News :: Gender & Sexuality : Government & Elections
Washington State Passes First Hurdle Towards Legal Gay Marriage
04 Aug 2004
by
Kirsten Anderberg
BREAKING NEWS! Today, Aug 4, 2004, Wa State's Superior Court just found the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) to be unconstitutional. In our first step towards legalized same sex marriage in Wa state, the case is stayed to be reviewed by Wa State Supreme Court...
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News :: Government & Elections
Chess Champion Bobby Fischer Versus Ex-President George Bush
02 Aug 2004
(Updated)
by
Kirsten Anderberg
No wonder America has no money for humanitarian prison reforms or an
overhaul of the decayed criminal justice system. We are in the hot pursuit
of dangerous fugitives like Bobby Fischer. Chess phenomenon Fischer is in
a weird legal bind. News reports seem to indicate that he has been held at
a Tokyo airport for American extradition since July 13, 2004. His American
passport was canceled in December 2003. So now he is trying to claim
German citizenship since he father was born in Germany, and he may qualify
for a citizenship agreement involving your father being from Germany.
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LOCAL News :: Government & Elections
Sam Farr's Open Record
31 Jul 2004
by
Committee to Elect Joe Williams
Sam Farr says:
"I have an open record, and I'm very proud to stand by it."
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Government & Elections : Peace & War
John Kerry's statement on Sudan
31 Jul 2004
by
Becky Johnson
This is a statement from Kerry on the Situation in the Darfur Region of Sudan and the Lessons of Rwanda from a press release at his website. Note that unlike Secretary of State Colin Powell, UN Secretary General Koffi Annan, or Pres. George W. Bush that Kerry is not afraid to use the "G" word.
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