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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Declare DOMA Unconstitutional — A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin …
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Associated Press:
Appeals Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act — BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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National Review, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Towleroad News #gay and The Stranger …
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional — Greg Kimball and Brian O'Connor shout outside the Massachusetts State House during a gay-rights rally in Boston. (Darren McCollester / Getty Images / May 14, 2012) — WASHINGTON — The U.S. appeals court in Boston became …
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Truth Wins Out
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Federal appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act — A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. — In the ruling, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston …
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Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Appeals Court
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Appeals Court
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Firedoglake and GayPatriot
Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
BREAKING: DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Montana bucks the court
Jim Vandeheiand Mike Allen / Politico:
To GOP, blatant bias in vetting — On the front page of its Sunday edition, the New York Times gave a big spread to Ann Romney spending lots of time and tons of money on an exotic genre of horse-riding. The clear implication: The Romneys are silly rich, move in rarefied and exotic circles, and are perhaps a tad shady.
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC-Marist polls: Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key states — President Obama phones Mitt Romney to congratulate him for locking up the GOP nomination. NBC's Steve Handelsman reports. — President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are deadlocked …
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
In Boston, Romney And Obama Campaigns Clash With Dual Rallies
In Boston, Romney And Obama Campaigns Clash With Dual Rallies
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney supporters shout down Axelrod criticism of former governor's record
Romney supporters shout down Axelrod criticism of former governor's record
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Marist Poll:
5/31: Obama and Romney Vie for Lead in Colorado
5/31: Obama and Romney Vie for Lead in Colorado
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The Caucus, Firedoglake, CNN and Politico
Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Obama, Romney Neck-and-Neck in Swing-State Polls
Obama, Romney Neck-and-Neck in Swing-State Polls
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Marist Poll, Hotline On Call, 2012 Decoded, Hot Air, Wake up America and Washington Free Beacon
Boston Globe:
Warren says she told schools of heritage — Acknowledges identifying as Native American after hirings — Governor Deval Patrick (right) endorsed Elizabeth Warren's Senate candidacy at a campaign event on Wednesday. (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff) — Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth …
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Joshua Roberts / ABCNEWS:
Warren Admits Telling Harvard of Cherokee Heritage — After weeks of controversy, Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday night that she did indeed tell the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University that she was Native American.
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren: I told Harvard about my heritage
Elizabeth Warren: I told Harvard about my heritage
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Boston Globe, Washington Post and The Volokh Conspiracy
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks — New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
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Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Unions See Ranks Drop Ahead of Recall Vote — Public-employee unions in Wisconsin have experienced a dramatic drop in membership—by more than half for the second-biggest union—since a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed their ability to bargain over wages and working conditions.
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Greg Allen / NPR:
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy — Bill Internicola, a 91-year-old veteran of World War II, was one of the voters targeted by Florida as a potential noncitizen. Internicola was ordered to prove his citizenship or lose the right to vote.
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Ari Berman / Rolling Stone:
Florida GOP Takes Voter Suppression to a Brazen New Extreme
Florida GOP Takes Voter Suppression to a Brazen New Extreme
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republican's abortion bill risks alienating Asian Americans — Republicans long ago lost African American voters. They are well on their way to losing Latinos. And if Trent Franks prevails, they may lose Asian Americans, too. — The Arizona Republican's latest antiabortion salvo …
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Washington Monthly, The Greenroom, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product, 1st quarter 2012 (second estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st quarter 2012 (preliminary estimate) — Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States …
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Allison Hayward / Politico:
Jail for Edwards over Bunny money? — As the John Edwards jury deliberates, we should focus not just on his potential incarceration, but on what a guilty verdict could mean for all campaign finance regulation. — If Edwards is successfully prosecuted, we may be entering an “Alice in Wonderland” …
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TMZ.com:
Puts Church on Lockdown Pastor Gets Death Threats — Members of an Indiana church say they've been flooded with death threats since video of a 3-year-old proudly singing, “Ain't no homos gonna make it to heaven” ... was posted on the Internet. — Multiple members of the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Mega-donors: Quit picking on us — All they wanted was to get involved. — But to hear some of the biggest donors of 2012 tell it, their six- and seven-figure contributions have instead bought them nothing but grief. — Their personal lives are fodder for news stories.
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ABCNEWS, Washington Free Beacon, American Prospect and The Heritage Foundation
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
In Milwaukee Post, Cardinal Authorized Paying Abusers — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York authorized payments of as much as $20,000 to sexually abusive priests as an incentive for them to agree to dismissal from the priesthood when he was the archbishop of Milwaukee.
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ThinkProgress, The New Civil Rights Movement, CNN, New York Magazine and Joe. My. God.