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A marriage battle that states can't win

By RUTH MARCUS , Special to the Washington Post May 16, 2012, 11:18 AM

In the end, the rights of gay Americans, as those of African-Americans, cannot be left to majority whim.

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Mitt Romney did not sign my yearbook

By MICHAEL KINSLEY, Special to the Washington Post May 15, 2012, 08:50 PM

How well I remember the day many years ago that I was walking through the quad at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

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State GOP is returning to sound principles

By BILL JUNGBAUER, Special to the Washington Post May 15, 2012, 10:42 AM

Ron Paul supporters have encouraged much of this internal restoration.

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It's bedroom vs. boardroom in America

By BONNIE BLODGETT, Special to the Washington Post May 12, 2012, 06:02 PM

Really, it was Republicans and their diversions who forced Obama's hand.

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Editorial: Leading on gay marriage

By Special to the Washington Post May 12, 2012, 05:22 PM

Obama's voice should be heard in Minnesota debate.

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Equality is bigger than the president

By Colbert I. King, Special to the Washington Post May 11, 2012, 02:54 PM

The issue isn't Obama. At issue is where we, as a nation, are on marriage equality.

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Mitt Romney's quasi-apology for being mean teen

By Ruth Marcus, Special to the Washington Post May 11, 2012, 12:25 PM

So how to think about the story of Romney and the purportedly gay prep school classmate he bullied?

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The power of Joe

By John Dickerson, Special to the Washington Post May 10, 2012, 12:17 PM

The president was for gay marriage in private but wouldn't say so in public. Then his vice president forced his hand.

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Romney won't stand up to the far right

By DANA MILBANK, Special to the Washington Post May 09, 2012, 09:43 PM

Romney’s reluctance to challenge the right makes him the cowardly lion of this year's presidential race.

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Obama is right to support same-sex marriage

By RUTH MARCUS, Special to the Washington Post May 09, 2012, 09:40 PM

Voters were entitled to know what the president thinks before they decide on a second term.

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Obama's adverbs won't bring down dictator

By JEFFREY GOLDBERG, Special to the Washington Post May 09, 2012, 02:41 PM

Surely Assad must soon succumb to America's bold barrage of adjectives.

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A White House mess over gay marriage

By DANA MILBANK, Special to the Washington Post May 08, 2012, 10:35 AM

The vice president said he is "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, committing the classic Washington gaffe of accidentally speaking the truth.

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Romney should avoid anti-Muslim rhetoric

By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to the Washington Post May 07, 2012, 08:19 PM

During the primaries, several Republican candidates pandered to their constituencies by mouthing anti-Muslim slurs.

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Extreme partisanship is up for a vote

By DANA MILBANK, Special to the Washington Post May 06, 2012, 09:47 PM

Will Indiana Republicans oust their very Republican but sensible senator?

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How to vote your values

By Jim Daly, Special to the Washington Post May 04, 2012, 08:09 PM

With our right to vote comes a responsibility: to look inside our hearts.

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Behind the exit of Romney's aide

By Jennifer Rubin, Special to the Washington Post May 02, 2012, 09:13 PM

The openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the Romney's foreign policy message abruptly resigned this week.

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Campaign 2012 leaves me empty

By RUTH MARCUS , Special to the Washington Post May 02, 2012, 10:40 AM

It's striking for the jarring mismatch between the seriousness of the country's problems and the vagueness of the candidates' policy prescriptions.

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FCC should shine light on political advertising

By EDITORIAL, Special to the Washington Post April 30, 2012, 10:13 PM

If viewers are going to endure a cacophony of ads this coming season, more needs to be done to improve the situation.

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Short take: Newt Gingrich's campaign

By EDITORIAL, Special to the Washington Post April 29, 2012, 06:40 PM

Let's call it 'an ego with a person' on display.

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Romney's fiscal fantasy

By Lawrence Summers, Special to the Washington Post April 28, 2012, 07:05 PM

Voters should have a chance to choose between clear alternatives.

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