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Gay rights supporters in Houston celebrate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Lawrence vs. Texas case outside City Hall, June 26, 2003.

The Court's Gay Rights Legacy

Five years after America's high court undid sodomy laws with Lawrence v. Texas, the landmark ruling has dramatically impacted the legal landscape for homosexuals

Blogs

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Swampland

Barack, Give Bill a Call

It's probably time to swallow his pride and give the Big Dog a call, perhaps under the guise of asking specific policy advice ... and then Obama should casually let slip that he doesn't at all consider Clinton a racist, and never has.

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Real Clear Politics

From GOP to GNP

Heather Wilhelm reviews Grand New Party, the new book by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam. She also conducted an interesting discussion with Douthat about the book. I highly recommend both.

SPECIAL REPORT

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Summer Entertainment Guide

From the newest tunes to the latest art exhibits, the freshest TV shows to the hottest movies, a survey of the artistic offerings to come in the summer of '08

Law

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Cracking Down on Courtroom Tears

Prosecutors in Ohio are pushing for a ban on attorneys crying in front of the jury. But can emotion really be removed from the legal process?

PHOTOS

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The Border Fence Rises in the Southwest

TIME Photographer Anthony Suau tracks the progress of the US effort to build a permanent barrier between the United States and Mexico

PHOTOS

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Iowa Battles the Deluge

The beleaguered state fears that the worst may still lie ahead

QUOTES OF THE DAY

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Open quoteWe don't want to fight addicts; we want to fight addiction.Close quote

  • MUHAMMAD-REZA JAHANI,
  • vice president for the Committee Combating Drugs in Iran — the only Islamic country, according to the UN, that has coordinated efforts to fight drug addiction and trafficking