Yesterday Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would fully repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and ensure all federal government agencies recognize legal same…
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Jon Stewart Blasts Dianne Feinstein Hypocrisy on Spying: VIDEO
Jon Stewart has a good laugh at Dianne Feinstein's outrage that Senate computers have been spied on by the CIA: "See, she doesn't mind when our security apparatus might be looking at your stuff. Cause you're stuff is s–t. But her s-…
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Bills to Fully Repeal DOMA Introduced in Congress
Shortly after yesterday's SCOTUS decisions bills to fully repeal DOMA were introduced in both houses of Congress, Freedom to Marry reports: Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York and Senator Dianne Feinstein of California today reintroduced th…
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LGBT Advocates Hammer Senate Dems Over Gay-Inclusive Immigration
As Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) appear ready to throw gay-inclusive legislation under the bus, advocates are reacting furiously. Richard Socarides, writing in the New Yorker, suggests that Schumer's behavior t…
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Obama ‘Wants to Move’ on Assault Weapons Ban
President Obama backs Senator Dianne Feinstein's effort to ban assault weapons, the White House said today: White House spokesman Jay Carney offered some of the first specifics on how Obama intends to make good on his promise to address gun viole…
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News: Dianne Feinstein, Indiana Poll, Kelly Clarkson, UKIP
As of this writing, almost 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the White House to designate Westboro Baptist a hate group. South Carolina's Rock Hill Herald apologized after running an advertisement for guns next to a news story about…
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Senator Dianne Feinstein Talks About Bill Repealing DOMA: VIDEO
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) appeared on CNN's State of the Union yesterday and spoke with Candy Crowley about the "Respect for Marriage Act", the bill that would repeal DOMA, on the day that hundreds of couples began to marry in New…
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DOMA Repeal Has Enough Support to Advance to Senate Floor
The Washington Blade's Chris Johnson reports that DOMA repeal legislation has picked up enough votes (at least 10) in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance to the Senate floor: Last week, the Respect of Marriage Act, legislation sponsored by…
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Watch: House, Senate Dems Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
This morning in the House, and this afternoon in the Senate, legislation was introduced that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Watch both press conferences, AFTER THE JUMP… The WSJ: On the House side, Reps. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.) (a…
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Senator Dianne Feinstein: I’ll Introduce Legislation to Repeal DOMA
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has issued a statement following news that the Justice Dept. will no longer defend Section 3 of DOMA in court: "As a Member of the Judiciary Committee, it is my intention to introduce legislation that will o…
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