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Marilou Johanek | Financial Crisis Buries DoJ Bombshell

by: Marilou Johanek, The Toledo Blade

Justice Department politics.
(Cartoon: Sack / Star Tribune)

    At any other time, what happened in the U.S. Justice Department last week would have been big news. At any other time, when internal reports by Justice Department call for more investigation into a case of unethical, if not criminal, conduct on the part of lawmakers and the White House, the administration would have a lot of explaining to do. »

Obama campaign rally in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Obama Accuses McCain of Trying to Divide Americans

by: Charles Babington, The Associated Press

    Chillicothe, Ohio - Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused Republican John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat.

    Speaking to an outdoor audience, Obama said "it's not hard to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division." He said Americans want "someone who can lead this country" with a steady hand in a time of economic crisis, not divide it.

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Gay marriage legal in Connecticut.

Connecticut Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

by: The Advocate

    The Connecticut Supreme Court Friday issued a 4-3 decision in favor of eight gay couples who were the plaintiffs in Kerrigan and Mock v. the Connecticut Department of Public Health, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Connecticut will now become the third state in the country behind Massachusetts and California where gay couples are allowed equal access to marriage. As in California and Massachusetts, out-of-state couples will be eligible to marry in Connecticut.

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