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WSJ Quotes Maggie Gallagher on NY SSM Fight

May 23, 2011 – 1:03 pm

NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the fight to protect marriage in New York: A counter-campaign against gay marriage has started to heat up, while the most recent polls indicate that state voters are more evenly divided on the issue than previously thought. Previous polls showed a stronger majority support […]

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Twenty ... and Engaged

May 23, 2011 – 12:55 pm

Elizabeth Hanna In Crisis Magazine: With my 21st birthday just a few weeks away, it is expected that I plan a blowout party with copious amounts of alcohol, as my friends compile a list of 21 dares for me to complete while downtown — you know, kiss 21 guys, dance on a table, take a […]

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NOM Praises Minnesota Legislative Action on Marriage, Commits to Support Minnesota Marriage Amendment Campaign

May 23, 2011 – 12:44 pm

Washington – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) praised the Minnesota Legislature for voting in a bi-partisan fashion to put an amendment on the ballot in 2012 that would preserve marriage as the union of a man and a woman, and committed that it would support the amendment next year. The following statement can be […]

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In Australia, Christian Group Says Pro-SSM Rally Attacked Them

May 23, 2011 – 12:40 pm

UPDATE: “Pro-SSM Rally Attendee Acknowledges Attack Against Marriage Supporters” From the Christian Post in Australia: Violence broke out at a same-sex marriage rally this weekend in Brisbane, Australia, as a Christian group preached near the march. … The Christian organization … explained that the pro-gay marriage supporters then began ripping up the group’s placards. “Quite […]

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WaPo: Truce Big Loser of the Week

May 23, 2011 – 12:22 pm

In the Washington Post: LOSER – The Truce: Daniels got himself crosswise with a not-insignificant element of the Republican base when he called for a “truce” on social issues in order to focus full attention on the debt and spending issues the country faces. Daniels had made clear he would double-down on that approach had he […]

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More Bad News for Pro-SSM Forces in NY

May 23, 2011 – 12:20 pm

In City Hall News (emphasis added): Gay marriage advocates hope to regain their momentum in Albany this week after a series of hard knocks, but some of their allies have begun to wonder whether the string of bad news was more than just coincidence. They are looking for signs of a coordinated effort behind their […]

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Truce Candidate Gov. Mitch Daniels Announces He's Not Running

May 23, 2011 – 11:30 am

Via Steven Ertelt: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels surprised the political world with a weekend announcement that he will not run for the Republican nomination for president after approximately a year of speculation he would run.

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When Elites Give Up on Marriage

May 23, 2011 – 11:26 am

David Cameron, the British prime minister, is laudably seeking to uphold marriage as key to a stable society in a speech today. Meanwhile his Energy Secretary Chris Huhne “is engaged in a bitter divorce from his estranged wife Vicky Pryce, who has five children including three with Mr Huhne, after he left her for his bisexual […]

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Hall of Fame Sportswriter Calls on U.S. Olympic Committee to Ask for Peter Vidmar's Return

May 23, 2011 – 11:17 am

Frank Deford is a novelist, screenwriter, Emmy and Peabody-award winner, a member of the Hall of Fame of American sportwriters, and was elected six times by his peers as America’s greatest sportswriter. In this moving column on NPR, which invites gay sports stars to “come out”, he also calls on the U.S. Olympic Committee to […]

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Australian Resolution for Gay Marriage Flags for Lack of A Quorum

May 23, 2011 – 11:15 am

From The Age in Australia: A divisive debate that would have condemned [Prime Minister] Julia Gillard’s stance on gay marriage was yesterday derailed at Labor’s state conference due to a low turnout. Only hours earlier the Prime Minister had urged the party faithful to unite and show courage in the fight for a carbon price. […]

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HRC To Take Over Maryland Effort to Pass SSM in 2012

May 23, 2011 – 11:11 am

The latest out of Maryland, where SSM failed earlier this year: “…rumors that HRC has offered to make a significant cash contribution to the financially troubled Equality Maryland in exchange for the group allowing HRC to select its next executive director were heightened this week when HRC’s regional field director, Sultan Shakir, began working at […]

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Video: Herman Cain on Obama's Refusal to Enforce DOMA

May 22, 2011 – 2:22 pm

Straight talk from Herman Cain — who recently announced his attention to run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012:

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Kersten: In Minnesota "Gay Marriage Supporters Opt to Intimidate"

May 22, 2011 – 2:18 pm

Katherine Kersten’s op-ed in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Now that the Legislature has endeavored to let the people vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage, I suggest a few ground rules to ensure a fair and open exchange of views. First, we must reject the name-calling that has marred the debate to this point. Same-sex-marriage supporters’ […]

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VICTORY: MN House Passes Marriage Amendment Bill 70-62!

May 22, 2011 – 12:53 am

Tonight the Minnesota House, by a margin of 70-62, voted in favor of a bill passed last week by the state senate allowing the people of Minnesota to vote on marriage in 2012. Update: Voting yes were 68 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Voting no were 4 Republicans and 58 Democrats. Congratulations to everyone, especially those […]

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Analysis: Gay Marriage in NY Hits Stumbling Blocks

May 21, 2011 – 2:25 pm

The Associated Press, reporting out of Albany, NY: Just a couple of weeks ago, the momentum to legalize gay marriage in New York appeared to be an irresistible force, teed up to reinvigorate the flagging national effort. … Since then, the conservative and religious opposition has struck back in a big, unexpected way. Now the opposition […]

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