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...that it would be harder to dislodge Carter if she were elected, or to stay home, which played into Jefferson's hands. With Jefferson out in a year or so, they figured, it would be easier to replace him with someone more palatable than Carter, whose stance on some hot-button social issues, such as gay rights and late-term abortion, were to the left of Jefferson's and those of suburban voters...
...becoming a de facto public spokesman for those opposing the Church's centuries-old tradition of priestly celibacy, however, may have offered Benedict a unique opportunity to clearly state his position on this hot-button request early in his papacy, as John Paul II did in his second year in office. Vatican sources note that there are several prominent Cardinals who want to at least fine tune the policy on celibacy. "I don't think the Pope cares about Milingo," says one senior Vatican official. "But he wants to give the Cardinals a chance to have their...
Despite all the cordial luncheons and admissions that both sides love America, the President and the newly elected Democratic Congress aren't likely to find common ground on hot-button issues like stem-cell research and no-warrant wiretaps. Here's our pick of policies on which the two might actually do business...
...Yarmuth contends his liberal positions will not be any more of a problem in office than they were as a candidate. Campaign rhetoric to the contrary, he expects to spend a lot more time on economic issues than on hot-button social issues like abortion or gay rights. "One of the things that is difficult to talk about in a campaign is just how little Congress has to do with any of those things like abortion, or gay rights or prayer in schools," he said. "Maybe this time, voters just got their priorities right...
...addition to the Congressional races, Democrats are expecting to make gains in the 36 states that are having gubernatorial elections. Of those, Republicans are defending 22 statehouses; Democrats are trying to hold onto 14. Turnout in many states is also being driven by hot-button ballot initiatives. Where bans on gay marriage helped bring out Republican voters in the last few cycles, initiatives on the minimum wage and on stem-cell research could have the opposite effect this time...