Making a Supreme Court Case for Gay Marriage

Our own Michael Lindenberger with a piece in TIME:

Attorney David Boies knows what it's like to argue a historic case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he knows what it's like to lose. A decade ago, he squared off against Republican stalwart Theodore Olson before the Justices in Bush v. Gore, the case that narrowly decided the 2000 presidential election in Bush's favor and quickly earned a place in the minds of some legal scholars as one of the high court's most nakedly partisan decisions of all time.

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Bill White passes on appearing with President Barack Obama and doesn't want to talk about it

Neena Satija:
FORT WORTH – Bill White, the Democratic candidate for governor, said pundits shouldn't make too much of his decision not to appear with President Barack Obama when the president visits Texas next Monday.
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IBM defends performance, wants to salvage Texas data center contract

Garrett:
AUSTIN – IBM has told Texas it wants to salvage a troubled data center contract, but the company does not accept responsibility for a litany of problems outlined by the state.
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Governor Rick Perry to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss border security

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry will meet with President Barack Obama on Monday to discuss border security issues, the governor’s office confirmed Friday. Hoppe reports:
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Democratic challenger Bill White don't oppose Ground Zero mosque in New York

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry and Democratic challenger Bill White agree that while plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero have stirred controversy, they don't object to a local decision affirming the Islamic group's right to build it. Slaster reports:
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Rick Perry against fundraising in La-La Land before he was for it

Slater studies the Jane Fonda Proximity Effect: http://dallasne.ws/aagp8x

Brian Birdwell faces suit to prove Senate eligibility

Hoppe:
Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, who won a special election this spring to replace the retiring Kip Averitt, will have to defend his freshly-minted victory. Birdwell had been living in Virginia and working for the Pentagon and moved to Texas in May 2007.
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