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While the Obama-McCain face-off is dominating the national stage, in California an equally important drama is playing out. A 4-3 decision by the California Supreme Court in May made the state the second to recognize the legality of same-sex marriage. Opposition to this decision has built quickly, however, culminating in Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to prevent people of the same sex from marrying. To give gay couples the legal protections and respect they deserve, Californians should vote “No” on Prop 8. As the Court...
After Obama shakes his tailfeather for a bit, the face-off begins...
Just as these individual moments reflect the spirit of candidates and citizens, the election itself acts as a microcosm for American society. This year’s face-off, in all its minute moments, plays like the trailer to an epic film about American life, starring all the A-listers—War, Economy, Race, Gender, Age, Tina Fey—and distilling with surprising accuracy the issues that define our national consciousness. Pretty big work for grains of sand...
Tension rose around the pool as the game went into an overtime period consisting of two three-minute frames. Brown won the face-off and scored on a power play just past the goal line. After some back and forth jousting between the two offenses, Brown attacked again, this time firing into the right side...
Like so much in this election cycle, tonight's scheduled presidential debate in Oxford, Miss., is historic: never in the 48-year history of televised debates has a presidential face-off been so much in doubt mere hours before it was supposed to commence. Such is the depth of the nation's financial crisis and the creativity - selfless or craven, depending on your point of view - that until this morning, we didn't know if Jim Lehrer would have anyone to pose questions...