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Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is the latest Democratic Senator to offer his full support for marriage equality: It is generally accepted in American law and U.S.

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan told ABC’s This Week on Sunday that gay people are entitled to “friendship” but not a long-last romantic relationship in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Appearing on the program following oral arguments at the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of two laws targeting gay and lesbian couples, Dolan said that the Church should treat same-sex couples with love, while reminding them that “sexual love…is intended only for a man and a woman”: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (HOST): And you know, especially this week – because it’s been at the top of the news – for many gay and lesbian Americans –– gay and lesbian Catholics, they feel unwelcome –– in the Church. And what do you say as a minister, as a pastor – to a gay couple that comes to you and say, “We love God.

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During an appearance on NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday morning, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) admitted that a Republican presidential candidate who supports marriage equality is “inevitable” and that such a candidate would receive widespread support from across the political spectrum. While Flake’s statement is reflective of rapidly shifting U.S.

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) compared universal background checks to the government spying on American eating and reading habits during an appearance on Fox News on Friday

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NBC News correspondent Luke Russert challenged Family Research Council (FRC) president Tony Perkins over his views on same-sex parenting, pointing out that research used to back Perkins’ claims is deeply flawed. During the March 27 edition of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports , guest host Russert invited Perkins to explain his views on the federal Defense of Marriage Act’s (DOMA) constitutionality and the supposed harms of legalizing same-sex marriage.

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Fox News hosts speculated that uniforms made in Mexico for the U.S. Border Patrol could end up in the wrong hands and ultimately fuel situations similar to those in Afghanistan — where Taliban fighters wearing Afghan security or coalition uniforms have launched attacks on U.S

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This American Life  host Ira Glass is defending a recent report on his program in the face of criticism from those who say it painted a false picture of disability programs. On March 22,  Media Matters   detailed  how the public radio segment, which also ran on the NPR programs  Planet Money  and  All Things Considered , promoted several myths to criticize Supplemental Security Insurance over the program’s rate of growth, hurdles towards qualification, and successes it has had in reducing poverty. The story drew further criticism from Center for Economic and Policy Research co-director  Dean Baker , who said it “got some of the basics wrong,” and University of Connecticut law professor  James Kwak , who said it suffers from “facile extrapolation from the individual story to national policy.” But in a  statement  to International Business Times, Glass stood by his program’s work.

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Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson pushed the right-wing media’s false claim that an increase in government employment made up the bulk of job growth during the economic recovery . The private sector, however, has added millions of jobs since 2009 while the public sector has shed hundreds of thousands of them

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The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has organized an anti-equality rally outside the Supreme Court this week as the Court mulls over the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Media outlets should be aware and report the extreme anti-LGBT animus that motivates many of the prominent speakers NOM has invited

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As advocates prepare for oral arguments in the challenge to California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the right-wing media, typified by The Wall Street Journal , is wrongly pushing the idea that ruling in favor of same-sex couples would lead to the problems they claim resulted from the Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which struck down laws banning abortions.  Perry v.

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