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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. is currently at odds with many city council members in the District of Columbia regarding a proposed same-sex marriage bill that will be decided on in early December. The Catholic Church said it would cut its social service contracts with the city if the bill is passed. If the [...]
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Washington lawmakers should negotiate the language of a same-sex marriage bill with the Catholic archdiocese without selling out same-sex couples.
Pretend you are a congressman and you sit on a committee that has jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. Leaders of the federal city have come to testify in favor of a bill that would give the city more independence and greater authority over its own money.
A year after returning following a series of ankle surgeries, D.C. United veteran Ben Olsen announced his retirement Tuesday at RFK Stadium. Flanked by team president Kevin Payne and general manager Dave Kasper, the 32-year-old said the state of his ankles showed itself after a season of needing painkilling injections just to get on the pitch. "I wanted to cleanse myself from a lot of [the ...
Same-sex marriage advances in one region, then retreats in another, making the United States a two-nation nation on this issue — now and for years to come. Advocates on both sides are in the majority somewhere, but in the minority somewhere else.
Greetings all. A congressional report connects Michelle Rhee to unsavory personal accusations involving her now-fiance, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson . KJ has been accused of sexual misconduct with young women, and Examiner columnist Byron York writes that Rhee , while serving on the board of Johnson's St. Hope nonprofit, 'learned of the allegations and played the role of a fixer, doing "damage ...
As the city readies to weigh public input on new citywide smoking rules at a hearing Tuesday, residents and visitors to Columbus, randomly surveyed Friday, all supported the council passing a city-wide smoking ban.
A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
one can rationalize away responsibility any way they want apparently. Same tactics were used at the rnc, only using a bridge.
Washington, D.C.'s Board of Ethics and Elections says a measure that would ban same-sex marriages cannot go on the city's ballot.
