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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/19/2008
HRC vs LDS On Prop 8
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As of mid-September, this is what the Human Rights Campaign had donated of its own money to Prop 8: Jeremy Pittman, the national deputy field director for the Human Rights Campaign, said his organization donated $237,409 in staff time, and collected more than $2 million dollars from donors, ...

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Citizen Crain:  Growing chorus for change at HRC

HRC, State -- and the Constitution
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/26/2008
HRC, State -- and the Constitution
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC’s Pete Williams If President-elect Barack Obama nominates Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state, many legal scholars believe it would be the former law professor's first violation of the Constitution as president. Why? Because ... (more) HRC, State -- and the Constitution

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Prop 8 involvement a P.R. fiasco for LDS Church - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com - 11/25/2008
Prop 8 involvement a P.R. fiasco for LDS Church - Salt Lake Tribune
— sltrib.com — Although they live a continent away from California, LDS Church members Gregory and JaLynn Prince, of Washington, D.C., still have felt the backlash from their church's involvement in the traditional marriage initiative known as Proposition 8. Their ... (more) Prop 8 involvement a P.R. fiasco for LDS Church - Salt ...

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/18/2008
HRC and CGI
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — This business concerning Hillary Clinton’s potential appointment as Secretary of State and the finances of Bill Clinton’s foundation seems like a real issue to me. There’s nothing to be done about the fact that the Clinton ... (more) HRC and CGI

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Growing chorus for change at HRC
Citizen Crain — ... of more than 200 staffers because it pumped $539,000 into the Proposition 8 battle in California. Can anyone imagine HRC giving till it hurts like that? In fact, HRC claims to have donated $237,409 in " staff time ." (HRC claims to have given $3 million, but it's counting bundled money from HRC donors). The commentary from Towle and Besen is noteworthy because Towle rarely uses his über-popular Towleroad blog to criticize gay groups and Besen was a long-time staffer in the HRC communications department during the Elizabeth Birch years, working with HRC lifer David Smith, who ...

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