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Texas GOP Wants Same-Sex Marriage Licences to be a Felony
The Huffington Post reports that the Texas GOP wants the approval of marriage licenses to same-sex couples to be a felony: The 25-page proposal debuted last week as a guiding light for the state GOP over the next two years defines its position by saying: Marriage Licenses - We support …
Rolling Stone Editor: McChrystal Gave no Push-Back
The executive editor of Rolling Stone has stated that General Stanley McChrystal has gave no push back on a controversial interview that he gave to the magazine: Rolling Stone’s executive editor on Tuesday said that Gen. Stanley McChrystal did not raise any objections to a new article that …
Orszag Leaving as Budget Director
Several news outlets are reporting that Peter Orszag will be leaving as the White House Budget Director in July: Peter R. Orszag will leave his job as the White House budget director in July, according to someone familiar with his plans, making him perhaps the first official to leave the …
Kagan "Loved" Bork Hearings
In a video that is likely to act as a lightning rod for conservatives, Elena Kagan praises the controversial Bork hearings as "the best thing that ever happened to constitutional democracy":Large Majorities in Congress Sign AIPAC Letter
Ben Smith notes AIPAC success in getting members of Congress to sign a letter that supports Israel's actions in the Gaza flotilla incidence: Even as Israel shows signs of loosening its blockade of Gaze, large majorities in the House and Senate have signed off on letters supporting the …
Cory Booker Backs Gov. Christie
Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark and a leading Democrat, has given his backing to reform minded Governor Chris Christie: Newark Mayor Cory Booker is throwing his nod to Republican Gov. Chris Christie's 2.5 percent property tax cap, which the New Jersey chief executive has been aggressively …
Shahzad Pleads Guilty
The Times Square Bomber has pleaded guilty to the charges against him: Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to trying to explode a car bomb in Times Square on May 1, and to receiving terror training from the Pakistani Taliban , and warned that further attacks on the U.S. were …
Bork to Oppose Kagan Nomination
The AP reports that Robert Bork will publicly oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Failed conservative Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork is joining anti-abortion activists to publicly oppose confirming Elena Kagan as a justice. Bork plans to detail his criticisms of …
Mark Levin Attacks O'Reilly
Radio personality Mark Levin has turned on Bill O'Reilly for not being entirely opposed to how Obama has handled the BP oil leak. He also attacked O'Reilly for pointing out that BP proposed the escrow fund in the first place. David Weigel reports: Twice last week, Bill O'Reilly booked conservat…
Hayworth Featured In "Free Money From Government" Ad
David Weigel has flagged down a video which shows J.D. Hayworth promoting a very suspicious "get free money from the government" program. Weigel describes the video as "embarrassing": Click here to read more.Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Terror Law
The Supreme Court has upheld a key anti-terror law that the Executive Branch has been using as part of the War on Terror: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law that forbids providing training and advice to terrorist organizations even about entirely peaceful and legal activities, …
The True Costs of Getting Off Oil
President Obama is right: We can take the U.S. off oil. But he omitted to mention the fine print: Doing so will be slow, will be expensive, and will involve huge dislocations in American lifestyles and business. My latest column for CNN.com criticizes Washington for failing to level with the …Feds to Set Out Bank Pay Guidelines
Bank regulators have announced that they will be releasing new guidelines for incentive structures: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators on Monday issued final guidance for financial firms to follow in determining incentive pay for employees so that safety and soundness of the banking …
Iran Bans IAEA Inspectors
In the latest development of friction between Iran and the UN, the Iranian government has banned two inspectors from entering the country: TEHRAN, Iran — Tehran said Monday it had banned two U.N. nuclear inspectors from entering the country because they had leaked "false" information about …
BP Worker: Rig Was Leaking Before Explosions
Several workers from BP are claiming that there were missed warning signs that Deepwater Horizon rig: In an interview published online on Monday, a technician who worked on the Deepwater Horizon told the BBC that the rig’s blowout preventer, which failed to seal BP’s Macondo well in the …