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Associated Press:
New Jersey court recognizes right to same-sex unions — TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that same-sex couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples. — But the court left it to the Legislature to determine whether the state …
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Laura Mansnerus / New York Times:
New Jersey Court Backs Rights for Same-Sex Unions — The State Supreme Court in New Jersey said today that same-sex couples are entitled to "the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes." — But the court, in its 4-3 ruling …
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John / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: New Jersey Sup. Ct adopts George Bush position on gay relationships - some kind of civil unions is acceptable, says NO to "marriage" — UPDATE: Some friends of mine were confused by the title I gave this post in which I said the court said "no" to gay marriage. Let me clarify.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:Breaking: NJ Supreme Court upholds "same-sex unions;" …
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White House:
Press Conference by the President — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. I'm going to spend a little more time on my opening comments than I usually do, but I'll save plenty of time for questions. — Over the past three years I have often addressed the American people to explain developments in Iraq.
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Michael Barone / US News:
An Interview With President Bush — This afternoon I had the privilege of being one of eight columnists interviewing George W. Bush in the Oval Office. The others were Tony Blankley of the Washington Times, Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post …
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
Iraqi Prime Minister Lambastes U.S. — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out at the United States Wednesday, saying his popularly elected government would not bend to U.S.-imposed benchmarks and timelines and criticizing a U.S. and Iraqi military operation in a Shiite slum of Baghdad …
Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:
TN-SEN: Corker Radio Ad Has Tom-Tom Drums During Mentions Of Ford — Okay, so Election Central has just obtained a radio ad which you've got to hear: It actually has what sounds like tom-tom drums playing in the background every time the ad talks about Dem Harold Ford, Jr. The ad …
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Richard Kerbaj / The Australian:
Muslim leader blames women for sex attacks — THE nation's most senior Muslim cleric has blamed immodestly dressed women who don't wear Islamic headdress for being preyed on by men and likened them to abandoned "meat" that attracts voracious animals. — In a Ramadan sermon …
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Jonathan S. Landay / Real Cities:
Cheney confirms that detainees were subjected to water-boarding — WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney has confirmed that U.S. interrogators subjected captured senior al-Qaida suspects to a controversial interrogation technique called "water-boarding," which creates a sensation of drowning.
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Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
Federal Rules Back Single-Sex Public Education — The Bush administration is giving public school districts broad new latitude to expand the number of single-sex classes, and even schools, in what is widely considered the most significant policy change on the issue since …
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Oscar Serrat / Associated Press:
Former Iran leader wanted in Argentina — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to order the arrest of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani and seven others for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed scores of people.
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The Raw Story:
Rove 'dukes it out' with NPR host over polling data — During a National Public Radio interview, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove "duked it out" with the host over polling data, RAW STORY has learned. — The exchange took place yesterday during the White House's scheduled "Radio Day."
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann Gives Us The Visual To Limbaugh's Attack On Michael J. Fox — By now everyone has heard Limbaugh's little commentary about Michael J. Fox's appearance in the ad for Claire McCaskill. Well tonight Keith Olbermann supplied us with the visual to accompany Rush's latest show of idiocy.
Associated Press:
Frist to GOP hopefuls: Don't stress Iraq — CONCORD, N.H. - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says if Republican candidates want to succeed on Election Day, they should turn their focus away from the Iraq war. — "The challenge is to get Americans to focus on pocketbook issues …
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Our item yesterday in which we reaffirmed our support for the liberation of Iraq brought some very interesting reader comments. This is from an American there who asks not to be named: … Reader Russ Daniel makes an interesting point about the media side of the war:
Michael Alison Chandler / Washington Post:
Clad in Camouflage for a Cause — Va. Teens Sport Martial Attire in Fight Against Drugs — If classes had been held in a forest yesterday at Marshall Middle School in Fauquier County, it would have been difficult for teachers to take attendance. — As the first bell rang …
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