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Gay marriage likely to be big issue for Colorado voters
Minutes after President Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure defeated the day before by Republicans.
HAGELIN: Polls, politicians can't alter truth on marriage
Culture Challenge of the Week: Poll-Driven "Principles"
Inside Politics: Illinois GOP picks Davis for ballot to replace Rep. Johnson
Illinois Republican leaders have chosen a November ballot replacement for longtime Republican Rep. Timothy V. Johnson after he abruptly announced his retirement last month.
Romney not attracting ex-rivals' donors
Presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney and his party raised a sizable $40 million last month from donors who want him to replace President Obama, but most of the people who supported his primary election challengers have not yet come to his aid.
In Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issue
Minutes after President Barack Obama announced he supported gay marriage, the Democratic governor of Colorado choked back tears in Denver as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure that Republicans had defeated the day before.
Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif.
Apparently, California Gov. Jerry Brown forgot to rent "The Social Network."
Jury begins deliberations in John Edwards case
A jury started weighing Friday morning whether John Edwards committed a crime when money from two wealthy donors was used to hide his pregnant mistress during the candidate's run for the 2008 White House.
GOOD: Leading from behind
On May 8 in an Oval Office interview, for the first time in U.S. history a sitting president announced his support for homosexual marriage. The cover of Newsweek heralded President Obama as our "First Gay President," and liberal blogger Andrew Sullivan wrote in a corresponding story that the president finally "let go of fear."
EDITORIAL: Obama's electoral lock
The Obama campaign has had to deal with a rash of bad news lately. A souring economy combined with a series of gaffes and missteps has made the president look weak and defensive. Poll numbers are down and anxiety is rising in some Democratic quarters.
Romney close to Obama in fundraising
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's fundraising is going so well that people are literally trying to tuck checks into his pocket on the campaign trail.
Justice: Prisons to step up anti-rape efforts
The Obama administration is ordering federal, state and local prisons to increase efforts to stop prison rape by issuing mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention regulations in hopes of reducing sexual victimization behind bars.
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads.
GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents
For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the party's more establishment candidates in primaries don't frighten too many independent voters like they did two years ago.
EDITORIAL: Obama makes history - up
In 2008, Michelle Obama said her husband believed that Americans were "going to have to change our traditions, our history." Who knew she meant it literally?
Defense rests without calling Edwards, mistress to testify
John Edwards' defense team rested Wednesday without calling the two-time Democratic presidential candidate or his one-time mistress to the witness stand, a sign of confidence after presenting little more than two days of testimony and evidence.