Hot Breaking News about Did North Carolina kick the hornets nest by passing Amendment One

By Jonathan Capehart In the lead-up to last night's results out of North Carolina on Amendment One, there were two things to watch for: the percentage of the vote and the percentage of those voting. The results for the measure that etched

I couldn't help but think of this scene as I watched the campaign ads produced by Protect All NC Families, the campaign opposed to North Carolina's Amendment 1. Rarely, if ever, were lesbian, gay, or bisexual North Carolinians mentioned.

North Carolina voters went to the polls Tuesday and voted to pass a referendum — Amendment One — that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples. In April, HuffPost's Lila Shapiro explained the many

The Obama campaign reacted to passage last night of Amendment One in North Carolina with language we've heard many times in the past weeks and months. Politico reports: “The President has long opposed divisive and

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, about the passing of North Carolina's amendment one, and whether it could be the next Loving v. Virginia. >>> topping the agenda today, apparently some same-sex

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Hot Breaking News about On National Day of Prayer plenty of politics

Around 70 people gathered in the Sullivan County Courthouse for the National Day of prayer.

Lillian Lopez dances along the main walkway at Steinbrenner Field during Tampa's celebration of the National Day of Prayer. The event included songs from Christian recording artists and featured appearances by politicians and religious leaders.

National Day of Prayer activities may have more political undertones than usual this year, as religious groups take aim at what they see as President Obama's attacks on religious freedom. By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer / May 3, 2012 Stanhope Elmore

North Fort Myers choir performs national anthem at Prayers for the elderly and sick, as well as national leaders, parents and children filled the Southwest Florida area for the 61st annual National Day of Prayer. How to pray, where at,

John Hairston, left to right, Deborah Garrison and Walt Mead, all of Seattle, gather at City Prayer Headquarters in Seattle's International District to pray as part of National Day of Prayer. According to the National Day of Prayer's flyer,

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Hot Breaking News about Bryce Harper joined the Nats at an ideal time with team in first place

Because the biggest news story going is Bryce Harper's brief stint as a fill-in hitter during the epic Monday night battle of the World Wildlife Fund Fighting Pandas and the Alliance to Save Energy Killer Watts, here's Lucian Mattia, 34,

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com | 05/01/12 7:33 PM ET WASHINGTON — On Friday, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said there wasn't a guarantee that outfielder Bryce Harper was going to stay in the Major Leagues once Ryan Zimmerman comes off the disabled

Bryce Harper Takes Some Swings at Environmentalists. By Aaron Goldstein on 5.1.12 @ 4:49PM. What's a 19-year old single male with a mohawk to do in Washington, D.C. on a Monday night? Why look for a baseball game of course. Failing

Ho-hum. And so, on his first off day as a Big Leaguer, and first day as a resident of Washington DC, Bryce Harper played softball on the Mall in front of the Washington Monument. Took some big cuts, too. And

It read "I have Bryce Harper tickets" somewhere in the first sentence and I immediately replied, "YES." I could not be more excited about this. Oh, and if you're wondering who sent me that e-mail, it was my trusty colleague J. Freedom du Lac,

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Hot Breaking News about New World Trade Center is tallest NYC building

AP NEW YORK — One World Trade Center, the monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, claimed the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday, as workers erected steel columns that made its unfinished

NEW YORK –. Workers have raised a steel column to the top of the building that's been called the Freedom Tower to make it New York City's tallest skyscraper. One World Trade Center is being built to replace the twin towers

It is an interesting coincidence that one year after the murderous terrorist Osama Bin Laden was killed, the new One World Trade Center has become the tallest building in the Big Apple. Construction slowed in January and

ASSOCIATED PRESS One World Trade Center, now up to 100 floors, rises above the lower Manhattan skyline and the National September 11 Memorial, lower right, April 17 in New York. The tower is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

The World Trade Center tower built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers was set to become New York's tallest skyscraper Monday, surpassing the venerable Empire State Building. Workers were expected to slot columns at

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Hot Breaking News about With an asterisk WTC is back on top in NYC

One World Trade or the 'Freedom Tower' will top the record, but will still be under construction for another year or more. An AP excert reads;. Workers will erect steel columns that will make its unfinished skeleton a little over

Depending on how you figure, the Willis Tower could be about to lose bragging rights as the nation's tallest building once the skyscraper at New York's Ground Zero is completed.

Editor's note: You can watch a live view from One World Trade Center on CNN.com/live. More than a decade after a terrorist attack brought down New York's twin towers, their under-construction replacement will become the

NEW YORK (AP) — One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers will

FILE – In this April 17, 2012, file photo, One World Trade Center, right, rises above the Manhattan skyline and the Empire State Building, center, in New York. One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed

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