Defense of Marriage

Looks Like Leno, Letterman Are Setting Tone at HHS, Justice Department

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 11.26.2011

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

Freedom for religion means that government cannot interfere with the internal governance of religious institutions.

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Jaweed Kaleem

Catholic Bishops Change Rules On Sexual Abuse, But Victims Say It's Not Enough

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.16.2011

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After a scathing grand jury report in March that three-dozen Philadelphia priests were kept in ministry despite "credible" sexual abuse allegations an...

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Amanda Terkel

Did John Boehner Break The Law?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives has signed a contract to pay a law firm up to $500,000 (and possibly more) to defend the Defense of Marriag...

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Lucia Graves

Democrats Push Legislation To Secure Immigration Rights For Same Sex Couples

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 06.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Thursday re-introduced the Uniting American Families Act, legislation that would grant same-sex couples the same resi...

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Newt Gingrich Discusses Potential Obama Impeachment

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Friday that President Obama had overstepped his constitutional authority with his recent decision to or...

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Sam Stein

House Dems To Push Legislative End To DOMA

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In light of the Obama administration's decision to drop its legal support for the Defense of Marriage Act on the grounds that the presid...

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White House: Obama Still 'Grappling' With Gay Marriage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama is "grappling" with his personal views on gay marriage even as he's ordered the Justice...

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Obama: DOMA Is Unconstitutional, DOJ Should Stop Defending It

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said Wednesday it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law bann...

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Barney Frank: Obama Made "Big Mistake" On Defense Of Marriage Act

Boston Herald | Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, one of the nation's leading gay rights champions, blasted President Obama yesterday over a controversial anti-gay marriage cou...

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