Bashar al-Assad would not say whether his government had chemical weapons or not, warned of possible retaliation in case of a U.S. strike, and said “we’ll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war; it’s not only Syria” during an interview with Charlie Rose in Damascus recorded over the weekend and aired on […]
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Former Australian Prime Minister Argues for Marriage Equality
“The idea that [being gay] is an abnormal condition is just wrong,” said Kevin Rudd during a public forum last week. In response to questions from a pastor, Rudd said that being gay was not a choice and dismissed arguments that gay marriage contravenes biblical law.
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Obama: U.S. Should Intervene in Syria
The president believes that Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people is so serious that it merits military action, though not deployed soldiers. Polls suggest that the majority of Americans do not want to intervene. International support may be limited too; the British parliament voted last week against intervention. The decision has […]
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American Journalist Advocates for Gay Rights on Kremlin-Funded News Network
“I’m interested in talking about the horrific environment of homophobia in Russia right now, and to let the Russian gay people know that they have friends and allies and solidarity from people all over the world,” James Kirchick said recently, explaining why he would not talk about Bradley Manning with a panel of guests on […]
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Rosanell Eaton, 92, Versus North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions
Almost as soon as Governor Pat McCrory, last Monday, approved one of the most restrictive voting rights bill in the country, the Advancement Project, a national civil rights organization, filed suit; Eaton is the plaintiff. “We need more voting, instead of less,” she said at a press conference last week.
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Fox News Collides Head On With California Law Protecting Transgender Children
The new law allows school kids to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Michelle Malkin thinks that is not such a great law. “This is social engineering run amok,” she said, announcing her displeasure on the Fox News show Fox and Friends earlier this week.
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House “Could Probably” Impeach Obama Tomorrow
Last Saturday evening, Representative Blake Farenthold, a Republican, told a small Luling, Texas, crowd that “if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the House of Representatives to do it.” Farenthold opposes impeachment; he says it would fail in the Senate.
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Kirsten Gillibrand on Sexual Assaults in the Military
Military leaders are obstinate; they resisted racial integration, letting women join the ranks, and allowing gays to serve openly, Gillibrand said on Thursday. “They keep saying, ‘You can’t possibly do that, it will somehow undermine good order and discipline.’ Well, I have news for the military: 26,000 sexual assaults and rapes a year is not […]
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July’s Sluggish Jobs Report
Last week’s employment report showed that jobs were created at a slightly slower rate in July than in previous months. At July’s rate, it would take almost 11 years until jobs numbers reach their pre-recession peak. Even if work is added at a rate closer to the recent average, the gap would still not be […]
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Kentucky Politicians Embrace Nullification
“We don’t want to be dictated to by Washington, D.C.,” says state senator Damon Thayer in defense of a Kentucky law nullifying any new federal gun laws. The Supreme Court has repeatedly found such nullification illegal. To remedy his state’s error, a Kentucky judge now seeks to nullify the state’s nullification law. The Daily Show […]
