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GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Family Institute Executive Director Peter LaBarbera said today that GOP Senate candidate Alan Keyes' willingness to debate conservative ideas is a "breath of fresh air in an age desensitized to moral truths," and said his comments on Mary Cheney's homosexuality are far closer to the truth than the views of his politically correct critics. ADVERTISEMENT "We may not always agree with the way he says things and I think he could be more gracious, but Keyes' fearlessness in discussing issues is a refreshing change from cookie-cutter candidates who lack courage or run...

IL GOP State Party chair Judy Baar-Topinka was in Sunday's Gay Pride Parade. Over 400,000 people lined the streets, parade organizers said.Photos courtesy of John Birch   Obama blue signs were prominent at the Gay Pride parade. CHICAGO -- While President George W. Bush promotes the sanctity of marriage by promoting a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one woman and one man, the Republican State Party Chairman Judy Baar-Topinka was featured on her own float in the Gay Pride parade yesterday on Chicago's Northside. In a pre-parade interview with the Chicago Tribune, Topinka took time away from...