You know that look that John Boehner gets on his face from time to time? No, no, not the crying one, the other one. You know–that freshly tanned look where he just radiates a healthy orange glow? Well if you aren’t familiar with it already, Speaker…
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Barbara Boxer Retiring from the Senate in 2016 – VIDEO
After four terms as California's junior senator, Barbara Boxer has announced she will not seek re-election in 2016, NPR reports: "I will not be running for the Senate in 2016," she said in a taped interview with her grandson…
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Nancy Pelosi Comes Out In Support of a Trans-Inclusive U.S. Military
Nancy Pelosi has officially come out in support of a trans-inclusive U.S. military. Currently transgender people are barred from enlisting in accordance with Instruction 6130.03, a DoD rule that lists “history of major abnormalities or defects of the…
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Rep. Jared Polis Preparing Discharge Petition For ENDA?
Democratic House Representative Jared Polis is preparing to initiate a discharge petition for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, according to the Washington Blade. A discharge petition, in short, is a means of bringing a bill directly to the floo…
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Former NOM Official Calls for Catholic Church to Excommunicate Nancy Pelosi
Former NOM Communications Director Thomas Peters is suggesting that the Catholic Church should excommunicate Nancy Pelosi for urging San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to drop out of NOM's hateful March for Marriage. Cordileone, as we…
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Nancy Pelosi Urges San Francisco Archbishop Against Joining NOM’s Anti-gay Marriage March
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is joining the growing list of California officials urging San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to reconsider his participation in NOM’s upcoming ‘March for Marriage’ in Washington D.C. – a rally Pelosi cal…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1460
NANCY PELOSI: David Letterman's Top Ten List. THE DEATH OF JAR JAR BINKS: Much-loathed Star Wars creature hurtles to his death in deleted scene. BRYAN FISCHER: Obama hates America. YVES ROSSY: Swooping around Mt. Fuji in a jet pack. For recent Gu…
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John Boehner Still Opposed to ENDA, Sinking Hopes for House Vote
As the Senate prepares to vote on (and looks likely to pass) the Employment Non-Discrimination Act later today, its chances in the House are looking particularly bleak. Today House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reiterated his opposition to the legislat…
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Pelosi Sees ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Reauthorization as Possible Model for ENDA Passage
Noting that "the community’s activism, outside mobilization, and just family awareness and respect for people to end discrimination" contribute to a different public attitude than the last time ENDA was introduced, Nancy Pelosi told reporte…
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Nancy Pelosi Zaps Vladimir Putin on Gay Rights: VIDEO
In a press conference yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discussed Russian Vladimir Putin's controversial op-ed in the New York Times, referencing the bit at the end, when Putin writes: "We are all different, but when we ask for t…
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