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22 Jan 2010 18:32

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U.S.: The plaintiffs in the Prop. 8 case just finished arguing their side

  • At the beginning of this trial we said we would prove three points: that marriage is a fundamental right; that gays and lesbians, and the children they are raising, are harmed from the prohibition of their being able to marry; and allowing them to marry will not harm anyone … we proved all of those points.
  • Lawyer David Boies • On finishing up his side of arguing the landmark Proposition 8 court case in a California federal court. Boies says that he and fellow lawyer Theodore Olson are “pleased to be finishing our case today.” Now the pro-Prop. 8 side goes up, and argues against the legalization of gay marriage. Anyone think this case is like our Scopes trial? Seems like it has that kind of intrigue to it. source
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11 Jan 2010 20:48

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Politics: The Prop. 8 trial, day one: Pullin’ out the Twinkie Offense

  • [It’s] like putting a Twinkie at the end of a treadmill and saying, ‘You can only have a bite.’ And you want the whole thing. … All I want is to be married.
  • Plaintiff Paul Katami • Using perhaps the strangest metaphor we’ve ever heard to explain the benefits of gay marriage over civil unions. Katami has been with his partner, Jeffrey Zarrillo, for nine years. This line of arguing is downright strange for a lot of reasons, the biggest being “The Twinkie Defense,” which was used by the lawyer for Dan White, who was charged with killing gay-rights icon (and recent biopic subject) Harvey Milk. Do you really want to draw parallels? Really? source
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11 Jan 2010 20:35

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U.S.: The Prop. 8 trial’s proposed cameras waiting on the Supreme Court

  • good The trial on the legality of Prop. 8 began today, and should have cameras in the courtroom, due to the intense attention the gay marriage trial has been getting, with clips posted on YouTube.
  • bad The Supreme Court decided 8-1 to temporarily block the measure for at least the next couple of days, while the court considers arguments against it made by those in favor of the California law. source
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10 Jan 2010 09:33

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U.S.: Eureka wishes an earthquake didn’t find it, glad it wasn’t worse

More destructive than deadly, the 6.5 Eureka, Calif. earthquake knocked out power for 25,000 people and caused lots of damage like this. source
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09 Jan 2010 20:36

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U.S.: Twitter’s reacting strongly to the California earthquake

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09 Jan 2010 20:32

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U.S.: A big earthquake just struck off the California coast

  • 6.5 on the Richter scale – it hit around 4:30 p.m. PST source
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09 Jan 2010 13:42

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U.S.: California wants a ton of freaking money from the feds

  • $6.9 billion, which they’ll take in small bills source
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02 Jan 2010 23:00

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U.S.: Rick Warren’s church gets more cash than he begged for

  • $900,000 please the amount Warren asked his congregants to give after a budget shortfall emergency
  • $2.4
    million     the amount Warren got in just a few short days; he got huge cheers at a Saturday service source
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31 Dec 2009 02:01

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U.S.: Pastor Rick Warren’s church needs your money to stay afloat

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20 Dec 2009 21:55

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Politics: Obama’s got a buddy on the right with massive muscles

  • When it comes to effort,
    [Obama] should get a straight A. He’s out there with tremendous energy and he’s selling his ideas. And he has great enthusiasm there. He’s a great speaker, a great  communicator.
  • California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger • Stretching his big, muscular arm across party lines in giving Obama a pat on the back for his first year in office. Schwarzenegger says that Obama has to “be tough, just continue on, never give up, eventually he’s going to get all those things done.” You know, like the Terminator does when he’s trying to save Sarah Connor. source
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