Gay marriage fight in states
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to tackle gay marriage in a matter of months, but legislative action this week in Rhode Island and Illinois shows that supporters aren't in wait-and-see mode.
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Gay marriage fight in states
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to tackle gay marriage in a matter of months, but legislative action this week in Rhode Island and Illinois shows that supporters aren't in wait-and-see mode.
Even before Supreme Court rules, gay marriage battles rage in the states
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to tackle gay marriage in a matter of months, but legislative action this week in Rhode Island and Illinois shows that supporters aren't in wait-and-see mode.
Gay marriage battle still rages
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to tackle gay marriage in a matter of months, but legislative action this week in Rhode Island and Illinois shows that supporters aren't in wait-and-see mode.
Generation Sequestration: A Call to Action
First published in Portuguese in Folha de Sao Paulo. Washington's deal to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' will appropriately raise taxes on the wealthy, while briefly postponing negotiations on spending, the deficit, and debt.
The Toyota Class Action Settlement and Economic Justice in America's "Mixed" Economy
In his superb new book The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure, John A. Allison, former longtime chairman and CEO of BB&T Bank and current president and CEO of the Cato English: Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, at the annual results conference in Tokyo, May 17, 2011. Picture [...]
White House urges Wednesday action on Sandy relief
As politicians on Wednesday publicly blasted Congress' decision to delay funding for Superstorm Sandy relief, the president called on Republican House lawmakers to pass current relief legislation by the end of Wednesday. "When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need," President Barack Obama said in a statement issued at midday Wednesday. "I urge Republicans [...]
Fiscal Cliff Nearing With No Action From 'Disgusted' Congress
WASHINGTON -- The United States House of Representatives stumbled ingloriously off Capitol Hill New Year's Eve, on the way to blowing through Congress' own deadline to deal with the tax and spending problems it created for itself, leaving the nation to begin sliding down the "fiscal cliff."
What happens to a DREAM Act deferred?
Obama's pledged to prioritize immigration reform. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a nice start
Last-ditch effort 'The hour for immediate action is here'
WASHINGTON - The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts.