President Obama said in an interview aired Thursday morning that he had planned to come out in favor of gay marriage this year even before Vice President Joe Biden broached the issue on national TV last weekend weekend.
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In a pre-Mother’s Day op-ed in USA Today, Ann Romney describes a tradition that she and her husband, Mitt Romney, have shared since 1970, the year she became a mother.
On Mother’s Day, Mitt always brings me lilacs, a tradition he started the year I became a mother. When our home is filled with their fragrance, it reminds me of so many things, and stirs so many emotions. I think of my five sons and the women they married, whom I love as if I had raised them. They have become my daughters.
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In a carefully worded statement, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid, Congress’ top Democrat, outlined a somewhat more nuanced position on same-sex marriage than President Obama — and the senator’s opinion may still be evolving.
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Today we learned that Michele Bachmann has applied for and been granted Swiss citizenship.
That’s a surprising development, given her general view of European-style welfare states.
I also wonder if Bachmann is aware that Switzerland is a particularly interesting country when it comes to the status of women in politics.
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It wasn’t on the schedule of events for this Public Service Recognition Week, but the Senate sent an important signal of appreciation to federal employees when it approved whistleblower protection legislation.
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