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Billionaire Gives $5M To Gingrich

Citizens United in action. A Las Vegas billionaire has contributed $5 million to an independent group backing Newt Gingrich, breathing new life into the former House Speaker’s struggling campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and casting renewed attention on the role of such groups in the 2012 contest. A person familiar with the development said Sheldon Adelson, a casino mogul …

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New Jersey To See Marriage Bill

Marriage equality will be the very first bill considered by the New Jersey legislature when the 2012 session begins on Wednesday. In a dramatic move, Democratic leaders plan to announce at a news conference Monday that a bill legalizing gay marriage will be the first measure introduced in the new session of the Senate and the Assembly, sources with knowledge …

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Macarons: Manhattan’s Cupcake 2.0

This morning I wandered over to Ladurée, the latest Manhattan rage where New Yorkers are at this moment lined up down the block on a corner of Madison Avenue also anchored by Tom Ford, Juicy Couture, and Prada. Lined up for cookies. Even though the shop is quite close to where I live, I’d never heard of the Paris-based chain …

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Mitt Romney: I Oppose Same-Sex Marriage But Do Not Discriminate Against Gays

At this morning’s GOP debate, the moderator tried to trip up Mitt Romney by quoting his 1994 pro-gay comment to Boston’s Bay Windows, a statement which is still denounced today by the anti-gay industry. Romney opened by restating his opposition to same-sex marriage, then launched into a vow of non-discrimination in other areas. Think Progress blogger Zack Ford reacted.RELATED: Immediately …

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