"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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President Obama Becomes the First American President to Back Same-Sex Marriage
“I’ve just concluded, for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News.
Obama, who had previously backed strong protections for gay and lesbian couples, said his position had evolved partly after talking to his two daughters Malia and Sasha who had some friends who had same-sex parents.
“It wouldn’t dawn on them that somehow their friends’ parents would be treated differently. It doesn’t make sense to them and frankly, that’s the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective,” Obama said in the interview.
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Why would we go to war on women? They don’t have any oil.Stephen Colbert (@AntDeRosa, @daweiner)
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Tell Congress every woman deserves access to affordable birth control.
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Nearly 99 percent of women have relied on contraception in their lives. Yet nearly half of women ages 18 to 34 have struggled to afford it. No woman’s health should depend on who she is, where she works, or how much money she makes… This basic principle is already law in 28 states across the country.
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As a female legislator, I often speak to groups of women — from Girl Scouts and graduates to fellow female attorneys and aspiring politicians. I share my personal experiences and discuss the myriad of challenges females face in elected office. But I rarely convey how much chauvinism and sexism still go on in politics today because, quite frankly, I am embarrassed by it. I do not have the heart to tell a classroom full of girls that the same attitudes and animosity they encounter on the playground persist to our highest levels of government.
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“Of course, it’s not enough for us to increase student aid. We can’t just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we’ll run out of money. States also need to do their part, by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets. And colleges and universities have to do their part by working to keep costs down. Recently, I spoke with a group of college presidents who’ve done just that. Some schools re-design courses to help students finish more quickly. Some use better technology. The point is, it’s possible. So let me put colleges and universities on notice: If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down.
Higher education can’t be a luxury – it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.” - President Obama
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La Realidad 1995 - 02 by mexadrian on Flickr.
Zapatista village, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas.
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Yfrog Photo “A pic I took yesterday of Christians protecting Muslims during their prayers #jan25” Shared by NevineZaki
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