Maryland Senate committee approves gay marriage bill
By Alice Popovici ANNAPOLIS, Maryland | Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:08pm EST ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – A Maryland Senate committee approved a gay marriage bill on Tuesday, sending the issue to the full Senate and moving Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex nuptials. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 7 to 4 in favor of the bill – supported by Gov. Martin O’Malley – and the…
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Supreme Court to hear university race admissions case
By James Vicini WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:35pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether a state university may consider an applicant’s race to achieve a more diverse student body, revisiting a divisive social issue it last addressed nine years ago. The high court agreed to hear an appeal by a white female applicant, Abigail Fisher, who was denied undergraduate admission…
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Paltry fundraising by Obama "Super PAC" prompted new strategy
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:38am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In early January, President Barack Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina called David Axelrod, the president‘s top strategist, into his Chicago office and started writing on a white board. On one side of the board, Messina sketched out the amounts of money he expected Republican “Super PACs” and other groups to raise and spend to try to…
For Santorum voters, he’s a candidate like them
By Samuel P. Jacobs COLUMBUS, Ohio | Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:14pm EST COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum challenged President Barack Obama’s Christian beliefs on Saturday, saying White House policies were motivated by a “different theology.” A devout Roman Catholic who has risen to the top of Republican polls in recent days, Santorum said the Obama administration had failed to prevent gas prices rising and was…
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Under pressure, Romney struggles for the right pitch
By Sam Youngman SALT LAKE CITY | Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:19pm EST SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Mitt Romney isn’t singing anymore. A little more than two weeks after his off-key but enthusiastic renditions of “America the Beautiful” captured the spirit of a candidate who had won the Florida primary and seemed on the verge of locking down the Republican nomination for president, Romney is back in lackluster mode.It’s…