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Richard A. Posner / Slate:
The chief justice's dissent is heartless. — It was no surprise that the Supreme Court held Friday that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. It is very difficult to distinguish the case from Loving v. Virginia, which in 1967 invalidated state laws forbidding miscegenation.
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Althouse and Washington Post
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Jindal: Louisiana will obey the high court on gay marriages — Louisiana will comply with the Supreme Court's order legalizing same-sex marriage, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Sunday. — “We don't have a choice. Our agencies will comply with the court order,” the Republican presidential contender said on NBC's …
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Hinterland Gazette
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The need to get our minds right — National Review has posted a symposium contemplating what the Supreme Court has wrought in its gay marriage decision of this past Friday. The decision represents itself as the culmination of a long line of cases and related social developments.
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Huckabee Suggests He Wouldn't Enforce Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Mike Huckabee Suggests He Wouldn't Enforce Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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Political Wire
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Sanders: I was ahead of the curve on gay rights
Sanders: I was ahead of the curve on gay rights
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Politico, ABC News, Prairie Weather and Liberal Values
Jonathan Rauch / TIME:
Here's How 9 Predictions About Gay Marriage Turned Out
Here's How 9 Predictions About Gay Marriage Turned Out
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The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse, FiveThirtyEight and Politico
Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Gay Marriage Freakout
The GOP Gay Marriage Freakout
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Informed Comment, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Gerard V. Bradley / National Review:
The Supreme Court Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage: Now What?
The Supreme Court Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage: Now What?
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Booman Tribune and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Fiorina: Marriage is ‘grounded in spirituality’
Fiorina: Marriage is ‘grounded in spirituality’
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Yahoo Politics and Liberaland
David Edwards / Raw Story:
CNN host calls out Donald Trump: 'What's traditional about being married three times?' — CNN's Jake Tapper interviews Donald Trump (screen grab)
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'm for traditional marriage' — GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he opposes gay marriage, and defended his own history of having been divorced twice. — On CNN's “State of the Union,” host Jake Tapper asked Trump to follow …
Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Donald Trump Responds to Hypothetical Gay Person Questioning His Three Marriages — “They have a very good point,” he says. — t alielkin — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that he supports “traditional marriage” but that gay people who might question whether …
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Political Wire
Medium:
My name is only real enough to work at Facebook, not to use on the site — I always knew this day would come. The day that Facebook decided my name was not real enough and summarily cut me off from my friends, family and peers and left me with the stark choice between using my legal name or using a name people would know me by.
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Business Insider, Raw Story, Guardian and PinkNews
Washington Post:
In a fast-changing culture, can the GOP get in step with modern America? — CORYDON, Iowa — Mike Huckabee — former Fox News personality, Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher — gathered with a modest crowd here in the back of Breadeaux Pizza on his “Main Street American Family” tour and opened the floor to questions.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice, Liberaland and Political Wire
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
As Left Wins Culture Battles, G.O.P. Gains Opportunity to Pivot for 2016
As Left Wins Culture Battles, G.O.P. Gains Opportunity to Pivot for 2016
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Scripting News and Washington Times
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Sees Me as a Threat
Donald Trump: Jeb Bush Sees Me as a Threat
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Political Wire
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Bernie Sanders — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT — ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK, marriage for all — the historic Supreme Court ruling. — UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our love is people. — UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The man who brought the ground-breaking case is here.
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Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
New York Times:
Second New York Prison Escapee Said to Be Shot and Captured — MALONE, N.Y. — David Sweat, the surviving prison escapee on the run in northern New York, was shot by a state trooper on Sunday, according to three people briefed on the matter. His condition was unknown.
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NPR and The Huffington Post
Jack Coleman / NewsBusters:
Ed Schultz: Purge of Confederate Flag is ‘Desecration’ of American History — Share it Tweet it — The heated debate over the Confederate battle flag has drawn a partisan but not on the side you might expect — longtime libtalker Ed Schultz. — Before appearing in his hour-long MSNBC show …
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Mediaite and The PJ Tatler
Monica Heisey / Guardian:
Amy Schumer: comedy's viral queen — From photobombing weddings to attacking sexism, everything she touches turns to gold - but not all her comedy is as surefooted as her celebrated sketches — It would be inaccurate to say that Amy Schumer is having a moment.
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Mediaite, Refinery29 and The Week
CNN:
More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park — Story highlights — (CNN)Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare put out a call for medical supplies and skin grafts for the hundreds injured after flammable powder exploded in midair at a recreational water park, Taiwanese media reported.
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New York Times and The Week