Bush Admin Official Fights Back After Law Student Accuses Him Of Holding Nazi’s Values On Gay Marriage

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Speaking before an audience at George Washington University Law School, Edward Whelan, the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former administration official for President George W. Bush, endured some criticism for his views on same-sex marriage. Whelan advocated for a legislative remedy to the controversial issue of marriage equality rather than… Read more »

Democratic Congressman: ‘Capitalism By Itself Is Not What American Values Are All About’

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Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took a swipe at American capitalism on Tuesday amid a discussion with MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts about the Catholic Church’s ongoing conclave to determine who will be the next Pope. Rangel declared that the church needs a new pontiff in order to continue their global charitable works and that Americans support… Read more »

New York Times Reporter: US Should Back Up Pride in ‘Family Values,’ Require Paid Family Leave

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Times personal finance reporter Tara Siegel Barnard would love the U.S. to embrace Europe's cradle-to-grave safety net mind-set, lumping America with apparently inferior countries like Liberia, Suriname and Papua New Guinea for the sin of not offering paid maternity leave. Barnard made the argument in Saturday's Business section, in her first column since returning from… Read more »