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Judge lifts deep-water oil-drilling moratorium - Washington Times - 0 views

  • Republicans have turned to satire and the new media.Joseph WeberNewsOpinionSportsCultureBooksBlogsCommunitiesMultimediaNationalWorldPoliticsNational SecurityEconomyD.C. LocalInside the BeltwayInside the RingPruden on PoliticsEditorialsCommentaryLettersWater CoolerCartoonsDeckerKuhnerNugentMastioBlankleyFootballBaseballHockeyBasketballSoccerGolfTennisEntertainmentHome and LifestyleTechnologyWater CoolerTechnologyNewsmakersTwo Guys in a NewsroomCapitol Hill MinutePhoto GalleriesRadioHomeNewsPolitics Account Edit My ProfileEdit PasswordLogoutLog InE-Mail AlertsSubscribeClassifiedsE-EditionRSSJudge lifts deep-water oil-drilling moratoriumCriticizes government report as 'misleading'
  • A federal judge halted President Obama's deep-water oil-drilling moratorium on Tuesday, telling the government its justification for the ban was "rather overbearing" and misled the public in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Judge Martin L.C. Feldman issued an injunction, describing the president's decision as rushed and ruling that the government had jumped to the conclusion that all deep-water drilling rigs are dangerous despite the lack of any evidence.The White House said it will immediately appeal, but in the meantime it is yet another setback as Mr. Obama seeks to show he has gained control of the environmental disaster in the region two months after the BP well first began gushing. Eleven workers were killed when the rig exploded on April 20.The moratorium has come under fire from lawmakers of both parties in the region, who said the halt could hurt the already struggling economy's chances of rebounding.
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Gay marriage: Why Judge Walker got Proposition 8 ruling wrong - CSMonitor.com - 0 views

  • Marriage is about defending womenAmong the many different versions of marriage in human history, very few of them have supplied the high-minded qualities that the plaintiffs feel is their right. The vast majority of marriages in the past, perhaps a majority even now, were dictated by families, clans, holy men or magicians, and enforced on the bride and groom by social pressure, enforced if necessary with brutality and violence. True, many marriages promote loving intimacy and enduring fidelity, but that’s an outcome of the relationship itself – not the raison d’etre for the institution. In primordial terms, marriage only exists at all – in all of its permutations, pleasant or barbaric – because of the nature of human heterosexuality. As a species, we need to protect female sexuality in order to assure ourselves of a future.
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    Article explaining marriages design for protecting women in society
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Field Notes - Stay denied; U.S. says it's complying with moratorium ruling - 0 views

  • The judge has rejected the Interior Department's argument. He's denied the Obama administration's request for a stay.
  • The Justice Department says in court papers that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has instructed all employees to not take any action to enforce the moratorium. It also says the department is sending letters to operators who received notices of suspension that those notices have no legal effect at this time. The government is seeking a delay in the ruling overturning the moratorium while it appeals the decision. The moratorium had halted approval of any new permits for deep water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
  • The Justice Department says in court papers that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has instructed all employees to not take any action to enforce the moratorium. It also says the department is sending letters to operators who received notices of suspension that those notices have no legal effect at this time. The government is seeking a delay in the ruling overturning the moratorium while it appeals the decision. The moratorium had halted approval of any new permits for deep water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
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  • The Justice Department says in court papers that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has instructed all employees to not take any action to enforce the moratorium. It also says the department is sending letters to operators who received notices of suspension that those notices have no legal effect at this time. The government is seeking a delay in the ruling overturning the moratorium while it appeals the decision. The moratorium had halted approval of any new permits for deep water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
  • The Justice Department says in court papers that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has instructed all employees to not take any action to enforce the moratorium. It also says the department is sending letters to operators who received notices of suspension that those notices have no legal effect at this time. The government is seeking a delay in the ruling overturning the moratorium while it appeals the decision. The moratorium had halted approval of any new permits for deep water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
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