politico.com - 12/18/2008
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The spokeswoman for the transition, Linda Douglass, responded to criticism from gay leaders and others of Rick Warren's role at the inauguration, Nia reports :
A spokeswoman for President-elect Barack Obama defended the choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation, saying it reflects ...
balloon-juice.com - 12/18/2008
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balloon-juice.com —
Obama is going to have Rick Warren give
the invocation at his inauguration , and this has...
a lot of people upset. A sample : This selection is clearly not about “change”—it’s about making a high profile decision to give ...
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The Warren Invocation
washingtonmonthly.com - 12/18/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
WARREN, REDUX.... After having had a chance to
sleep on it, does Barack Obama's decision to invite...
Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his presidential inauguration look any better? Actually, no. I'm probably even more annoyed about it now...
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Warren, redux
rightwingwatch.org - 12/17/2008
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rightwingwatch.org —
While Rick Warren is often portrayed as something
of a poster-boy for a new, more moderate evangelical...
movement , his statements and views are closely aligned with the Religious Right's traditional agenda. And that was on full display when he ...
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Warren Says Candidates Have to Believe in God
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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
A very pathetic statement from the Obama people on the issue of Rick Warren via Ben Smith: A spokeswoman for President-elect Barack Obama defended the choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation, saying it reflects Obama’s desire to have “the most open and inclusive inauguration in history.” Obama's selection of Warren drew heated criticism from gay activists Wednesday. “Warren has been a passionate advocate on behalf of the poor and has really led evangelicals to champion the interest who suffer from HIV and AIDS and been an outspoken voice on issue of ...
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From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Rick Warren: We must love gays. But only the sick ones. Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass defends Warren thus and so: "Warren has been a passionate advocate on behalf of the poor and has really led evangelicals to champion the interest [sic] who suffer from HIV and AIDS..." Interesting coincidence. Last week a local pastor here in Maine, Neil Farrar, wrote an op-ed against gay civil rights in which he echoed the same thing to distract from the ...
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crooksandliars.com 12/18/2008 — (h/t FDL) Here's what Obama had to say about Rick Warren: 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 ...
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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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firedoglake.com 12/22/2008 — The controversy over President Elect Barack Obama’s choice to have the invocation at his inaugural delivered by homophobic evangelical Pastor Rick Warren continues here on FDL , and across the blogosphere and establishment media .
On Thursday, ...
Obama Defends Rick Warren Pick
blogs.abcnews.com 12/18/2008 — ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS: At this morning’s press conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, President-elect Obama was asked about his choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his swearing-in during the inauguration - a choice...
Responding to Sullivan
corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — I, of course, gave Andrew an opportunity to plug his book. You're welcome. It's got to be hard to do that while searching for Sarah Palin's pregnancy secrets and deepest sinister wishes.
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weeklystandard.com 12/18/2008 — During his press conference today, Obama defended his choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation, as reported here , by saying that the country needs to "come together," even when there's disagreement on social issues. "That dialogue ...
Palin And Warren
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/18/2008 — Christianism may be the common thread between their shared and bizarre views of the First Amendment. Warren somehow believes that the existence of my civil marriage violates his freedom of speech. And Palin, remember, had a similar view : "If ...
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.
This is exactly ...
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Reuters: Politics 12/18/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday named longtime financial industry regulator Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission amid calls for reform of the agency in the wake of a massive investment fraud ...
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