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MISSISSIPPI: State Files Opposition To Immediate Gay Marriage Request

At a hearing to be held tomorrow, DOMA attorney Roberta Kaplan will lead the legal team seeking to overturn Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage. Last night Gov. Phil Bryant filed a motion in opposition to Kaplan’s request that marriages commence immediately while the lawsuit proceeds. Via the Associated Press: Bryant and Attorney General Jim Hood responded that the 5th U.S. …

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Megyn Kelly Intro’s Mike “Fuckabee”

Via United Press International: Fox News host Megyn Kelly slipped up in a pretty big way Monday night while introducing former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. “Joining me now, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is the host of Fucka– ah, Huckabee right here on the Fox News channel…” Kelly pressed on, getting only a small smile from the governor. But …

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Alvin Ailey And Stephen Sondheim To Be Among 2014 Medal Of Freedom Honorees

Late dance legend Alvin Ailey and Broadway superstar Stephen Sondheim will be among this year’s Presidential Medal Of Freedom honorees. Among the honorees representing the arts world are Stevie Wonder, Stephen Sondheim, Meryl Streep, actress Marlo Thomas, Tom Brokaw, writer and activist Suzan Harjo, and author Isabel Allende. Streep and Sondheim are particularly timely honorees, considering the film adaptation of …

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Quote Of The Day – Hadley Arkes

“In the aftermath of the decision in the Sixth Circuit, some have been inhaling the heady fumes arising from Judge Sutton’s dramatic break, and they seem earnestly to be cultivating the hope that Justice Kennedy might indeed be cajoled and persuaded. But we would waste the gift that Judge Sutton gave us if we diverted ourselves at this moment with …

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AFA Issues 2014 Xmas Boycott List

The American Family Association, which claims to want corporations to “remain neutral in the culture wars” has issued its hypocritical 2014 boycott list of the companies who haven’t taken their side in the “War Against Christmas.” Hit the link for the full “Naughty Or Nice” ranking.

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MASSACHUSETTS: Town Considers A First-In-Nation Ban On Tobacco Sales

Via the Associated Press: The cartons of Marlboros, cans of Skoal and packs of Swisher Sweets are hard to miss stacked near the entrance of Vincent’s Country Store, but maybe not for much longer: All tobacco products could become contraband if local health officials get their way. This sleepy central Massachusetts town of 7,700 has become an improbable battleground in …

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