Obama: could not avoid weighing in on gay marriage court case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday he felt compelled to weigh in on a California same-sex marriage case before the Supreme Court because of his and society’s “profoundly positive” evolution on gay rights.
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Newtown victim’s father makes case for U.S. assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the shooting massacre at a Connecticut school made a dramatic appeal on Wednesday for President Barack Obama’s uphill bid to ban sales of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
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Postal Service faces fight over ending Saturday mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade groups representing greeting card makers, paper manufacturers and newspapers are fighting to prevent the cash-strapped Postal Service from dropping first-class mail delivery on Saturdays.
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Recommendation on Boeing 787s expected next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he expects a recommendation from his staff next week on whether to accept Boeing’s plan to fix its troubled 787 Dreamliners so that the planes can resume flying.
http://news.yahoo.com/recommendation-boeing-787s-expected-next-week-190620188–finance.html