May 29, 2012

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Democratic Platform

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Gay Marriage Stance Becomes Character Test For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's ongoing evolution on the issue of same-sex marriage has ceased being only a topic of friction between him and t...

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Joe Biden Makes Major Statement On Same Sex Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden became the highest-ranking official in the Obama administration to signal support for same-sex marriage on Sund...

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Former DNC Chairs Back Marriage Equality In Democratic Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Four former chairs of the Democratic National Committee called on the party on Wednesday to embrace marriage equality in the 2012 Democr...

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Top Obama Adviser Punts On Putting Marriage Equality Into Dem Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- David Plouffe, President Barack Obama's senior adviser, refused to weigh in on the debate over whether the Democratic Party should embra...

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Obama, LGBT Groups Struggle Over Party Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.15.2012

WASHINGTON -- An unexpected surge in support to place same-sex marriage on the Democratic Party platform at the August convention has energized LGBT a...

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Ten Democrats Who Should Go Away

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democrats have in some ways, been worse than the Republicans. As a party, they've stood idly by as the Bush Administration has literally ransacked the country.

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Biden Travels to St. Louis

Cindy Letchworth | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ability to rationalize nearly kept me from meeting history in person. Luckily, I was able to overcome myself and in a flurry of activity made it just in time.

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Forget Palin, What About The Platforms?

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 05.25.2011

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A comparison of the Party platforms on judicial nominations and civil rights shows the two parties have strongly differing views, and not just on the importance of community organizers vs. PTA members.

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Reflecting on the Platform Draft - Santa Cruz, California

L.D. Janakos | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New Hope: It's a Start The theme of the get together in Santa Cruz, California, to make suggestions for the democratic platform was The New Hope...

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Building a High-Trust World: Obama and the Democratic Platform

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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What I love most about the Party platform is that it started with a focus on what we need to do in America as Americans -- and not necessarily on the wars and conflicts in which war are embroiled abroad.

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Dems: Grassroots to Shape Platform

Amanda Michel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attendees of the Democratic Platform Meetings co-organized by the Obama Campaign and the DNC believed their policy proposals would be strongly considered by the Platform Drafting Committee. It remains unclear how the DNC and the Obama campaign will accomplish this logistical feat.

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Barack Obama Passes NORAD Test

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's recent NORAD tour and renewed call for national service evoked further evidence that he has passed an important milestone in his campaign: passing the NORAD Test for presidential candidates.

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