I was attending a couple of sessions at the Soref Symposium of the Washington Institute. Such events an opportunity for hearing some thoughtful speakers, but also for engaging in informal conversations behind the scenes.
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Archive for May, 2008
Middle East, the next seven months
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Colorado governor okays open bathrooms
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed a bill that has shocked many of the state’s residents.
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Timeline: Six state supreme courts gay marriage decisions
Saturday, May 31st, 2008NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Six state supreme courts within the past five years have ruled on the issue of gay marriage. Following is a timeline of those decisions:
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Gay marriage ‘earthquake’ in ‘08?
Saturday, May 31st, 2008A leading evangelical Christian group is telling supporters that a “cultural earthquake” rocked California earlier this month, which threatens “to permanently alter marriage and families in America.”
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Avastin plus chemo better without Erbitux
Saturday, May 31st, 2008CHICAGO (Reuters) – Colon cancer patients treated with Genentech Inc’s Avastin and chemotherapy lived longer without their disease getting worse than those who were also treated with ImClone Systems Inc’s Erbitux, according to a study presented on Saturday.
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Ford’s ‘Global Car’ To Roll Out in Mexico
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Small, Efficient Auto Designed to Be Sold Anywhere
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High noon in the Middle East
Friday, May 30th, 2008A hitherto latent rivalry between Iran and Israel has been transformed into an open struggle for dominance in the Middle East. The result has been the emergence of some surprising, if not bizarre, alliances: Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas and the American-backed, Shia-dominated Iraq are facing Israel, Saudi Arabia and most of the other Sunni Arab states, all of which feel existentially threatened by Iran’s ascendance.
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Exclusive: Iran in Secret Talks With al Qaeda, U.S. Officials Say
Friday, May 30th, 2008Senior U.S. officials tell ABC News that in recent months there have been secret contacts between the Iranian government and the leadership of al Qaeda. It’s a development that has caught the attention of top officials in the White House, the Pentagon and the intelligence community.
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‘Gay’ marriage ruling to spark lawsuits nationwide
Friday, May 30th, 2008The ruling from California’s Supreme Court that allowed same-sex marriage will spark a flood of lawsuits across the nation by homosexuals demanding recognition in their home cities and states unless the decision is stayed pending a vote of the people, top lawyers on the case said today.
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The Aftershocks of Gay Marriage
Friday, May 30th, 2008Journalists often talk about whether a story has “legs.” Whether it has the ability to walk forward and affect events weeks or months into the future.
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