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With an 111-page legal brief that has surprised legal scholars, Brown reversed course and repudiated his previous statements indicating he'd likely support the legality of Prop 8. Instead, on Friday, he urged the state's Supreme Court to overturn the vote, a move that would infuriate conservatives who are still white-hot mad over the court's historic 4-3 decision that earlier this year prohibited all forms of discrimination against gays, and mandated the state issue marriage licenses to gay couples. In a wide-ranging interview, Brown told TIME that his view of the legal merits...
...After a Gregory Peck Western, The Stalking Moon, the producer-director team split. As it happened, Pakula became a director with a broader, deeper palette and somewhat greater success than his old partner (Klute, The Parallax View, All the President's Men, Sophie's Choice, Presumed Innocent, The Pelican Brief...
...Blair, Barack Obama no doubt saw someone who was, first and foremost, not involved in the Bush intelligence scandals - namely extraordinary renditions, secret prisons, and torture. And while Blair's brief stint at the CIA during the Clinton Administration didn't turn him into a seasoned intelligence operative, he's at least seen the belly of the whale from the inside. (Read more about Obama's White House...
Palin, Bristol •imminent birth of son of •incarceration, however brief, of supposed future mother...
...Blagojevich's brief but defiant appearance that dominated the afternoon in Chicago. In its combativenss, it called to mind - especially to some who know the governor intimately - one of his political heroes, another besieged politician who overstayed his welcome on the national stage: Richard Nixon...