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Hillary Clinton joins other Democrats in backing gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run and trying to avoid the type of late-to-the-party caution that hurt her first bid. Her chief Democratic rivals endorsed same-sex marriage as much as seven years ago, and it's widely popular with Democratic and independent voters. Read More

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid

George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. Read More

President Obama’s prospects for re-election looking bleak

The past couple of weeks haven’t been good for the president of the United States, not that most weeks these days have been all that rosy. At this stage of his White House occupancy, about the only thing he can hope to change (to borrow a word from his previous success) is the flat tire on his campaign limousine, and that won’t be easy. Read More

Another GOP presidential debate scheduled

In a school-wide email, Oakland University President Gary Russi announced that the southeast Michigan university will host a GOP presidential debate this November 9th.The Detroit Free-Press has the story: Read More
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