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Santorum: ‘The economy is inextricably linked to the moral fabric of this country’

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.07.11 | 5:00 am

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) says if elected president he will work to limit abortion and birth-control, ban stem-cell research and same-sex marriage, and abolish some areas of the judiciary.

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Franken contributes to ‘It Gets Better’ book

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By Andy Birkey | 03.23.11 | 2:41 pm

Sen. Al Franken is a contributor to a book urging LGBT youth not to commit suicide because of bullying. “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living,” by columnist Dan Savage contains an essay by Franken as well as fellow politicians President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, British Prime Minister David Cameron and celebrities Perez Hilton, Ellen Degeneres and Suze Orman. The book is based on a video project of the same name in which thousands of people have lent their voice in support of LGBT youth.

Bachmann ‘hearing voices’ other than God’s, says top Dem

By Chris Steller | 09.02.09 | 1:38 pm

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s talk of stopping health care reform by fasting, praying and wrist-slitting has prompted not only lefty pundits but a top Democratic colleague to question what’s going on between her ears. Jim Oberstar, chairman of…

Proposition 8 gets big boost from unexpected quarter: NPR

By Chris Steller | 03.05.09 | 1:36 pm

Listeners waiting to hear the reasoned arguments of “angry gay-rights activists” during an extended National Public Radio (NPR) report this morning on California’s new ban on same-sex marriage … are … still … waiting.

Hotdish Friday – One Last Dollup of Oath-taking

By Robin Marty | 12.01.06 | 8:02 am

The dish is still hot on the Keith Ellison oath of office story, and we have a few more servings inside.

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