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While former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney claims he did everything possible to throttle homosexual marriage in his state – his campaign now saying he took "every conceivable step within the law to defend traditional marriage" – several constitutional experts say that just isn't so. "What Romney did [was] he exercised illegal legislative authority," Herb Titus said of the governor's actions after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released its opinion in the Goodridge case in 2003. "He was bound by what? There was no order. There wasn't even any order to the Department of Public Health to do anything." Titus,...

It's Official: Media Body Burning Story is Bogus Posted by Greg Sheffield on November 27, 2006 - 13:25. The news that six Sunnis were captured by Shiites, doused with kerosine and burned alive, was too sensational to not be picked up by the mainstream media. But it turns out that the event never happened. Furthermore, the Iraqi "spokesman" relied on to give all information regarding this event is as fictional as the story itself. Jamil Hussein, the man news reports called "police Capt. Jamil Hussein," was the source for all information regarding the burning. Although he is mentioned by USA...

Veteran CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, who received the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media at the University of South Dakota, says the United States has never needed a vigorous free press more than now. "I cannot remember a time when it's been more challenging for journalists," said Schieffer, 69, who has covered Washington for more than 30 years and hosts the CBS interview show "Face the Nation."

BILL CLINTON responded furiously yesterday to an American television mini-series about the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, which portrays him as so distracted by the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal that he failed to focus on the emerging threat of Osama bin Laden. Senior Clinton Administration officials, including Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State, and Sandy Berger, the former National Security Adviser, also demanded yesterday that ABC either substantially edit or cancel its two-part The Path to 9/11, claiming that the drama was defamatory. The programme is also being shown by the BBC. The five-hour drama, which will be shown...

Critics: Frist Mingling Religion, Politics Sat Apr 23, 2:46 AM ET Politics - AP By HILARY ROXE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - It may seem like Sen. Bill Frist (news, bio, voting record) has found religion in recent weeks. At least, that's what critics say about the Senate majority leader's recent alignment with social conservative groups on high-profile issues. Their charge is that Frist is playing to religious groups to gather support for political issues — and potentially for a future presidential race. The Tennessee Republican took some heat when Congress stepped into a legal fight over the life of...

Ken Schram Commentary: I'm Ignoring The Rants January 7, 2005 By Ken Schram SEATTLE - People keep asking me: How could I have voted for Dino Rossi and yet be so willing to just roll over on the way Christine Gregoire is making her way to the Governor's mansion. It's a fair question. The answer: Because I'm a pragmatist. I'm a pragmatist despite the rumors, innuendos and half-truths being spread by Republican big-wigs. I guess they figure that if they repeat stupid things incessantly, they'll begin to sound smart. ~snip~ Republican chair Chris Vance - or as he's coming to...