Supreme Court questions DOMA's legitimacy
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 — After Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, both Court watchers and tea leave-readers think that the 1996 law, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), may soon be...
View Article3 reasons Obama needed to apologize to AG Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2013 — Dear Mr. President, Ever since you complimented California attorney general Kamal Harris at a Democratic fundraiser this past week, the reactions have swung from cringing...
View ArticleGuns, God and gays: Why the Republicans are trapped in the past
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 — Perhaps Bob Dylan put it best: “The times, they are a-changin’.” That’s the lesson the Republican Party doesn’t seem to have yet learned, mired as they are in the 1980s...
View ArticleDREAM Act: Basics of what undocumented youth must do to not be deported
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, August 3 2012 — On June 15, President Obama — who did not call it that, but that is what it basically is — gave amnesty to the undocumented...
View ArticleSupreme Court questions DOMA's legitimacy
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 — After Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, both Court watchers and tea leave-readers think that the 1996 law, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), may soon be...
View ArticleMinecraft Mod Spotlight: Wand Craft 1.5.2 (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – Minecraft Mod Spotlight: Wand Craft 1.5.2 mod puts twelve new items into your vanilla Minecraft; each wand has a different feature, lilke one is the Wand of explosion or the...
View Article100 Days of President Obama: Not very effective
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 — President Obama just hit the 100-day mark of his second term and he does not sound like a happy camper. At his White House news conference when asked about his problems...
View ArticleStephen Colbert for Senator: why not? (Video)
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, December 9, 2012 — Stephen Colbert in the U.S. Senate? Why not? Senator Colbert has a good ring to it. After all, we had the star of “Bedtime...
View ArticleJustice Scalia’s contempt of Congress
“THIS IS NOT the kind of a question you can leave to Congress,” Justice Antonin Scalia pronounced . The subject was the Voting Rights Act, one of the most successful pieces of civil rights legislation...
View ArticleVisiting Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Video: Related Columns CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – It’s summertime in Virginia, and daytrips, long weekends, and short-hop vacations seem like a better and better idea. One very good short hop is a trip...
View ArticleCongress goes on vacation, leaving major work undone
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2013 — Congress headed out of Washington on Friday for a ten-day vacation, leaving the American people teetering at the brink of still another potentially catastrophic...
View ArticleDREAM Act: President Obama reaffirms unwavering support for DREAM Act at...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, September 21, 2012 — President Obama, speaking at the Latino town hall in Coral Gables, Fla. last night during the Univision News Forum,...
View ArticleTracy Martin, Trayvon's father, scrutinized over suspicious activity
Related Columns FLORIDA, June 26, 2013 — Over the last several months, much has been heard from Tracy Martin, the father of Trayvon Martin. In February of last year, Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by...
View ArticleWhy everyone loves Michelle Obama: She can jump rope, Double Dutch no less...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 — No doubt about it, President Obama should stay in Washington and tend to business and send his wife out on the campaign trail. Michelle...
View ArticleSupreme Court to review key section of Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would decide the constitutionality of a signature portion of the Voting Rights Act. The justices three years ago expressed skepticism about the continued need for...
View ArticleVoting Rights Act: Is major portion outdated? Supreme Court to hear arguments
It is recognized as the most powerful and effective civil rights law in American history. So why is the US Supreme Court being asked to declare a major portion of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965...
View ArticleMaking the Voting Rights Act Better for Everyone
Forty-eight years ago, exasperated with the persistent abuse of black voters, Congress put most of the American South in a timeout. Now the Supreme Court appears poised to end those sanctions. It...
View ArticleHolder fights to protect voting rights in Texas, North Carolina
Attorney General Eric Holder has opened what will be an epic battle over whether our country will remain committed to equal rights at the ballot box. In a display of egregious judicial activism in late...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: Eight tips on how to cope with Frankenstorm
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, October 28, 2012 — The storm of the century. The worst storm ever, ever, ever to hit the East Coast. A monster mash of gigantic proportions....
View ArticleChris Christie and Barack Obama: A bromance for our time
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, November 1, 2012 — You know him as the tough, talking kid from Jersey. The guy who takes no guff, know what I mean. He tells you to sit down...
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