"Marriage spans a vast divide: A successful lawyer leads what seems a normal life; But long ago she forged a lasting emotional bond with a man from the Aryan Brotherhood." Joe Mozingo will have this lengthy article, the first in a three-part series, in Sunday's edition of The Los Angeles Times. More information on the series is available at this link.
Posted at 11:55 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Historians say marriage traditions have been fluid": Today's edition of The Sacramento Bee contains a front page article that begins, "What is traditional marriage? That question lies beneath the surface of the Proposition 8 debate. The measure that bans same-sex marriage in California, which is now being challenged in court, defines the union as between a man and a woman. This, supporters argue, is as religious precepts and social customs demand. It is traditional."

And today in The New York Times, columnist Charles M. Blow has an op-ed entitled "Gay Marriage and a Moral Minority."
Posted at 07:55 PM by Howard Bashman

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The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined "Justice Stevens shows no signs he is ready to quit" and "Pastor who helped get 'under God' in Pledge dies."
Posted at 03:54 PM by Howard Bashman

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"Poignant Videos of Victims Valid in Court; Justices Decline to Weigh Use of Such Portrayals": Jerry Markon has this article today in The Washington Post.
Posted at 01:08 PM by Howard Bashman

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