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...church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, like many other churches, did not have a moral beginning. It spoke out against gay marriage in Hawaii in 1998 and the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and '80s. Just recently it marshaled its forces to vote against gay marriage in California. Gays are furious about this as they should be. The Mormons contributed half of the $40 million war chest to defeat gay rights. The U.S. Constitution, a great improvement on holy books, not only provides for separation of church and state but also provides for evolving morality. It finally...
...speech by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, it has been said, is a natural remedy for sleep disorders. During a raucous debate on a vote of confidence in the Indian Parliament last year, Singh's closing speech was so subdued that it was drowned out by the opposition. Singh folded up his notes and just submitted the rest of his remarks for the record...
...narrow 33-28 vote, the Althingi - the world's oldest parliament - backed formal accession talks with the 27-member E.U. "This is probably the most historic vote in the history of our parliament," Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said after the vote...
...Eyewitnesses say that government supporters shouting "Death to America" were met by opposition protesters chanting "Death to Russia" and "Death to China" - two countries that have recognized Ahmadinejad's re-election. Before the speech, protesters called out to Rafsanjani using his midde name: "Hashemi, Hashemi, take back my vote. Hashemi, Hashemi, silence will make you a traitor," and "Honorable clerics, support, support...
...words stirred up painful memories from the early Clinton years. In 1993, House Democrats backed the President on an unpopular energy tax - based on the heat content of fuels, measured in British thermal units (BTUs) - then watched in shock as Clinton retreated from them when the Senate balked. That vote was one of the major factors behind the massive defeat House Democrats suffered in 1994, and some Representatives are wondering whether they might "get BTU'd" again if they stick their necks out for an ambitious health-care-reform bill that gets watered down in the Senate. "We all like...