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Supreme Court hears case on states’ right to enforce laws against banks
April 30, 2009Original source: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding whether states have the authorize to enforce state fair lending laws against national banks and other financial institutions. The case, Cuomo v....
Read moreGay couples marry in Iowa, hate crimes protection advances in Congress
April 29, 2009Same-sex couples began applying for marriage licenses across Iowa April 27, after the state’s Supreme Court ruled to legalize gay marriage earlier this month. By the end of the first day the ruling took effect, more...
Read moreOPINION: Cuba and Venezuela are not enemies
April 29, 2009The Obama administration did the right thing when it ordered the closing of the Guantanamo torture prison, and restored the right of Cuban Americans to travel and send remittances to their relatives on the island nation....
Read moreSpecter switches to Dems, strikes major blow vs. far-right GOP
April 29, 2009WASHINGTON—In a stunning new blow to the Republican ultra-right, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) announced today that he is switching from Republican to Democrat and will run for reelection in 2010 as a Democratic candidate for the...
Read moreSen. Arlen Specter statement on leaving Republicans to join Democrats
April 29, 2009April 28, 2009 Statement by Senator Arlen Specter I have been a Republican since 1966. I have been working extremely hard for the Party, for its candidates and for the ideals of a Republican Party whose...
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