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It Is Accomplished … I remember one of the first TV debates I had on the then-strange question of civil marriage for gay couples. It was Crossfire, as I recall, and Gary Bauer's response to my rather earnest argument after my TNR cover-story on the matter was laughter.
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Gay Marriage Upheld by Supreme Court in Close Ruling — WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. — The 5-to-4 decision, the culmination of decades …
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It's Time to Legalize Polygamy — Why group marriage is the next horizon of social liberalism. — Getty. — Welcome to the exciting new world of the slippery slope. With the Supreme Court's landmark ruling this Friday legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 states, social liberalism has achieved one of its central goals.
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Antonin Scalia Dissent In Marriage Equality Case Is Even More Unhinged Than You'd Think — WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia has really had it. — Scalia's dissent in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which officially made marriage equality the law of the land, runs for eight pages …
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Jindal: 'Let's just get rid of the court' — Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) condemned the Supreme Court on Friday following its ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. — “The Supreme Court is completely out of control, making laws on their own, and has become a public opinion poll instead …
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THE SILENCING: Paper Will Limit Anti-Gay Marriage Op-Eds — The editorial board of PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. is taking a hardcore stance against those who disagree with the Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage. … After receiving strong pushback …


Same-Sex Marriage Won't Bring Us Peace — For decades, a growing narrative from LGBT activists has convinced a great portion of the U.S. public that cultural peace would reign if social conservatives could just get with the times on marriage. — This narrative has recently gained new legs …
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Huckabee blasts SCOTUS “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court” vows to “resist and reject judicial tyranny” — Launches statewide “Religious Liberty Townhall Tour” across Iowa — Little Rock, Ark. - Former Arkansas governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee …
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Here's Every 2016 GOP Candidate's Response To The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling — And There's A Divide
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Ben And Jerry's Celebrates Marriage Equality With ‘I Dough, I Dough’ Ice Cream
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Statement by Gov. Perry on SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
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Texas AG: ‘No Court, No Law, No Rule’ Will Change Definition Of Marriage
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Governor Jindal Releases Statement on Gay Marriage Ruling
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Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling
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Behind the Lens: When the President Heard the News of the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act — The President was in the middle of his daily briefing on Thursday when Brian Mosteller, the director of Oval Office operations, abruptly opened the door at 10:10AM.
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Barack Obama is officially one of the most consequential presidents in American history — After Thursday's Supreme Court ruling, there's no longer any doubt: Barack Obama is one of the most consequential presidents in American history — and he will be a particularly towering figure in the history of American progressivism.
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The Long, Long Battle For Health Care Reform
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Hooray for Obamacare
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The Roberts Court's Reality Check
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Exclusive: Donald Trump Bans Univision Employees From His Properties — Donald Trump has banned any employee of Univision from stepping foot on one of his properties after the Spanish-language network cancelled the Miss USA telecast. — The billionaire real estate baron …
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Donald Trump bans Univision staff from his Miami golf resort
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Tunisia attack on Sousse beach ‘kills 37’ — Dozens of people were also injured in the attack — At least 37 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the health ministry.
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North Charleston police chief fires officer for Confederate Flag photo found on Facebook — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A North Charleston police officer who posted a photo of himself wearing Confederate Flag boxer shorts to Facebook has been fired. — The photo spread across …
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Officer Fired After Posting Photo Of Himself In Confederate Flag Boxer Shorts On Facebook
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President Obama preaches — and sings — in protest of racism — In eulogy for slain pastor, the president issues a call to action to battle the systemic racism that he said the murders must force America to confront. — CHARLESTON, S.C. - President Barack Obama brought a crowd 5,500 mourners …
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Story highlights — Conclusive evidence of Richard Matt and David Sweat was found at a cabin, a New York State Police spokesman says — Plattsburgh, New York (CNN)Richard Matt, one of two escaped murderers from an upstate New York maximum-security prison, was shot and killed …
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Disney World will ban selfie-sticks from its theme parks — Walt Disney World is banning selfie-sticks from its theme parks, citing safety concerns, a company spokeswoman said Friday morning. — Under a new policy, which takes effect Tuesday, the poles won't make it past the bag check at any Disney World theme park.
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The media's vile attacks on conservative assimilationists — Creators Syndicate — I have had enough of smug liberal elites wrapped in their “Celebrate Diversity” banners tearing down minority conservatives. — Look in the mirror, media and academia bigots.
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Why liberal racists are attacking Bobby Jindal
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The Goldberg File — Dear Reader (unless you have a Matchbox car of the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard, in which case you must be sent to reeducation camp), — In my column today I note that we now live in a world where Bobby Jindal is a fake Indian, but it's racist to say Elizabeth Warren isn't a real Indian.
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