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...Board of Ministry has decided to appoint a task force to research the possibility of allowing same-sex commitment ceremonies in Memorial Church, according to a statement yesterday by Board spokesperson Rev. Thomas J.S. Mikelson...
...Department is looking into whether the Chinese Embassy was used as a planning center for foreign contributions to the Democratic National Committee. While details of the investigation remain sketchy, a "well-placed" source close to the probe reports that foreign counterintelligence considerations could prompt Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to look into Democratic campaign finance, reports The Washington Post. Reno has previously refused to appoint a counsel, citing the lack of evidence showing wrongdoing among high-level executive branch officials. Although a Chinese Embassy spokesman denies that China ever meddled in overseas contributions...
DIED. LOUIS MARTIN, 84, influential presidential confidante responsible for bringing black and minority concerns into the corridors of power; in Orange, California. Dubbed "the godfather of black politics," he helped clinch black votes for Kennedy in 1960; persuade Johnson to appoint Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court; advise Carter on minority affairs; and propel the career of Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan...
...President, who elevated two of them to the bench. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be in the toughest position of all. As a former women's-rights litigator and a Supreme Court moderate, she is certainly a potential Jones vote. But with the Washington rumor mill saying Clinton will appoint her Chief Justice if Rehnquist retires, it could be a hard time for any judge in her position to rule against the President in a major case...
Unfortunately, the answer to both of these questions is probably yes. We have progressed to the point where the president can appoint a female secretary of state, but not to the point where her every move will not be scrutinized from a gender-focused perspective...