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Amid partisan sparring over the composition of a proposed independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the leaders of the independent 9/11 commission said potential members could come from outside Washington.House Speaker stanley cup quencher Nancy Pelosi s proposal for the commission, modeled after the one created to investigate 9/11, calls for seven Democratic-appointed members and four Republican-appointed members. Senate Minority Leader Mitc stanley cups h McConnell criticized the proposal as partisan by design. Pelosi said the recommendation was only intended as a discussion draft, and accused McConnell of taking a cue from Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, who has promoted conspiracy theories that downplay the attack. It seems that he was taking a page out of the book of Senator Johnson... Ron Johnson seems to be taking the lead of what the scope would be of how we look at protecting our country from domestic terrorism, Pelosi said at her weekly press brie stanley cup becher fing Thursday. The leaders of the 9/11 commission, former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean, a Republican, and former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton, a Democrat, told CBSN on Friday the Capitol attack commission must be bipartisan mdash; but noted that doesn t necessarily mean an even split between Democratic and Republican lawmakers. We concentrate on Washington, but look, there are good governors out there. We had two governors on the panel. There are former retired member Nnsk Romney to enter presidential race next week
Darlene Garner, left, has a joyful tear wiped from her face by her partner, Candy Holmes, of Washington, after the couple obtained their marriage license Wednesday, March 3, 2010, the first day possible for gay couples since the District of Columbia legalized gay marriage in Washington. termo stanley AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Updated 1:23 p.m. Eastern TimePresident Obama has instructed the Justice Department to no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, the legal prohibition on federal recognition of same-sex marriages.Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement that t stanley kaffeebecher he department will stop defending the policy because it has now been challenged in the Second Circuit, which has no established or binding standard for how laws concerning sexual orientation should stanley cup be treated. After careful consideration, including a review of my recommendation, the President has concluded that given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination, classifications based on sexual orientation should be subject to a more heightened standard of scrutiny, he said. The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore unconstitutional. Given that conclusion, the President has instructed the Department not to defend the |
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