call Edwards, mistress to stand

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
While John Edwards' lawyers have not yet made a decision whether to put the former presidential candidate on the stand in his corruption trial, Edwards' oldest daughter, Cate, is expected to testify this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.
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Colorado legislature meets on civil unions

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
The Colorado legislature met Monday in extraordinary session to consider a number of bills that were not brought to the floor last week, chief among them a civil-unions bill that has strong bipartisan support.
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Flournoy: Congress, show courage on defense cuts

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
Michele Flournoy says Congress must show discipline, pragmatism to reach a budget deal that heads off across-board defense cuts
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Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is raising the price range at which it plans to sell stock to the public.

The social networking company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it expects to sell its stock for between $34 and $38 per share. That's higher than a previous range ...

Obama: Economy, not gay marriage, will decide vote

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex marriage will hurt his re-election. He says there's a major difference between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the issue, but says the economy will ultimately determine the outcome of the election....

Obama: Economy, not gay marriage, will decide vote

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex marriage will hurt his re-election. He says there's a major difference between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the issue, but says the economy will ultimately determine the outcome of the election....

Obama: Economy, not gay marriage, will decide vote

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex marriage will hurt his re-election. He says there's a major difference between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the issue, but says the economy will ultimately determine the outcome of the election....

Obama: Economy, not gay marriage, will decide vote

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex marriage will hurt his re-election. He says there's a major difference between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the issue, but says the economy will ultimately determine the outcome of the election....

Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the country, helping dispel what many say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tolerant of gays than the general public....

Greece could quit the euro, admits Merkel as global markets are plunged into turmoil

TruthNews.US - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
UK Daily Mail | Tens of billions of pounds were wiped off shares yesterday as Angela Merkel conceded for the first time that Greece could be forced to quit the euro.

Nightly News: Feinstein Wants More Aggressive TSA Groping

TruthNews.US - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
Infowars.com | An influential Democrat senator from California, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Diane Feinstein, wants more sexual molestation at America's airports.

Pentagon researching ‘narrative networks’ as way to hijack the brain with false stories

TruthNews.US - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
Natural News | If someone - or some government entity - were able to figure out the science behind what makes people violent, what do you suppose they would do with that knowledge?

PRUDEN: Navigating past the same-sex marriage 'ick factor'

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

This is not what Barack Obama expected for a coming-out party. The "historic" revelation that he is now fully evolved, as from tadpole to frog, and now grooves on same-sex marriage, was meant to be marked with quiet ceremony. No music, no flowers, no kiss, no dancing, not even ...

Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:56
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....
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