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...graver crimes. So would there not be some usefulness to a registry of individuals convicted of felony animal abuse? Legislators in California want the Golden State to be the first to establish such a record - just as California was the first in the nation to create a registry of sex offenders...
...perpetrator, a patron of an illegal prostitution ring who was wiring money to shell corporations to pay for his habit. It was hypocrisy on a scale that was hard to fathom, as if Eliot Ness had been busted for peddling gin from his apartment. (See the top 10 political sex scandals...
...Culture Wars: The Musical outside the District of Columbia's Superior Court on Wednesday. On one side of the plaza, a group protesting the first day of same-sex marriage licensing in D.C. belted out familiar melodies with political lyrics, bellowing "This is the final straw with God" to the tune of "Ants Go Marching." A few yards away, a group of supporters responded with an impromptu riff on "This Little Light of Mine," drowning their opponents as they sang, "Standing on the side of love, we're gonna see them shine...
...council passed the Civil Marriage Equality Act in December, joining five states in legalizing same-sex marriage, and the measure survived several attempts by religious groups to stall or counter it before going into effect on March 3. In each instance, the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, proved to be the act's protector...
...councilman Marion Barry, who spearheaded the Human Rights Act before gay voters helped him become mayor in 1978, has made grim predictions based on the sentiments of his constituents. "All hell is going to break loose," he told reporters after the council voted in May 2009 to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the District. "We may have a civil war. The black community is just adamant against this...