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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law

Three important parts of the law were struck down, another upheld (for now at least). The part that was upheld, sometimes called the "show me your papers" provision is seen by some as the most controversial part of the law. A good explanation from Marcia Coyle on the NewsHour on PBS last night:

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Obama Publicly States Support for Gay Marriage

While he claimed his views were "evolving" for the last several years, the president who has done much to support LGBT rights, has never gone further on the issue than saying he supported "civil unions". But yesterday, he made public his support:

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And historian Doris Kearns Goodwin thinks history will smile on Obama for his public statements