African American And Latino Clergy On Obama's Gay Marriage Support - Huffington Post

African American And Latino Clergy On Obama's Gay Marriage Support
Huffington Post
Timothy Cardinal Dolan of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said that Obama's remarks were "deeply saddening." A number of African American and Latino clergy have come out strongly in support of Obama's statement.

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Wonkbook: How Indiana could change Washington in 2013 - Washington Post (blog)

Wonkbook: How Indiana could change Washington in 2013
Washington Post (blog)
The bill is the start of an effort to prevent $600 billion in defense cuts over 10 years that both parties argue would reduce US national security. The defense cuts were supposed to pressure a 'supercommittee' of lawmakers to find alternative cuts in ...

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Same-sex marriage U.S. equally divided: poll - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)


Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Same-sex marriage U.S. equally divided: poll
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Other surveys, ABC/Washington Post and Pew Research, have shown a wider plurality of backing for marriage equality. A 65-34 percent majority of Democrats are in favor of same-sex marriage, and Independent voters line up favorably by a 57-40 percent ...

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Cannes Film Festival: Lawless, Laurence Anyways, Beyond the Hills - LA Weekly (blog)


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Cannes Film Festival: Lawless, Laurence Anyways, Beyond the Hills
LA Weekly (blog)
The first of likely several notebook dumps, with thoughts on John Hillcoat's bootleggers-with-hearts-of-gold vs. sexually-ambiguous-evil-fed and weak-ass local lawmen Western Lawless; Xavier Dolan's tranny-coming-out epic Laurence Anyways; and Cristian ...

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Thumbing the files for the week of May 17-24 - Cabinet.com

Thumbing the files for the week of May 17-24
Cabinet.com
The US government was advertising the sale of wigs that had been seized by customs officials in Hoboken, NJ when an attempt to smuggle them into the country was discovered. Helen Burns entertained about 30 of her neighbors and friends at a May supper ...

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For The Participant, April 29: A list of events in central Pennsylvania - PennLive.com (blog)

For The Participant, April 29: A list of events in central Pennsylvania
PennLive.com (blog)
Firecracker college experience camp from 9 am-5 pm July 5 and Keystone State College coaches clinic Aug. 18-19. Visit www.millersvillebaseballcamps.com for details. New Cumberland Post 143 baseball signups for ages 15-19, call Dennis Frizzi at ...

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