The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Proposition 8, the ballot measure approved earlier this month that banned same-sex marriage in the Golden State. But the court also denied a request to put the ban on hold until it considers the challenge. …
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Senate Preview 2010
In light of Patrick’s earlier post on the importance of Senate recruiting, I thought it would be good to give a preliminary outlook of where things stand in the Senate. I’ve divided the Senate seats for 2010 up into three categories for each party: Seats that will be competitive no matter what, seats …
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2nd Annual Open Web Awards: VOTE NOW!
Mashable is proud to announce that voting has begun in the 2nd Annual Open Web Awards, a unique opportunity for the most accomplished websites and services to receive international recognition for their achievements. During the nominations round, we received over 43,000 verified nominations. …
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The House Negro
The House Negro by Simon It seems like Mr. Obama can't buy a friend. The No. 2 leader in Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is dishing out criticism and offering a warning to United States President-Elect, Barack Obama. A new audio message has surfaced online where Al-Zawahiri calls Obama a dishonorable man. …
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New York Police Fight With U.S. on Surveillance
The Justice Department is resisting an effort by the New York Police Department to get broader latitude to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects.…
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Obama brings Biden birthday cupcakes
Barack Obama gives Joe Biden cupcakes the day before the Vice President-elect's 66th birthday. CHICAGO (CNN) - The day before Vice President-elect Joe Biden turns 66, President-elect Barack Obama presented his running mate with 12 candlelit cupcakes…
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WE HEAR . . .
THAT Damon Dash couldn't sit still during John Galliano's speech at the CFDA Fashion Fund and told his table at Sky light Studios he was "bugging out," prompting a guest to say, "He was really a mess" . . . THAT Wendy Paulson, wife of Treasury...…
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