A human rights group has criticised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for failing to raise human rights issues at talks with China’s President…
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Motivated by the rash of gay teen suicides, a recently divorced megachurch pastor shared with his congregation a long-kept secret about his own sexuality. (Nov. 1)
Continue reading …The US military’s ban on openly gay troops will remain in place while the Obama administration challenges a court ruling overturning the policy, a US appeals court has ruled. Monday’s decision means that the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” law will remain in place for the duration of a landmark legal battle that saw the policy briefly dropped before being re-instated. In September, a US district judge ruled that the law infringed on constitutional rights of gay men and women serving the US military, prompting the Obama administration to appeal. Barack Obama insists that he supports ending the “dont ask, dont tell” rule, but argues that Congress, rather than the courts should make the…
Continue reading …For those of you who may still be Eeyores expecting everything to go wrong tomorrow, Nate Silver has the post for you.
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Catholic groups are less than thrilled at the prospect that Uncle Sam might get into the contraception business. Nonetheless, a panel set to convene this month could decide that preventing unwanted pregnancies qualifies as the kind of complementary preventative care for women required by Obamacare. AP via SFGate: Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the United States, thanks to the new health care law. A panel of experts advising the government meets this month to begin considering what kind of preventive care for women should be covered at no cost to the patient, as required under President Obama’s overhaul. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the Democrat who is author of the women’s health amendment, says the clear intent was to include family planning. Read more Related Entries November 1, 2010 The World Is Safer Without a Republican House October 31, 2010 The Phantom Left
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Arizona’s immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state’s governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before an election in which she’s seeking her first full term. (Nov. 1)
Continue reading …Keith Olbermann Falsely Claims He Never Called ‘Cocky’ a Racist ‘Code Word’
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Sometimes Keith Olbermann struggles with reality. But he's apparently found a solution: insist that 2+2=5 and hammer with insults anyone who says otherwise. That was his strategy today when he flatly denied he had ever claimed that “cocky” was a “code word” for various racist attacks against President Barack Obama. Shown video of him saying just that, he denied it some more, and then started in with the attacks. In awarding six conservative pundits the coveted “Worst Person in the World” title in January, Olbermann said the following: read more
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As the final hours run out for two big races in California, some sleuthy types over at The Wrap have discovered that the rare species known as the Hollywood conservative is apparently not doling out the big bucks to help either Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman win at the polls. Related Entries November 1, 2010 The World Is Safer Without a Republican House October 31, 2010 GOP Ideas
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By Juan Cole A Republican victory has the potential to keep the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan, derail the beleaguered peace process and worsen U.S. security. Related Entries November 1, 2010 The World Is Safer Without a Republican House October 31, 2010 GOP Ideas
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