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Faith leaders demand that liberal justices sit out gay marriage case — Religious leaders are calling on members of the Supreme Court's liberal wing to recuse themselves from the blockbuster gay marriage case that the court will begin considering on Tuesday.
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There's no real case against gay marriage — Opponents rely on dubious warnings of social Armageddon. — Lead image by Getty. — Marriage equality opponents are having a hard time pointing to any good reason for fencing same-sex couples out of marriage.
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As arguments near, Justice Ginsburg has already made up her mind on gay marriage Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the West conference room at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 82-year-old leader …
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G.O.P. Struggling With Shifts on Gay Marriage
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Gay Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes
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Marco Rubio: ‘Ridiculous And Absurd’ To Believe Gays Have Constitutional Right To Marry
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Historic ruling expected as SCOTUS takes up gay marriage
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The joke was that Obama wasn't joking — The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a strange event. It is, ostensibly, an evening when the president and the press can come together to share a few lighthearted laughs. But it's evolved into a recital of brutal truths — albeit one neither side ever really admits happened.
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Our Mean-Spirited President Cuts Loose
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At correspondents dinner, Obama lets second-term anger out
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The Proof of the Clintons' Wrongdoing — Her campaign and the media are misreading the scandals. — Let's remember what this story is about. Hillary and Bill Clinton want it to be about a “conservative author” who catalogued their conflicts of interest.
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Are Democratic Insiders Starting to Panic about Hillary?
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In Defense of the Clinton Foundation
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Seven police officers injured in violent clash near Mondawmin Mall — Seven police officers were injured Monday afternoon in a violent clash with demonstrators that began near Mondawmin Mall and spread across West Baltimore. One officer was unresponsive and others suffered broken bones, police spokesman Eric Kowalczyk said.
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Officers Injured, Baltimore Businesses Shut Down Amid Violent Riots
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George W. Bush Bashes Obama on Middle East — In a closed-door meeting with Jewish Donors Saturday night, former President George W. Bush delivered his harshest public criticisms to date against his successor on foreign policy, saying that President Barack Obama is being naïve about Iran …
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Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo — The decision by PEN American Center to give its annual Freedom of Expression Courage award to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has prompted six writers to withdraw as literary hosts at the group's annual gala on May 5 …
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Read the Letters and Comments of PEN Writers Protesting the Charlie Hebdo Award
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Hit & Run and Common Dreams


EXCLUSIVE: Watch as strong winds knock over a train in Jefferson Parish — ELMWOOD, La. (WGNO) - Nearly a dozen shipping containers and some train cars were blown off elevated tracks in Jefferson Parish Monday. — WGNO reporter Jabari Thomas captured the moment when strong winds knocked …
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Conservatives fear GOP leaders giving up on Obamacare repeal — They're intent on using a fast-track process to get a repeal bill on the president's desk. — Many House conservatives backed the budget last month and spared GOP leaders another showdown with their right flank for one big reason …
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Nobody Said That — Imagine yourself as a regular commentator …
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Never before have so many people with so much money run for president — The 2016 Republican presidential contest, designed to be a tidy affair, is instead shaping up to be a chaotic, drawn-out slog, thanks largely to an expanding pool of rich patrons raining money on a broad field of candidates.
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The Virtual Candidate — Elizabeth Warren isn't running, but she's Hillary Clinton's biggest Democratic threat. … “Might I suggest a full-bodied white?” — BUY THE PRINT » … “This seems like a lot of work for one lost contact.” — BUY THE PRINT »
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Let ‘free range’ kids roam home: Our view — In Maryland, it's hard to tell exactly where the law stops and parenting begins. — Two Sundays ago, Danielle and Alexander Meitiv of Montgomery County, Md., got a call from Child Protective Services. Police had taken their two children …


Last Slide — When I came to Iowa, I wanted to do something a little different. No big speeches or rallies. Just talking directly with everyday Iowans. Because this campaign isn't going to be about me, it's going to be about Iowans and people across our country who are ready for a better future.
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Hot Air, Mediaite and Washington Post


Texas A&M Galveston Professor Hits ‘Breaking Point,’ Fails Entire Class — Galveston, Texas (CBS HOUSTON) — A Texas A&M Galveston professor says he hit a “breaking point” as he failed an entire class of students in his management course that he said required “security guards” for him to feel safe teaching.
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New Amendments Imperil Measure on Iran in Congress — WASHINGTON — A bill to give Congress a voice in the nuclear deal with Iran is now endangered by Republican amendments that would peel away bipartisan support for a measure begrudgingly accepted by the White House this month.
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GOP Weighs How to Undercut Obama's Climate Talks
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