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Prop. 8 gay marriage ban goes to Supreme Court — The California high court will review legal challenges to Prop. 8. A hearing is set for March. Prior to a ruling, gay weddings will not be allowed to resume. — REPORTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court agreed today …
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Prop. 8 foes win right to challenge measure, but problems lie ahead — (11-19) 18:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO — The state Supreme Court plunged back into the same-sex marriage wars Wednesday, agreeing to decide the legality of a ballot measure that repealed the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed in California.
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Huckabee: Prop. 8 Did Not ‘Prohibit’ Same-Sex Marriage — Conservative talker Bill Bennett interviewed Mike Huckabee on his radio show this morning. In the course of their interview, Huckabee falsely claimed that in approving Prop. 8, California did not “ban” or “prohibit” marriage equality …
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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR. — CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle will not only be Health and Human Services Secretary, but also health reform czar under the Obama administration. This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet that Obama means to pursue comprehensive health reform.
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Sources: Obama taps Daschle for Cabinet post — (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the former Senate majority leader has indicated he wants the job, three sources close to the transition told CNN Wednesday.
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The New Republic, Reuters, The Politico, The Huffington Post, The Huffington Post, the talking dog, Democracy in America and Truthdig
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Obama Picks Daschle for HHS
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The Fix, The Moderate Voice, American Power, Matthew Yglesias, Daily Kos and Buck Naked Politics
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Whither Oogedy-Boogedyism? — My email box runneth over with nice attaboys and more than a few interesting criticisms regarding my post about Kathleen Parker. Keying off some of the criticisms, here's one thing I want to know, as I sit here at the Whither Conservatism conference.
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Quit It Kathleen — To my friend Kathleen Parker — This act is getting really old.
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Recount: Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken shrinks — The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots …
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Arizonan will head Homeland Security — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible …
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The 10 Sexiest Everyday Men Of 2008 [Must List] — When People announced its Sexiest Man Alive today — Hugh Jackman, you may recall — we thought, well, that's all well and good and he is hot, but what about the guys who don't (necessarily) grace the big and small screens but do get our hearts a-twitter and our loins a-twitchin'?
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Lieberman On Obama, Post-Campaign Politcs — CBS News Exclusive: Independent Who Backed McCain, Offending Allies, Gives First Post-Election Interview … Lieberman: I think what the Democratic caucus did yesterday in response to the appeal from president-elect Obama was to say “it's time for us to reconcile, to close ranks.
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Rep. Ackerman: Auto Execs' Private Jet Travel Like Guy At ‘The Soup Kitchen In High Hat And Tuxedo’ — Today, the CEOs of the Detroit Big Three returned to Capitol Hill to ask for $25 billion in loans. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner insisted …
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Buck Naked Politics, New York Times, Time, Fausta's Blog, Brian Beutler, ABCNEWS, The Moderate Voice, Alternate Brain and Swampland
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Big Three auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for taxpayer money
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Rewarding Failure: Why Stop With Big 3? — With Tongue In Cheek, Declan McCullagh Urges Treasury Chief To Bail Out Everybody … The Honorable Henry Paulson — U.S. Department of the Treasury — 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW — Washington, DC 20220 — Dear Secretary Paulson:
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AL QAEDA'S MOST EPIC FAIL EVER. — Al Qaeda plays a little identity politics: … The best part about this is that a knee-jerk patriotic response implicitly rejects the notion of black American culture as oppositional by definition. And doing so is an act of solidarity with the future President of the United States!
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Palin Congratulates Begich after Sen. Stevens Concedes — Joel Millman reports on the Senate race in Alaska. — Sen. Ted Stevens, the man Alaskans know as “Uncle Ted”, quietly conceded his re-election fight Wednesday, a day after his opponent defeated the 85-year old Republican.
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Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story — Barack Obama's selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs. As Dave Weigel noted earlier today …
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Obama Hears a Giant Sucking Sound — His legacy is spent before he gets his hands on it. — His friends advise Barack Obama to launch a “New” New Deal. Maybe that's because the old New Deal is sinking fast. — Mr. Obama's one deeply false note during the campaign was his harping on …
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Michelle Bachmann denies saying she wanted the media to investigate members of Congress who might be anti-American — John Amato's virtual online magazine...OK, It's a blog! — Home- Archives — Tags Directory — Contact Us- Donate- FAQ — Advertising- Commenting- General …
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Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton — I was agnostic on the matter of Hillary Clinton's possible appointment as secretary of state—until last night. — If Barack Obama, the president-elect, wanted to pull a Team of Rivals play, that had seemed fine to me.
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McCain wins Missouri; State's streak over! — From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser, CNN Research Director Robert Yoon — (CNN) - It's taken more than two weeks, but we finally have a winner in Missouri. — Fifteen days after Election Day, Republican Sen. John McCain …
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Longmont Times-Call staffers invited to work as valets at owner's Christmas party — The online logo of the Longmont Times-Call. — Talk about a sign of the times in the journalism industry. Staffers at the Longmont Times-Call recently received an internal e-mail inviting them to work …