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A gay marriage advocate with ears in the White House

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

President Obama’s decision to support gay marriage came after years of pressure from some of his most ardent supporters.
One of them is Chad Griffin, the 38-year-old incoming president of Human Rights Campaign, an adovcacy group for gay rights. Griffin is an example of the behind-the-scenes power players who have been prodding the White House on this issue for some time. The California-based political consultant said he has made several appeals to the president in person to come out in support of gay marriage. And as one of the top bundlers for Obama’s campaign, he has been exerting financial pressure as well.
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Michele Bachmann gives up Swiss citizenship

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Michele Bachmann is no longer Swiss, Joe Biden apologized, a poll has Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren tied, and Mitt Romney supports gay adoption.

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John Edwards sought to seal political future while campaign fizzled, ex-aide testifies

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The presidential campaign of John Edwards was cratering in January 2008 after disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire.
But he still had one very important bargaining chip: his endorsement.
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Obama campaign announces winners of Clooney dinner

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

SEATTLE — And the winners are …
… a science teacher from New Jersey and a mom from Florida!
That’s right — Beth Topinka of Manalapen, N.J., and Karen Blutcher of St. Augustine, Fla., are the two lucky ladies who, along with their husbands, won an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to have dinner Thursday with President Obama and actor George Clooney.
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Obama campaign announces winners of Clooney dinner

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

SEATTLE — And the winners are …
… a science teacher from New Jersey and a mom from Florida!
That’s right — Beth Topinka of Manalapen, N.J., and Karen Blutcher of St. Augustine, Fla., are the two lucky ladies who, along with their husbands, won an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to have dinner Thursday with President Obama and actor George Clooney.
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