| Supreme Court Blocks TV Coverage of Gay Marriage TrialChicago Tribune - 12 minutes agoWashington - The U.S. Supreme Court , acting on an appeal from conservative defenders of 's ban on same-sex marriage, overruled a federal judge in today and blocked video coverage of the trial on . In a brief order, the justices said they were halting the move by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker "permitting real-time streaming" of the trial, "except as it permits streaming to other rooms within the confines of the courthouse in which the trial is to be held." U.S. Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial Los Angeles Times Croatia's softly spoken 'Mr Clean'UK Telegraph - 5 hours agoIvo Josipovic, the social democrat who was elected Croatia's president on Sunday, capitalises on his image as a soft-spoken intellectual and a squeaky-clean political reputation. Voters, who were seemingly fed up with the graft scandals that engulfed Croatian politics over the past months, turned to Josipovic who had promised to usher in "the return of morals into politics". Jurist Josipovic wins Croatia presidential vote Reuters Opposition Figure Elected in CroatiaNew York Times - 16 hours agoZAGREB, Croatia (Reuters) — Ivo Josipovic, the opposition presidential candidate, won a runoff election on Sunday and promised to help complete membership talks so can join in 2012. Mr. Josipovic, a member of the Social Democrat Party who is a law expert and classical music composer, but who has relatively little experience in national politics, won 60.3 percent of the vote in the second-round runoff. Opposition lawyer wins Croatia presidential runoff, exit polls show Christian Science Monitor The Slow Unraveling Of The Dodd MystiqueChicago Tribune - 1 day agoAfter living a charmed political life for more than 30 years, Sen. Christopher Dodd collided with 's maxim that "behind every cloud is another cloud." Dodd managed the rare trick of turning some isolated storms into a deluge that forced him to abandon his race for re-election. The Slow Unraveling Of The Dodd Mystique Chicago Tribune |
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