Their political history may be fraught with tension, but former President Bill Clinton put aside any past disagreements with Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. The 42nd president gave a rousing speech endorsing Obama's reelection in November, slamming the far right wing of the Republican Party and...
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U.S. Rep. Barney Frank married his longtime partner James Ready Saturday, becoming the nation's first congressman in a same-sex marriage.
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Frank, 72, and Ready, a 42-year-old carpenter-welder, exchanged vows on the banks of the Charles River in Newton, Mass., The New York Times reports. Gov. Deval L. Patrick officiated and guests included House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. John Kerry. The couple pledged to ...
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What's the one thing Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is craving nowadays?
"A good night's sleep," says the new mom of 3-month-old daughter Krishna Thea. Too bad that's about ...
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Barack Obama made a campaign promise in January 2008 that a debate on health care legislation would include "bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those egotiations on C-SPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are."
Now C-SPAN is seeking permission to offer live TV coverage of the final discussions over the health-care bill.
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