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Sen. Warner to Broadcast Nets: Don't Even Think About Using Cable to Bypass Aereo
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - A second senator warned Tuesday that any effort by Fox or CBS to move content from broadcast channels to cable to prevent Aereo from profiting from retransmitting the signal of broadcast stations should result in government...Tags: Television Industry, Consumers, Satellite and Cable Service, Satellite Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Government, Janet Napolitano, Christine Gregoire, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate
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Roanoke College poll shows Virginians undecided in gubernatorial election
WDBJ7 ReporterNew poll results released Wednesday night show the race for Virginia's governor is far from decided. Roanoke College's Institute for Policy and Opinion Research shows Republican Ken Cuccinelli has a narrow lead over Democrat Terry McAuliffe....Tags: Republican Party, Government, Philosophy, Cell Phones, Elections
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Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...
Tags: Republican Party, Assault, Joe Manchin III, Jeff Flake, Saxby Chambliss
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Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...
Tags: Republican Party, Marriage, Hillary Clinton, John G. Roberts, Jr., Elections
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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...
Tags: Rand Paul, Marriage, Hillary Clinton, Anglicanism, Dianne Feinstein
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However court rules, gay marriage debate won't end
NEW YORK (AP) — However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come. In oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday on two cases involving gay...
Tags: Republican Party, Marriage, Elections, Jon Tester, Citigroup Incorporated
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Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web
This post has been updated, as indicated below.Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...Tags: Government, Marriage, Human Rights Campaign, Brian Schatz, Human Rights
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Supreme Court gay marriage debate prompts lawmakers to state support
WASHINGTON -- Six Democratic senators have announced their support for same-sex marriage in nearly as many days, policy reversals that reflect the changing politics of the issue as the Supreme Court hears arguments in potential landmark cases. Since...Tags: Rob Portman, Marriage, Minority Groups, Elections, Nancy Pelosi
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At Supreme Court, gay marriage comes full circle
It is the hottest ticket in the country. On Tuesday morning, only a lucky few will be inside the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the historic arguments over whether California’s gay marriage ban is constitutional. Among the 400 courtroom spectators...Tags: Marriage, Viacom Inc., John G. Roberts, Jr., U.S. Congress, Politics
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McManus: 'Sequester' causing pain -- to Congress
Think the automatic budget cuts Congress ordered at the beginning of March — the so-called sequester — haven't caused any pain yet? Think again. Judging from the squeals we're hearing from members of Congress whose districts are threatened...
Tags: Government, National Government, Elections, U.S. Senate, Blake Farenthold
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Senate committee OKs bill expanding background checks for gun sales
WASHINGTON — A bill to expand background check requirements for gun sales cleared its first Senate hurdle Tuesday, even though a compromise measure that would attract sufficient bipartisan support in the full chamber remains elusive. The Senate...
Tags: Republican Party, Barbara Boxer, Elections, Joe Manchin III, Theft
May 14, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 24, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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