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Best of the Web Today: Why Obama Flipped

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat has two mommies.


It's Good to Have a King

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
Why did hereditary rulers independently arise in so many cultures? Perhaps because lineage is a sensible basis for selecting leaders. Felipe Fernández-Armesto reviews.


Obama vows to protect benefits for veterans

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama honored the nation's military heroes in a pair of Memorial Day ceremonies, vowing to protect the benefits earned by veterans and their families in an election year marked by the nation's transition from war....

Obama decision may signal strategy shift

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
In the political fallout of President Obama's shift to support same-sex marriage, analysts say the move may signal a remarkable change in his campaign's re-election strategy, one that no longer courts the moderate part of his Democratic base.
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Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by "hijinks and pranks during high school" and insisted he didn't know that some were gay....

What's next for Obama on gay rights?

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
Frida Ghitis says the president needs to back up his public endorsement of same-sex marriage with actions
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Obama and Romney on gay rights

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 11:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on gay rights:...
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