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Joe Biden to headline Human Rights Campaign annual gala
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is set to deliver the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual dinner next month.
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Biden at Iowa fundraiser: Marriage equality is ‘the civil rights of our day’
Vice-President Joe Biden, speaking at a high profile fundraiser in Iowa on Sunday, took the opportunity to trumpet his own accomplishments, including his support for same-sex marriage that many credit was the catalyst that helped President Barack Obama to finally “evolve” on the issue.
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Biden: Jewish leaders helped change attitudes toward gay marriage
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues.
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Boehner: House may consider Senate version of Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that the GOP’s House leadership is considering a plan for moving forward with the Violence Against Women Act legislation.
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Obama, Biden take oaths in private ceremonies, begin second term in office
In two separate, private ceremonies, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were officially sworn into office, marking the start of their second term in office.
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LGBT, AIDS cuts held off two months under ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
The legislative package that Congress passed this week to avert the “fiscal cliff” puts off for only two months devastating across-the-board budget cuts to federal programs — including programs directly relevant to LGBT people and people with HIV/AIDS — putting advocates in the position to continuing fighting for them in the weeks to come.
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HRC to take part in White House talks with civic leaders
The Human Rights Campaign is set to take part in a White House meeting as part of a group of 13 civic leaders, the Washington Blade has learned.
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Biden: LGBT discrimination the ‘civil rights issue of our time’
Vice President Joseph Biden apparently called LGBT discrimination the “civil rights issue of our time” before an Obama campaign office in Florida, according to a pool report.
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Biden, Ryan offer contrasting views on role of faith
The vice presidential candidates sparred during a debate Thursday over issues ranging from foreign affairs to the economy, and took very different views on the role their faith plays in their duties as public officials.
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Biden: LGBT advocates ‘are freeing the soul of the American people’
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday credited gay rights advocates for advancing the “civil rights of every straight American.”