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Why President Obama's same-sex marriage decision matters less than you think

Via ABC News: In an interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts, the president described his thought process as an “evolution” that led him to this place, based on conversations with his own staff members, openly gay and President Obama has never been particularly popular in West Virginia, and even though he's an incumbent president running [...]

President Obama says Sasha and Malia influenced his stance on same-sex marriage

For the first time in the history of the United States the sitting President has endorsed gay marriage. In an interview with ABC News, President… "I applaud President Obama for announcing his support for marriage equality today," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) "For the first time in this nation's history, a sitting president has shown [...]

Obama talks tough, cajoles and ridicules Congress

By Julian Walker Two Virginia-based lawsuits that challenge aspects of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care act were tossed Thursday in separate federal appeals court rulings, moving questions of the act's constitutionality closer to the US With close to 400000 deportations annually under President Obama, a stubborn commitment to enforcement programs like Secure Communities, and [...]