Political and Legal Law 
Gov. Fallin signs open carry legislation into law – KOCO
Gov. Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 1733 into law Tuesday, allowing Oklahomans to openly carry firearms. The bill permits licensed individuals to openly carry a weapon or conceal it. It also allows property owners to openly carry a firearm on … Continue reading
Radio host Levin touts Cruz’s legal record in newest ad – Houston Chronicle
U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz released a radio ad yesterday that ended up in the YouTube shadows of his rival Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s own radio ad touting support from Gov. Rick Perry. Cruz’s new ad, which has received 10 times … Continue reading
Obama Talks Gay Marriage, Politics and Pop Culture on ‘The View’ – YAHOO!
Despite the president’s historic decision to support same-sex marriage, he declined to say whether he would go a step further and publicly take up the fight to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that defines marriage … Continue reading
Will Oregon Dems Reject Drug War Politics? | The Nation – Nation
“A campaign promise not to enforce the law—especially when one is running to be Oregon … voters and denying sick patients access to their medicine is not a path to political career advancement.” In addition to the attorney general primary … Continue reading
Obama Talks Gay Marriage, Politics and Pop Culture on ‘The View’ – ABC News
Despite the president’s historic decision to support same-sex marriage, he declined to say whether he would go a step further and publicly take up the fight to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that defines marriage … Continue reading
Inside Politics: McCain says U.S. is slow to seek trade pacts – Washington Times
The measure would prohibit law enforcement, health care workers … New ‘super’ PAC hopes to woo younger voters A new Republican “super” political committee wants to woo younger voters who supported President Obama four years ago.
For Some, Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Politics, It’s Personal – New York Times
President Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage rights last week instantly touched off speculation about the possible political implications … faith or color on the question of favoring greater legal protections for gays, both liberals …
Latino Births Deliver New Political Power And Battles In Texas – Huffington Post
the lawyer who helped make the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund’s case at the Supreme Court. “People think we are partisan,” Perales said. “This is about Latino political power, not parties. We fight for opportunity districts …
Gay political donors move to mainstream for Obama – Ogden Standard-Examiner
“Political fundraising in the gay and lesbian community started … (In an e-mail, Dukakis noted that the following year he signed into law a bill that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, the second such measure in the country.)
Obama: Same-sex marriage rights would ‘strengthen families’ – Hartford Courant
The Justice Department has dropped its legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and Obama has said he supports legislation to repeal the law. The … Continue reading
