News Minute: CA court OK's gay marriage...Obama on Bush...World economy teetering?

kwch.com     May 16, 2008            

Associated Press - May 15, 2008 11:53 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One man in San Francisco calls it a life-affirming moment he has been waiting for his whole life. California's Supreme Court has declared gay couples in the state can marry. But opponents are working to get a constitutional... [read full story]                

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If Obama Wins, This is What You'll Get from the Courts

babalublog.com     May 15, 2008          

Yes folks, if Obama wins and picks a few Supreme Court Justices, this will be the result .... I just finished reading the opinion from the California Supreme Court. It's made up law folks. Judicial activism at its worst. There's no fundamental constitutional right in the California or in the...                

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Obama's Peeps On California

theatlantic.com     May 15, 2008          

Calm:"Barack Obama has always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law, and he will continue to fight for civil unions as President. He respects the decision of the California Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it...                

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Roundtable: Obama Complicating GOP Strategy?

npr.org     May 16, 2008          

On today's reporters' roundtable, NPR's Tony Cox leads a conversation about the implications of "down ticket" losses for the GOP; California's Supreme Court overturning a ban on gay marriage; and a "Curious Obama" T-shirt, which reinforces a climate of racism that some Obama campaign workers have...                

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Obama Reaffirms Support For Same-Sex Unions [Agrees that ban on gay marriage unconstitional]

freerepublic.com     May 16, 2008          

Barack Obama is sticking by his defense of same-sex unions, despite the likelihood that it will flare up as a general election issue because of today's California Supreme Court decision legalizing it. Here's the Obama camp's response to the court decision: "Barack Obama has always believed that...                

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Obama's Cowardice On Marriage

theatlantic.com     May 16, 2008          

Jonathan Martin makes a point:Because Obama is not where the far left wants him to be (marriage) and McCain not where the far right wants him to be (a federal ban), this is not something either will probably make front and center.I see his point but I still bristle at the notion of marriage...                

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The morning after

powerlineblog.com     May 16, 2008          

Yesterday, I predicted how Barack Obama would react to the California Supreme Court's decision finding a constitutional right to gay marriage. I also considered how the MSM would treat the poltical implications of the decision. Finally, I noted the tension between the California decision and...                

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The Note: Tough Fall Awaits McCain, Obama

go.com     May 16, 2008          

"George Bush knows that I have never supported engagement with terrorists, and the president's extraordinary politicization of foreign policy and the politics of fear do nothing to secure the American people or our stalwart ally Israel." For the defense: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ("beneath the...                

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Obama, Clinton, and McCain camps punt on California marriage equality ruling

pamshouseblend.com     May 16, 2008          

Here you go...note none of them react to the development in their own words, the flacks handle it. Brave, huh? Obama was first out of the box with this:Barack Obama has always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law, and he will continue to fight for civil unions as...                

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