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Same-sex marriage isn't the threat to African American families
President Obama is catching a fair amount of grief from theologically conservative African American pastors for his decision to no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans the recognition of same-sex marriage. "The president has...
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| March 4, 2011; 12:54 PM ET |
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In the age of WikiLeaks, what happened to 'need to know' principle?
How in the world did Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst assigned to a battalion of a division stationed in Iraq, allegedly get his hands on 250,000 State Department classified documents, many, if not most, of...
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| December 1, 2010; 11:49 AM ET |
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Midterms will determine the fate of 'don't ask, don't tell'
The repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," policy that mandates the discharge of openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual members of the armed services is not on the ballot in any of the fifty states or the District of Columbia...
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| November 2, 2010; 11:12 AM ET |
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How Vincent Gray beat Adrian Fenty -- and what awaits him
The remarkable thing about District Council Chairman Vincent Gray's victory was the unremarkable way in which he went about it. He kept his ego in check and did it by the book. From the time he made up his...
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| September 15, 2010; 1:30 AM ET |
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The news of this primary day: low turnout
In an otherwise tepid election day, the sight of the season belongs to Ward I council member Jim Graham, whom I spotted cruising along Georgia Avenue in a chauffer-driven, 17-foot long, 1986 white, factory hand-built, Excalibur convertible, equipped with...
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| September 14, 2010; 4:08 PM ET |
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A slow start for primary day in the District
A quick stop this morning at West Elementary School and precinct 54 in Ward 4, then I was off to Taft Junior High School, where I got a taste of District of Columbia elections 50 years ago. First, a...
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| September 14, 2010; 11:56 AM ET |
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