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  • Gay-marriage ban a no-win deal for Bush

    05/22/2006 4:45:17 PM PDT · by Aetius · 24 replies · 666+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 5-22-06 | Dick Polman
    The American Debate Gay-marriage ban a no-win deal for Bush By Dick Polman Inquirer Political Analyst The religious conservatives who worked hard to reelect President Bush in 2004 have long anticipated that the White House would reward them by pushing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. But that's not happening. Too many other issues predominate, everything from Iraq to immigration. As a result, Bush seems ill-positioned to spend dwindling political capital on a social crusade - especially at a time when a nod toward greater religiosity might turn off secular Republican voters and thus imperil the moderate Republicans in...
  • Boycott backfires: South Park gets record audience (in New Zealand)

    02/23/2006 1:52:41 PM PST · by EveningStar · 74 replies · 1,769+ views
    CBC ^ | February 23, 2006
    An appeal from the Catholic Church for New Zealanders to boycott an episode of South Park has resulted in a record audience there for the controversial cartoon. The "Bloody Mary" episode of South Park drew more than six times the normal audience, New Zealand broadcaster TV Works announced Thursday...