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Obama welcomes 300 prominent LGBT leaders to the White House. When will his rhetoric translate into action?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009By Mike Madden
June 30, 2009 | WASHINGTON — The last time the president of the United States marked gay pride month with anything official at the White House, it was June 2006. George W. Bush decided to throw the weight of his office behind a proposal to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriage. After… »
Supreme Court’s Decision on New Haven Firefighter Case will affect the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor may have a more difficult path ahead on her way toward confirmation, after the Supreme Court yesterday overturned a key “reverse discrimination” ruling she took part in.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Ricci v. DeStefano that the city of New Haven, CT, wrongly discarded the results of promotional… »
Cindy Sheehan demands the immediate release by Israel of 2008 Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney and other kidnapped aid workers on the boat: The Spirit of Humanity
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009By James Lane
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Human Rights’ Activist and Gold Star Mother, Cindy Sheehan, calls on the Israeli government to immediately release the members and crew of the boat The Spirit of Humanity that was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the devastated peoples of Gaza.
Speaking from Newton, Mass, Ms. Sheehan commented: “The detention… »
Climate bill’s passage represents ‘nothing more than unrestrained exercise of raw political power, arm twisting and intimidation’
Monday, June 29th, 2009http://climatedepot.com/a/1697/Climate-Depot-Editorial-Climate-Bills-Passage-Represents-nothing-more-than-unrestrained-exercise-of-raw-political-power-armtwisting-and-intimidation
No detectable climate impact: ‘If we actually faced a man-made ‘climate crisis’, we would all be doomed’
Monday, June 29, 2009 By Marc Morano – Climate Depot, Contact Mr. Morano at 202-536-5052, Morano@ClimateDepot.com
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed global warming bill (219-212 vote) will no doubt be hailed by many as “historic” or “landmark” or… »
SOTOMAYOR: It’s okay for Government to ridicule Holy Bible
Monday, June 29th, 2009In 2003, Judge Sonia Sotomayor joined a Second Circuit order that excused government hostility toward religion. In 2000, Rev. Kristopher Okwedy and Keyword Ministries, Inc. – a Christian Church – put up a billboard sign quoting a verse of the Holy Bible, Leviticus 18:22, that says, “Thou shall not lie with a male as with… »
SOCIAL MEDIA AND IRAN ”—PERSONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM ADDS WORKSHOP TO EXAMINE
Monday, June 29th, 2009THE IRANIAN INTERNET REVOLUTION. Preeminent Conference Exploring How Technological Advances and
Internet Trends are Globally Reinventing Politics, Democracy, Society and Government Adds Conversation on “Accountability Journalism Online”
WHAT: An unprecedented cross-partisan roster of more than 1,000 opinion makers, political practitioners, technologists, journalists and bloggers converge to network, exchange ideas and explore the explosion of voter-generated content in… »
Black Activists Praise Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision; Justices’ Ruling Throws Sotomayor Nomination into Serious Question
Monday, June 29th, 2009WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With the U.S. Supreme Court dealing a stinging blow to race-based employment practices, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are praising the Ricci v. DeStefano decision as a step toward removing the racial trappings of a by-gone era and putting all Americans on equal footing.
“It was clear to… »
ROBERT REICH CHALLENGES SENATE DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION TO CONTROL COSTS
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009New Report Shows Health Care and Insurance Premiums Increasingly Unaffordable, Forcing Millions To Go Without Needed Care
WASHINGTON – Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich today urged Senate Finance Committee Democrats to condemn false “bipartisanship” standing in the way of President Obama’s overhaul to the nation’s health care system. Reich said Democrats must support a public health… »
President Obama Press Conference: Health-Care, Iranian Elections and Energy Policy
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009President Obama today strongly condemned the Iranian government’s crackdown, opening his midday news conference by saying the United States had been “appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days.”
The statement marked a distinct sharpening of the president’s response to the events unfolding in Iran, and he brought far more… »
Mary Harned Joins Americans United for Life, Set to Oppose Sotomayor Confirmation
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Former Chief Counsel on the Judiciary Committee staff of Senator Tom Coburn, Mary Harned has joined Americans United for Life (AUL) as Of Counsel to assist in spearheading America’s oldest national pro-life organization through its efforts to counter the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sotomayor.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, AUL… »
