As the Republican Party continues to find ways out of its electoral grumpy, old white men quagmire, some in the party are bucking the trend by encouraging Republicans to support same-sex marriage. A new PAC formed by some of the party’s wealthier donors called American Unity PAC – including Paul Singer as first among equals…
(CNN) — Rhode Island moved toward becoming the 10th state in the nation and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage after its state Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill extending marriage rights. Senators approved the bill 26-12 Wednesday afternoon. Though the House version of the bill passed by a vote of…
(CNN) — Rhode Island is moving toward becoming the 10th state in the nation and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage, with a vote scheduled Wednesday in the full Senate. “It’s the first item on the calendar” for the legislative body, which was to convene at 4 p.m., Senate Press Secretary Greg…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As President Barack Obama begins what could be a pivotal week, with gun control, immigration reform and border security, and the budget all in the spotlight, a new national survey indicates the president’s approval rating has inched above the 50% mark. But according to a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday, the president’s…
(CNN) — Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, on Monday joined the wave of senators from his party who are endorsing same-sex marriage for the first time. The third-term senator, who’s not seeking re-election next year, said in a statement his “views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation.” “This position doesn’t require any religious…
(CNN) — It’s not just the United States grappling with the issue of same-sex marriage. Many countries around the world are re-examining their laws, and some appear to be on the brink of changing them. Senators in Uruguay approved a marriage equality bill Tuesday that puts them on course to be the 12th country in…
SAN DIEGO, UT TV Primetime – National gay rights activist Sean Sala took on and debated Jennifer Thieme from the ‘Ruth Institute’ an affiliate of the National Organization for Marriage, An organization that endorses that being a gay man leads to being a pedophile, same sex relationships are incest and gays cannot adopt. Watch…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As the Supreme Court considers two major same-sex marriage cases that could change marriage in the United States, religious leaders on both sides of the debate believe they are on God’s side of the contentious issue. In the months leading up to this week’s Supreme Court hearings, religious leaders from across the…
(CNN) — Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s flip-flop approval for same-sex marriage, is just the latest change of heart on the issue by conservatives. Even Democrats like President Obama — have turned around after opposing it. This change in attitude is just one of many milestones for the movement. Here are five of the most important…
Remember September 2007? That’s when the stock market was at an all-time high. Within 18-months it dropped by almost 50 percent. Just last week, after four long years, the market finally made it back to that September 2007 high point. It has been a tough time for everyone in the world, but we learned some…
