“If Florida moves, it would create chaos. The calendar would be so compressed that the states that are trying to more relevant, that I don’t think it would do any good for them.”
— CHAD CONNELLY, South Carolina GOP chairman, …
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South Carolina Governor Forces State Employees to Greet Callers Cheerfully
It’s a great day in South Carolina. Even if it’s not.
A First for Gay Couples: 131,729 Reported in Census That They’re Married
Last year’s U.S. Census was the first time gay respondents could report themselves as married to a same-sex husband or wife.
Baking Battle: Student Group Under Fire For Its Anti-Affirmative Action Bake Sale
A student group at UC Berkeley cooks up controversy with its anti-affirmative action bake sale.
QUOTE: Saudi Arabian Women Given Right To Vote, Run for Office
“I haven’t been able to take my breath…We’re so excited. We believe it’s the response to our demands, the first step in our long struggle to get our rights.”
–HATOON AL-FASSI, a university professor and women’s rights …
Canadian Band Could Make Big Money Off Tea Party Name
A Canadian rock band may not like American conservative politics all that much, but they might soon change their tune — and get plenty of cash.
Turner Takes Over: Anthony Weiner’s Old Office Gets a Scrubdown
Newly-elected Republican Bob Turner officially took over Anthony Weiner’s House seat on Thursday. But he won’t literally be taking over his chair.
How Will the U.S. Postal Service’s Impending Cutbacks Affect You?
You’ll barely feel it — unless you’re a postal worker.
Jacqueline Kennedy Tapes ‘Horrified’ Her Granddaughters
Caroline Kennedy unlocked the gates to Camelot this week, through the release of a seven-part audio interview with Jacqueline Kennedy, conducted months after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in early 1964.
Toronto Film Festival Dispatch: Cheap Shots Abound in ‘Sarah Palin? You Betcha!’
It might be impossible to make a good documentary about Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee is a politician who inspires heights of both devotion and disgust.
Tweet This: What It’s Like Being the Other Rick Perry
News flash: @RickPerry is not running for President. Instead he’s the motorcycle-riding pastor at Haven of Hope, a small Pentecostal church near Yale University in West Haven, CT.
No Soup For You! Shark-Fin Soup Ban Approved by California Legislature
Shark-fin soup just got one step closer to becoming illegal throughout California.