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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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Washington Post:
N.J. Ruling Mandates Rights for Gay Unions — State Court Does Not Specify 'Marriage' — The New Jersey Supreme Court left the door ajar for the approval of same-sex marriage Wednesday, ruling that gay couples are entitled to rights no different from those of heterosexual couples.
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 …
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
GAY RIGHTS LAWS, SLIPPERY SLOPES, AND A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT …
GAY RIGHTS LAWS, SLIPPERY SLOPES, AND A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT …
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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ABCNEWS:
Politicians Get Nasty — With Midterm Elections Days Away, Ad Campaigns Are Getting Ugly — It's crunch time in election season, and with control of the House and Senate up for grabs, that means a ramping up in nasty, ugly attacks. — And with Republicans on the defensive …
Rachel Kapochunas / CQPolitics.com:
Ads Likely to Result in Rocky Ending for Tenn. Senate Race
Ads Likely to Result in Rocky Ending for Tenn. Senate Race
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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 …
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Press Conference by the President
Press Conference by the President
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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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Interview of the Vice President by Scott Hennen, WDAY at Radio Day at the White House — Q I've had the honor of introducing our next guest at Cabela's in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. I've interviewed him just off the MSUM Dragon gym floor in Moorehead, even at his hotel suite in St. Paul …
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Agence France Presse:
Argentina charges Iran, Hezbollah in 1994 Jewish center bombing — BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentine prosecutors charged Iran and the Shiite militia Hezbollah with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities office in Argentina that killed 85 people and injured 300.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Are terrorists crossing into the U.S. from Mexico?
Video: Are terrorists crossing into the U.S. from Mexico?
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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.
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Kwang-Tae Kim / Associated Press:
Report: S.Korea to ban entry from North — SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said Thursday it will ban the entry of North Korean officials who fall under a U.N. travel restriction — Seoul's first concrete move to enforce sanctions imposed after the North's nuclear test.
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Mark Benjamin / Salon:
U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover — Disgusted with the leadership of the Iraq war, two retired generals say the GOP must go. Plus: More than 100 current military personnel join a campaign to get the U.S. out of Iraq — now. — Maj. Gen. John Batiste in Tikrit, Iraq, March 16 …
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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."
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 …
New York Times:
A Congressional Endorsement — The most fundamental rule of democracy is that when elected officials fail repeatedly, voters throw them out of office. If the polls are anywhere near accurate, most Americans have concluded that the Republican Party — particularly the Republican majority …
The Smoking Gun:
Jane Pauley Sues New York Times — Broadcaster claims fraud over appearance in drug industry advertorial — Claiming that The New York Times duped her into granting an interview for what turned out to be a drug company-funded advertising supplement, Jane Pauley has sued the newspaper for fraud.
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