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	<title>CT Politics &#187; Carolyn Lochhead</title>
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		<title>Supreme Court rulings on DOMA, Prop. 8 unlikely to end matters</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/06/18/supreme-court-rulings-on-doma-prop-8-unlikely-to-end-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uberlawyer David Bois said Tuesday a loss on Prop 8 in the Supreme Court this month won’t be the end of the fight he and Ted Olson are waging for marriage equality. “We will bring lawsuits in other states” to force the 38 that ban same-sex marriage to recognize them under the full faith and<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/supreme-court-rulings-on-doma-prop-8-unlikely-to-end-matters/5480/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rand Paul jumps to Apple’s defense</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/21/rand-paul-jumps-to-apples-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Ran Paul, the Kentucky Republican and libertarian, Tuesday defended Apple’s tax machinations, saying he was “offended” that Apple CEO Tim Cook was being “dragged” before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to explain how the company could attribute nearly two thirds of its income to Irish entities that have no employees, no physical residence,<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/rand-paul-jumps-to-apples-defense/5353/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A fifth of gays, lesbians live in states where they can marry</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/15/a-fifth-of-gays-lesbians-live-in-states-where-they-can-marry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UCLA’s pro-gay Williams Institute think tank reports today that with the addition of Minnesota to the ranks of states that have legalized same-sex marriage, more than a fifth, or 22 percent, of gays and lesbians now live in states where they can marry. That’s up from five percent just three years ago. Six months after<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/a-fifth-of-gays-lesbians-live-in-states-where-they-can-marry/5337/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senators battle over tech worker visas</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/14/senators-battle-over-tech-worker-visas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[border/immigration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley tech companies are aggressively seeking looser requirements to “hire American workers first” to fill tech jobs, potentially splitting the bipartisan Gang of Eight coalition that put together the huge immigration bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee worked through a series of tech-related amendments Tuesday that revealed divisions over the issue in both parties. The<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/senators-battle-over-tech-worker-visas/5329/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dianne Feinstein wins vote to ban drones within three miles of border</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/14/dianne-feinstein-wins-vote-to-ban-drones-within-three-miles-of-border/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[border/immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianne Feinstein]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Senate Judiciary plowed through dozens of amendments to its giant immigration overhaul, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., won a vote to limit the Border Patrol’s use of drones to within three miles of the Mexican border. Feinstein said drone technology is growing “beyond our ability to manage how they are used,” citing privacy concerns,<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/dianne-feinstein-wins-vote-to-ban-drones-within-three-miles-of-border/5321/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Jackie Speier outs obscene Marine Facebook page</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/rep-jackie-speier-demands-action-against-marine-facebook-page-denigrating-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amid the sudden uproar over sexual assaults in the military following a Pentagon report Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were assaulted last year, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, released portions of a Facebook page, “F’N Wook,” denigrating women in the Marine Corps. In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Marine Corps Commandant<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/rep-jackie-speier-demands-action-against-marine-facebook-page-denigrating-women/5299/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bipartisan gun bill ready in House should Senate act</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/16/bipartisan-gun-bill-ready-in-house-should-senate-act/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/04/16/bipartisan-gun-bill-ready-in-house-should-senate-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara Boxer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianne Feinstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Mike Thompson, a gun-owning Vietnam veteran hand-picked by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to forge a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the House, unveiled a companion background check bill Tuesday that has bipartisan support. That puts pressure on House Republican leaders to bring up gun legislation if it can pass the Senate.The Thompson<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/bipartisan-gun-bill-ready-in-house-should-senate-act/5229/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court leery of finding broad right to marriage in Prop. 8 case</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/03/26/supreme-court-leery-of-finding-broad-right-to-marriage-in-prop-8-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Justices of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in a landmark case challenging California’s Proposition 8, the initiative banning such unions that voters approved in 2008. Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the pivotal vote on the court, said extending same-sex marriage rights to all 50 states, as<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/supreme-court-leery-of-finding-broad-right-to-marriage-in-prop-8-case/5160/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>From NFL players to Karl Rove, opposition melting to same-sex marriage</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/03/25/from-nfl-players-to-karl-rove-opposition-melting-to-same-sex-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Rove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Supreme Court prepares to hear two momentous cases on same-sex marriage this week, opposition is evaporating. From National Football League players to Karl Rove, who said he could imagine the next GOP presidential nominee endorsing same-sex marriage, everyone seems to be coming out of the closet in favor of gays and lesbians securing<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/opposition-melting-to-same-sex-marriage/5138/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some states with marriage bans not defending DOMA</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/03/20/some-states-with-marriage-bans-not-defending-doma/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2013/03/20/some-states-with-marriage-bans-not-defending-doma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Lochhead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Al Gore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indiana is taking the lead among 17 states signing a brief in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, to be argued before the Supreme Court March 27. But 38 states ban same-sex marriage. That means a majority of states with bans are not even trying to defend DOMA, which defines marriage for federal<a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/politicssource/some-states-with-marriage-bans-not-defending-doma/5121/">  Read More</a>]]></description>
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