Even if the repeal of the 1913 out-of-state wedlock law turns Massachusetts into "the Las Vegas of gay marriage" as Mitt Romney once said. at $45 million, he's still the highest-stakes gambler of them all.
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MassEqualityThe 1913 law barring out of state couples from marriage was easily toasted in the state Senate, headed for repeal. They make it look easy. |
Massachusetts Family InstituteThe 1913 law's likely repeal shows that their credibility within state politic circles is in a tailspin, if not already in a smoky crater. |
lobbyistsTheir clients spent a record $38.5 million in the legislature so far this year. |
Gambling interestsBut money can't buy them casinos legislation. At least not yet. |
Mitt RomneyAnother media blitz followed by the move to clear his debt are subtle signals to John McCain's camp that they need him. Kornacki called the VP buzz "as inevitable as the John Edwards buzz was four years ago." Agreed. |
Mitt RomneyHe had to eat $45 million in loans to his presidential bid. Plus ABC News tipped his detractors off to some unflattering January video of him speaking ill of McCain's chances against Barack Obama. |
Deval PatrickHe got some great Monday morning press as a pork cutter due to the well-timed announcement of $122.5 million in budget vetoes. |
Massachusetts GOPThey got caught using some suspect info in attacking Niki Tsongas and were called out on it. |
Bob HedlundThe state Senate minority whip made the most effective effort so far in tying Jim Marzilli's bizarre sexual assault charges to his Democratic colleagues. |
Therese MurrayShe punted the question of whether embattled, out-of-commission state Sen. Marzilli should be stripped of his committee assignments to the Committee on Ethics and Rules. |
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McCain-FeingoldThe Federal Elections Commission Q2 filing deadline came this week. |
The Politicker StaffCombing through hundreds of pages of returns takes a toll on our social lives. |
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