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...evidence that the employer in question intended to break the law. Once upon a time, of course, employees who wanted to sue employers for discriminatory practices were obliged to dredge up proof of their bosses' illegal motivation (say, to fire on the basis of age, race or gender) - a litmus test that often involved the unenviable task of undermining the credibility of a corporation in front of a jury...
Second, the stakes are high in this election. Many voters, swayed by Bush's compassionate conservatism and McCain's anti-establishment identity, may convince themselves that because neither candidate says he will impose an anti-abortion litmus test, it is not more than likely that anti-abortion justices will be appointed to the Supreme Court. Many voters just don't realize just how slim the majority defending their right to choose is at the present time...
...media, much to the chagrin of his party's establishment. But more importantly, McCain has given the GOP a rare opportunity to reevaluate its current party base. He has courageously condemned the leaders of the religious right and their pernicious influence, particularly in the form of religious litmus tests. Although we are far from comfortable with many McCain's socially conservative positions--such as his stances on abortion and gun control--McCain's commitment to campaign finance reform and willingness to depart from party leadership throws a certain weight behind his self-proclaimed status as a reformer...
Campaign-watchers are looking to Tuesday night's Republican primaries as a litmus test of how much George W. Bush has divided the "compassionate" and "conservative" factions of the party he promised to unite. While Bush captured a commanding victory in Saturday's closely watched South Carolina primary, many analysts say he mortgaged the future of his campaign by conceding too much to the religious right, which makes up an unusually large chunk of South Carolina Republicans (roughly 35 percent). Exit polls in South Carolina revealed that John McCain won every major demographic group except for religious conservatives, who overwhelmingly...
...televised debate, Gore said he would give a litmus test to his Joint Chiefs of Staff on whether they would support gays serving openly in the military, but took back the litmus test part the next day when everyone howled, all the while insisting through his staff that he was not doing so. Last Wednesday on Good Morning America, he corrected Diane Sawyer when she said he had lost the youth vote, asserting that he had "won in every single demographic category." Well, it depends on your definition of youth, perhaps. Among voters 18 to 29, Bradley beat...