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Thursday Watercooler: Manning faces more charges

James Withers — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000

Manning faces new charges. Yesterday the Army filed 22 more charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning. He’s been accused with downloading thousands of classified documents and passing them to(...)

Weekend Watercooler: Is Glenn Beck a gay rights supporter?

rayhunt — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:00:03 +0000

• Unlikely Supporter. During a conversation with Bill O’Reilly, Glenn Beck offered that he doesn’t believe that social issues (i.e. abortion and gay marriage) should be political(...)

Court to rule in military funeral protest case

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:00:17 +0000

(Washington) The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like “Thank God for dead(...)

Obama’s White House remarks on hate crimes

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:49 +0000

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

AT RECEPTION COMMEMORATING THE ENACTMENT OF THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD, JR. HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT

East Room

5:45 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so(...)

Play’s sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard’s killer

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:05:09 +0000

(New York) A decade after “The Laramie Project” became a theatrical phenomenon, its creators are back with an epilogue highlighted by a riveting prison interview with the killer of gay college(...)

Ruby-Sachs: F-22 Funding Stripped, Hate Crimes Pass

ERubySachs — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:21:59 +0000

Today, the Senate voted to strip the F-22 funding from the large defense bill that also includes the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

I wrote last week about how frustrating it was(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Obama May Veto Hate Crimes Bill

ERubySachs — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:44:00 +0000

CHICAGO - AUGUST 15: The F-22 Raptor performs stunts and tricks during the 50th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show on North Avenue Beach in Chicago

Today, it was confirmed that the Senate’s(...)

Vanasco: From prosecution to prevention for hate crimes

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:29:08 +0000

There are five states in the U.S. without a hate crime law.

One of them is Wyoming.

Wyoming, where 10 years ago, Matthew Shepard was robbed, pistol-whipped, tortured, tied to a fence and left to(...)

Neff: No Virginia, there was no hoax

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:45:45 +0000

No, Virginia, there was no “hoax.”

And no, Virginia Foxx, fatally beating a 21-year-old man is not an “unfortunate incident.”

You took to the U.S. House floor April 29 to oppose(...)

Withers: The Sakia Gunn Project

James Withers — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:42:25 +0000

When it comes to police dramas, I’m old school in my taste. Want to hear me yammer all night? Say Hill Street Blues. Out of all the perfect episodes there is one I keep going back to. A nun is(...)