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  • June 2008

    • Church Asks Mormons to Oppose Calif. Gay Unions

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Jun 24, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Church Asks Mormons to Oppose Calif. Gay Unions

      (Newser) - The Mormon church is pushing its members to vote for a California ballot measure that would ban gay marriage, the Deseret News reports. As "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God," leaders exhort Mormons to “do all you can” to ensure November passage of an amendment to the state’s constitution More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • same-sex marriage  • Mormon  • Mormonism  • referendum  • constitutional amendment  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    • Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      American  |  Jun 20, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      (Newser) - Turkey's secular judges want to oust the ruling party for its moderate, and popular, stance on religion freedoms, Mustafa Akyol writes in the American . On paper, the judiciary seeks to punish the incumbent AKP party for crimes such as nepotism and corruption. In reality, Akyol writes, the AKP's support for headscarves in Turkish universities is what sparked judicial rage. More »

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      Turkey  • Islam  • democracy  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • Muslim  • secularism  • constitutional amendment  • Justice and Development Party

    • Gay Marriage Ban Makes California Ballot

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 3, 08 3:57 AM CDT

      Gay Marriage Ban Makes California Ballot

      (Newser) - The battle lines have been drawn in California's fight over gay marriage, with an initiative banning same-sex unions drawing enough signatures to be on the state's ballots in November. California's Supreme Court struck down a gay marriage ban last month, but it's unclear if same-sex marriages performed before November will be valid if the amendment passes, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage  • constitutional amendment

  • May 2008

    • In Poll, Californians Oppose Gay Marriage—Barely

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 23, 08 10:01 AM CDT

      In Poll, Californians Oppose Gay Marriage—Barely

      (Newser) - A majority of Californians opposes gay marriage, but the margin is very slim, according to a new LA Times poll. For the moment, gay marriage is legal in California, but voters could ban it by approving a constitutional amendment in November. Right now 54% say they support a ban. But a majority also believes that homosexuality isn’t morally wrong. More »

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      California  • poll  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court

    • Let's Stick This Pin on the Constitution

      CNN  |  May 20, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      Let's Stick This Pin on the Constitution

      (Newser) - If flag pins are so very important, it ought to be illegal not to wear one, Roland Martin writes on CNN. The obvious root of all our nation’s problems stops with Amendment 28: Elected officials must wear flag lapel pins. Heck, why stop at pins? Shouldn’t the candidates be wearing red-white-and-blue socks, Uncle Sam hats and star-spangled underwear, too? More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • patriotism  • constitutional amendment  • flag  • flag lapel pin

    • Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT

      Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      (Newser) - Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that  four judges have "overturned the will" of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court  • marriage rights

    • Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      (Newser) - California gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I'm feeling the joy all over,” one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the “exact language” of the decision, the Bee observed. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • same-sex marriage  • lesbians  • ban  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court  • gays  • verdict

    • Citizen McCain Gains Senate Support

      Washington Post  |  May 2, 08 4:16 PM CDT

      Citizen McCain Gains Senate Support

      (Newser) - A New Hampshire man pushing for a federal-court ruling that John McCain isn't eligible to be president will have trouble making his case—but the question of McCain's status as a "natural born citizen" is uncharted legal territory, the Washington Post reports. The Senate voted this week to declare the Panama Canal Zone native eligible, but the measure was a nonbinding resolution. More »

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      John McCain  • US Supreme Court  • constitutional amendment  • Panama Canal Zone

  • April 2008

    • Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

      Union-Tribune (San Diego)  |  Apr 12, 08 10:15 PM CDT

      Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

      (Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans yesterday that he will oppose a move to ban same-sex marriage in California, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “I will always be there to fight against that,” he said, sparking applause at the San Diego convention of Log Cabin Republicans. It was his first stand against an initiative that may reach the November ballot. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • constitutional amendment  • Log Cabin Republicans

  • December 2007

    • Venezuela Calmly Goes to Polls

      Reuters  |  Dec 2, 07 3:07 PM CST

      Venezuela Calmly Goes to Polls

      (Newser) - Polls are orderly today as Venezuelans decide on an amendment that may make Chavez president for life, Reuters reports. Most surveys say voters are split 50/50 on the referendum, which Chavez vows will win by 10 points and usher in “21st century socialism.” Opponents say the changes, which include ending Chavez’s term limit, would make the anti-American president a dictator. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • America  • constitution  • referendum  • dictatorship  • constitutional amendment  • socialism  • vote

  • November 2007

    • Chavez Foes Stage Mass Rally

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 4:24 PM CST

      Chavez Foes Stage Mass Rally

      (Newser) - Tens of thousands took to the streets in Caracas today to protest Hugo Chavez's proposal to bolster his power and institute socialist changes. Venezuelans will vote Sunday on 69 constitutional reforms, including the eradication of presidential term limits. "We can't be a communist Venezuela," one opposition leader told the AP. Polls show the outcome too close to call. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Latin America  • referendum  • constitutional amendment  • Caracas

  • June 2007

    • Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 15, 07 7:27 AM CDT

      Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - Gay couples in Massachussetts scored a major victory yesterday, after state legislators threw out a proposed constitutional amendment that would have put gay marriage to a popular vote. The proposed ban was defeated 151-45, only 5 votes short of the 50 necessary to place the issue on a statewide ballot in 2008. More »

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      gay marriage  • gay rights  • Massachusetts  • constitutional amendment  • civil union

  • March 2007

    • Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

      Washington Post  |  Mar 28, 07 9:43 AM CDT

      Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

      (Newser) - The Equal Rights Amendment is making a comeback, with Democrats reintroducing it in both houses of Congress yesterday, and five state legislatures putting it on the docket since January. The measure banning sex discrimination passed the House and Senate in 1972, but it went down to defeat when only 35 states ratified it—just two short of the requirement. More »

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      Congress  • discrimination  • constitutional amendment  • Bill of Rights

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