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Bill Lueders / host.madison.com:
Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow justice by the neck — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week, according to at least three knowledgeable sources.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Four Ways Justice David Prosser Can Be Removed From Office — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser — Earlier today, news broke that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck during argument in her chambers last week.
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New York Times:
Gay Marriage Approved by N.Y. Senate — ALBANY — Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The arc of history bends towards justice in N.Y. — Six down, 44 to go. … The final vote was 33 to 29. New York joins Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the District of Columbia as the only places in the U.S. where same-sex couples can get legally married.
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The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice, American Power, The Impolitic, News Desk and Towleroad News #gay
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Behind N.Y. Gay Marriage, an Unlikely Mix of Forces
Behind N.Y. Gay Marriage, an Unlikely Mix of Forces
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Weigel, New York Magazine and The Wire
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Gay Marriage Voted In
Gay Marriage Voted In
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Ben Smith's Blog, Gawker, AmSpecBlog, Mediaite and Metropolis
NY Daily News:
Gay marriage legal in New York State after Senate passes historic bill 33-29
Gay marriage legal in New York State after Senate passes historic bill 33-29
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Equality Matters, Vox Popoli, Unqualified Offerings, GayPatriot and City Room
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
New York legalizes same-sex marriage in win for gay rights advocates
New York legalizes same-sex marriage in win for gay rights advocates
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Taylor Marsh and AMERICAblog Gay
ThinkProgress:
New York Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill: Population Living Under Equality More Than Doubles
New York Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill: Population Living Under Equality More Than Doubles
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Crooks and Liars, The BRAD BLOG, Towleroad News #gay and Angry Black Lady Chronicles
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
N.Y. legalizes gay marriage
N.Y. legalizes gay marriage
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Fox Nation, Focal Point, LGBTQ Nation, Las Vegas Blog, The Moderate Voice and Weekly Standard
Mary Snow / CNN:
New York legislators approve same-sex marriage
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Surprising Road To Equality — I grew up in the Village in New York, so to me LGBT equality has always been a given, including on the marriage issue as it arose in the 1990s. But if you asked me ten years ago, I would have been very surprised at the direction the road to equality has taken.
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Nicholas Jackson / The Atlantic Online:
How Did the Empire State Building ‘Go Rainbow’ So Quickly? — Less than an hour after the New York legislature passed a marriage equality bill 33 to 29 during a late session on Friday, Twitter started filling up with messages about how the Empire State Building had “gone rainbow.”
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LGBT | POV, The Moderate Voice, Towleroad News #gay and New York Magazine
Dianeclohesy / Victory Film Group:
GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN TO ATTEND PREMIERE OF THE UNDEFEATED AT PELLA OPERA HOUSE IN PELLA, IOWA — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 25, 2011)- Victory Film Group VictoryFilmGroup.com and ARC Entertainment announced today that Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will attend the premiere …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Facts About Fracking — The real risks of the shale gas revolution, and how to manage them. — The U.S. is in the midst of an energy revolution, and we don't mean solar panels or wind turbines. A new gusher of natural gas from shale has the potential to transform U.S. energy production …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Congress v. the President on war powers … Would this be an example of a President misleading the nation into an (illegal) war? Or did the goal of the war radically change oh-so-unexpectedly a mere few weeks after it began? Everyone can make up their own mind about which is more likely.
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New York Times, Weekly Standard and ThinkProgress
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Michelle Obama: “Fortunately, We Have Help From The Media” — In an interview with CNN, First Lady Michelle Obama thanks the media for their “support” and “kindness.” CNN reporter: “How's the family ready for this [the election]? It's going to be quite vicious, isn't it? How do you prepare for that?”
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Don Surber, Mediaite, NewsBusters.org blogs, theblogprof and Pajamas Media
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama: 'We can't simply cut our way to prosperity' — Spurring the economy will take investments, as well as spending cuts, President Obama said Saturday his weekly address. — “We can't simply cut our way to prosperity,” Obama said. “We need to do what's necessary to grow our economy …
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Weasel Zippers, The Politico, The Lonely Conservative and Don Surber
Tom Morgan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Violence erupts as U2 rocks Glastonbury — U2 and its frontman Bono, known for their global poverty-fighting efforts, were accused of dodging taxes in Ireland by activists who crashed their performance at England's Glastonbury festival. — The anti-capitalist group Art Uncut inflated …
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