ONLY ONE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE

Anti-gay group: Biden declared war on 30 states

Joe Biden via AFP

Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, blasted Vice President Joe Biden on Monday for claiming same sex couples should have the same rights as opposite sex couples.

SAY WHAT?

Rep. Allen West: Obama’s meeting with Karzai a ‘Chamberlain, Hitler moment’

Allen West via screenshot

Rep. Allen West, a tea party Republican from Florida, on Monday compared the draw down of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to the appeasement of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

RACE RELATIONS

Cornell students use ‘Trayvon’ as a racial slur

An image of Cornell University. Screenshot via Youtube.

The Sigma Pi fraternity at Cornell University threw objects and made a reference to the late Trayvon Martin at black students Sunday morning.

NDAA OF 2013

Rep. Adam Smith urges Congress to nix indefinite detention

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Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) urged his colleagues on Monday to ensure that next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) did not allow the military to detain anyone on U.S. soil without trial.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY

NAACP’s NC President calls Amendment One ‘appalling’

Dr. William Barber. Screenshot from Youtube.

The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s North Carolina chapter strongly condemned Amendment One, an amendment that would define marriage in the state as only between a man and woman.

FIGHTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Civil rights groups oppose House's VAWA

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX)

Civil rights groups stated their opposition to the House version of the Violence Against Women Act on Monday, saying the bill lacked protections for minority groups.

Science

Rock analysis suggests France cave art is ‘oldest’

WASHINGTON — Experts have long debated whether the sophisticated animal drawings in a famous French…

EPA scientist who warned of caustic dust from Ground Zero wins job back

A government scientist sacked for exposing the dangers to firefighters from the caustic air at…

U.S. obesity rate estimated to reach 42 percent by 2030

Shell springs new oil pipeline leaks in Nigeria

Tech News

Google violated Oracle copyright, but no damages: jury

SAN FRANCISCO — A jury in a high-profile technology case ruled Monday that Google violated…

Google ahead of Facebook in mobile space: Study

Google is leading Facebook in the race for smartphone users, a US survey showed Monday.…

Media

Nancy Pelosi pays tribute to Adam Yauch

Former Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a statement on Saturday evening…

Dan Savage to debate-seeking NOM spokesman: ‘You’re on, motherf**ker’

Writer and activist Dan Savage has said that he accepts National Organization for Marriage (NOM)…

World

China’s defense chief visits Pentagon amid diplomatic row

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon hosted China’s Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday in a bid to boost military ties as…

Alleged Colombian cocaine kingpin surrenders to U.S.

A Colombian wanted for allegedly smuggling tons of cocaine bound for the United States into Mexico has surrendered to US…

Israel Supreme Court rejects hunger striker appeal

Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by two Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 69…

French and German stocks rise after Hollande elected

Leading European stock markets closed higher on Monday despite the prospects for political and financial turmoil in Greece following general…

U.S. News

Al-Qaeda airline bomb plot foiled by CIA: report

The CIA thwarted an al-Qaeda bomb plot directed against U.S.-bound airliners around the one-year anniversary…

Fortune 500 companies have record profits of $825 billion in 2011

The 500 largest US companies piled up record profits last year, despite a lackluster economy,…

86 percent of smartphone owners rely on devices for ‘key activities’

More Americans can’t live without their smartphones anymore. A study released Monday shows people using…

‘Truck nuts’ lead to arrest of Mexican immigrant

A Mexican immigrant was arrested in South Carolina on Sunday after he was stopped by…

Chuck Todd: ‘Gay money has replaced Wall Street money’ for Obama

NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd on Monday predicted that President Barack Obama would…