Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, plans to file a brief today with the Supreme Court regarding Prop 8, according to an administration source.It would mark the first time that the Obama administration has come out in court with an opinion on the California ballot initiative that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.As far back as 2008, the president said that he thought...
Feb
27
Why Italians keep voting for Berlusconi
Labels: WorldPhotos: Berlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the yearsBerlusconi through the years<<<12345678910111213>>>STORY...
Football: Robben strikes as Bayern dump Dortmund out of cup
Labels: Technology MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich ended their three-year wait for a competitive win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday as Arjen Robben's first-half strike sealed a 1-0 German Cup quarter-final victory.February 2010 had been the occasion of Bayern's last league or cup win over Dortmund -- a six-game stretch -- but Robben's thunderbolt two minutes before the break at the Allianz Arena was...
Newtown father's emotional plea to Congress
Labels: Health During emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, the father of a first grader slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School fought back tears as he stressed the need to ban weapons like the assault rifle that a gunman used to kill his son, 19 other children, and 6 educators in Newtown, Conn. Neil Heslin described how his son Jesse "was brutally murdered at Sandy Hook school on December...
Newtown Dad's Tearful Plea at Senate Gun Hearing
Labels: Business A father who lost his son in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School sobbed as he testified at a Senate hearing today in favor of an assault weapons ban.Across town Vice President Biden alluded to untold horror of the Newtown tragedy in an appeal for help from the nation's attorneys general.Despite their emotional appeals, the push for gun reforms championed by the White...
Feb
26
Benedict: Pope aware of his flaws?
Labels: WorldPope Benedict XVI delivers his last Angelus Blessing to thousands of pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square on February 24.STORY HIGHLIGHTSSister Mary Ann Walsh: Pope Benedict acknowledged that he made mistakesWalsh: In firestorm over scholarly quotes about Islam, he went to great lengths to atoneWalsh: Similarly, he quickly reversed a decision that had angered Jews and repaired tiesEven his stepping...
Vatican says Benedict XVI will have title 'pope emeritus'
Labels: Technology VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "pope emeritus" and can continue to wear the white papal cassock after he steps down this week, the Vatican said Tuesday, revealing details about the final moments surrounding the historic resignation.The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics can still be referred to as "His Holiness Benedict XVI" and will have the additional title...
Snowstorm batters heartland
Labels: LifestyleSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm hits the PlainsSnowstorm...
Dozens of prominent Republicans sign brief backing gay marriage
Labels: Health Matthew Wiltse, right, places a wedding ring on the finger of Jonathon Bashford as they took their wedding vows before Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham at the Thurston County Courthouse just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. / AP Photo/Rachel La Corte More than 80 "conservative voices" have signed onto a legal brief supporting the notion that same-sex couples should...
Tempers Flare at Jodi Arias Murder Trial
Labels: Business Tempers flared between accused murderer Jodi Arias and prosecutor Juan Martinez today as Martinez tried to detail Arias' history of spying on her boyfriends, but Arias complained that his aggressive style of questioning made her "brain scramble."Arias and Martinez, who have sparred throughout two prior days of cross-examination in Arias' murder case, spent more than 10 minutes...
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