"Washington state regulators have warned a Roman Catholic bishop that his diocese risks running afoul of state campaign finance laws if he follows through with a planned fund-raising effort opposing same-sex marriage on the November ballot."

"Super PACs arose after the 2010 Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Committee, which said that corporations could donate to political candidates because of free speech, and Speechnow.org vs. Federal Election Committee, which states that individuals cannot be limited in how much they donate to corporations because of free speech. Many were not pleased with this decision because it has paved the way for billionaires like Adelson and George Soros to funnel as much money as they please into campaigns both publicly and anonymously."

"Super PACs are a new kind of political action committee created in July 2010 following the outcome of a federal court case known as SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission."

"this week the court rejected appeals in seven habeas cases involving detainees challenging the legality of their imprisonment. "

"The piece highlights Dr. Richard Wesley, a physician who was diagnosed with ALS four years ago, is now wheelchair bound, and seems to find immense relief in knowing when he can choose his end."

"A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the "widespread abuse of human rights" by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists."

"Controversial legislation to allow concealed weapons on Arizona university and college campuses is dead, the proposal's sponsor said Tuesday."

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Governor Chris Gregoire announces her support for gay marriage in Washington. She's has some pretty good arguments in her news conference.

Everyone wants to argue gay marriage, but what about gay rights, inclusion? Shouldn't gay people have a right to know and learn their history?

Do students have a right to ethnic studies in this country? Students in Tucson think so.

Leave it to Arizona to come up with something like this.

In Room for Debate, The Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and other timely issues.

Not sure if this is good or bad. 

Net neutrality sometimes isn't the easiest thing to wrap your head around. But the artistic folks at Online MBA Programs are here to help with 15 facts you may not have known about what neutrality on the Internet actually means.

This is actually kind of funny, but it does show how easy it is for companies to spy on people. This company goes over board tracking this stolen computer. 

Interesting concept here, but they will spend lots more money defending laws like this than they would if they just paid the welfare. Too bad.