firedoglake.com - 12/18/2008
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From CBS :
Mr. Obama himself responded to the growing controversy when prompted by a question during a news conference today designed to announce a trio of financial regulators. The president-elect stressed that he is a "fierce advocate for equality for gay and lesbian Americans," ...
thenation.com - 12/18/2008
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thenation.com —
Now it has officially gone too far: Democrats,
in their zeal to appear friendly to evangelical voters,...
have chosen celebrity preacher and best-selling author Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration. There was no doubt ...
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What's the Matter With Rick Warren?
time.com - 12/19/2008
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time.com —
About three years ago, a reporter at Fortune
asked Rick Warren the successful pastor whom the...
President-elect has asked to pray at his inauguration about homosexuality. "I'm no homophobic guy," Warren said. His proof? He had dined with gays; he ...
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The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren — and Obama
firedoglake.com - 12/18/2008
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firedoglake.com —
Note: I'll be on CNN at 3:10 with
Rick Sanchez to discuss Rick Warren. If I do...
half as good as Hilary Rosen did last night on Anderson Cooper, I'll be delighted -- jh Sarah Posner on Rick Warren : Warren protests that he's not a ...
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The Divisiveness Of the Rick Warren Choice
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Why didn't Obama ask Pat Robertson?
INSTAPUTZ —
Really annoying. And I find his response unsatisfying.
Sturm and drang over Rick Warren
Daily Kos —
... Yeah. Where is David Duke's invitation? Or as Blue Texan notes, when do Phelps and Hagee get their invitations? Heck, throw up Tom Tancredo up there for good measure, so us Latinos can feel some of the hate! ...
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crooksandliars.com 12/18/2008 — Say,what?
President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony will feature big names like minister Rick Warren and legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced Wednesday. Warren, the prominent ...
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Why Obama Chose Rick Warren
thenextright.com 12/18/2008 — Barack Obama's selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inaugural ceremony may seem like a nice overture - a reassuring gesture - to the middle and the Right, but it is stirring up a great deal of grief on the Left.
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Reuters: Politics 12/18/2008
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