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	<title>Comments on: In ironic twist, anti-gay Md. lawmaker indicted</title>
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		<title>By: Ersela</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ersela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrest the trick and lock her up...stop allowing swine politicians to be treated differently than regular folk.  Kick the trick out]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arrest the trick and lock her up&#8230;stop allowing swine politicians to be treated differently than regular folk.  Kick the trick out</p>
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		<title>By: customartist</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/23/breaking-md-lawmaker-indicted-for-using-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-wedding/#comment-29897</link>
		<dc:creator>customartist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would someone PLEASE post the exact hearing date / time?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would someone PLEASE post the exact hearing date / time?</p>
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		<title>By: Jerry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jerry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I certainly hope they find an alternative to prison.  I hate the idea of paying taxes to feed, house and clothe this slimy slut.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I certainly hope they find an alternative to prison.  I hate the idea of paying taxes to feed, house and clothe this slimy slut.</p>
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		<title>By: Syd Diamond</title>
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		<dc:creator>Syd Diamond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish the person who replaces her will be more gay friendly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish the person who replaces her will be more gay friendly.</p>
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		<title>By: laurelboy2</title>
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		<dc:creator>laurelboy2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gee Peter, maybe Alston will &quot;get her voice&quot; and be successful in refuting these legal challenges just as you assert Obama will be with regards to improving the economy...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee Peter, maybe Alston will &#8220;get her voice&#8221; and be successful in refuting these legal challenges just as you assert Obama will be with regards to improving the economy&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: laurelboy2</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/23/breaking-md-lawmaker-indicted-for-using-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-wedding/#comment-29827</link>
		<dc:creator>laurelboy2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If she is removed from office her successor will come under the same pressure Alston did to not support gay marriage.  Doesn&#039;t matter whether it&#039;s Alston or Steve Urkel, the delegate will have to say no to keep his/her seat.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If she is removed from office her successor will come under the same pressure Alston did to not support gay marriage.  Doesn&#8217;t matter whether it&#8217;s Alston or Steve Urkel, the delegate will have to say no to keep his/her seat.</p>
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		<title>By: Scott Lumry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scott Lumry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Davitt says they will go after those who &quot;flagrantly and repeatedly violate the requirements of the law in the conduct of their campaign finances....” My question is, when will you go after National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and their organization for, as reported in NOM Exposed, &quot;throughout 2009, NOM provided $1.8 million to oppose the ballot referendum on marriage equality in Maine, but it illegally failed to disclose where the money came from. Maine law requires that any funds raised to support or oppose a ballot question be made public. The Main Ethics Commission launched an inquiry and unanimously denied NOM’s request to dismiss the state investigation into the organization’s finances. NOM sued the Commission in February of this year, but a federal judge sided with the Commission and upheld Maine’s campaign finance disclosure law as constitutional. NOM then took its case to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with the State of Maine earlier this month. (NOM remains under investigation by state officials.)&quot; I agree that politicians deserve close scrutiny, whether they opposed or supported our positions, but others also need to be investigated and held accountable. WHEN is that going to occur?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Davitt says they will go after those who &#8220;flagrantly and repeatedly violate the requirements of the law in the conduct of their campaign finances&#8230;.” My question is, when will you go after National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and their organization for, as reported in NOM Exposed, &#8220;throughout 2009, NOM provided $1.8 million to oppose the ballot referendum on marriage equality in Maine, but it illegally failed to disclose where the money came from. Maine law requires that any funds raised to support or oppose a ballot question be made public. The Main Ethics Commission launched an inquiry and unanimously denied NOM’s request to dismiss the state investigation into the organization’s finances. NOM sued the Commission in February of this year, but a federal judge sided with the Commission and upheld Maine’s campaign finance disclosure law as constitutional. NOM then took its case to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with the State of Maine earlier this month. (NOM remains under investigation by state officials.)&#8221; I agree that politicians deserve close scrutiny, whether they opposed or supported our positions, but others also need to be investigated and held accountable. WHEN is that going to occur?</p>
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		<title>By: Peter Rosenstein</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter Rosenstein</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is some kind of Karma in the world.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is some kind of Karma in the world.</p>
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