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Staff Reporter for the National Journal
Staff Reporter for the National Journal
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Matt Vasilogambros
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FROM Matt Vasilogambros
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Democrats’ Party Platform Embraces Gay Marriage The Democratic Party is on its way to endorsing same-sex marriage. The drafting committee for this year’s Democratic Convention has unanimously voted to make same-sex marriage part of the platform. Will it be an issue in the presidential campaign? The Republicans just might have to discuss it too.
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.