Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Fri, 16 May 2008 03:37:11 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Articles from the National Section of The New York Sun. http://www2.nysun.com/section/2 istoll@nysun.com (Ira Stoll) webmaster@nysun.com en-us JOSH GERSTEIN http://www2.nysun.com/national/gay-marriage-is-back-in-the-race/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:49:29 EST PALO ALTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage could thrust the issue back into the national debate during this year's presidential race, but in a way that could pose obstacles to both Senator Obama and Senator McCain. The California court's ruling yesterday by a 4–3 margin will increase pressure on both men to take a clear stance on a measure likely to go before California voters in November to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. The... RUSSELL BERMAN http://www2.nysun.com/national/obama-gets-a-powerful-new-ally-in-edwards/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:46:22 EST WASHINGTON — John Edwards's endorsement of Barack Obama gives the Illinois senator a powerful ally as he seeks to unify the Democratic Party around his candidacy and push Senator Clinton out of the presidential race. The former North Carolina senator and two-time White House hopeful threw his support to Mr. Obama at a rally yesterday in Michigan, saying that among the candidates, he is "the one man who knows in his heart that it is time to create one America, not two." For Mr. Obama, the... JOSH GERSTEIN http://www2.nysun.com/national/ex-pentagon-officials-book-may-boost-aipac-defense/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:46:22 EST The war of leaks detailed in a new book by a former Pentagon official, Douglas Feith, could bolster the defense of two pro-Israel lobbyists charged with trafficking in classified information, according to defense attorneys. In a legal brief filed Tuesday, lawyers for the two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, cited Mr. Feith's book, "War and Decision," as evidence supporting their claims that the defendants thought they were acting... Staff Reporters of the Sun http://www2.nysun.com/national/on-the-hustings-2008-05-15/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:46:22 EST JUDGE TOSSES DEMOCRATS' SUIT OVER MCCAIN FINANCING A federal judge in Washington has curtly dismissed a lawsuit the Democratic Party brought to block the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Senator McCain of Arizona, from withdrawing from the system for public financing of presidential elections. Judge John Bates ruled yesterday that federal law requires a party to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission and then to wait 120 days before filing a suit. The Democratic... RUSSELL BERMAN http://www2.nysun.com/national/iraq-victory-by-2013-mccain-says/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:38 EST WASHINGTON — Senator McCain is laying out a vision for a four-year term as president that includes a homecoming for American troops from Iraq, congressional passage of a flat tax alternative, and substantial progress on a range of issues from health care to climate change. Turning a traditional forward-looking stump speech on its head, the presumptive Republican nominee delivered an address in Columbus, Ohio, that painted a picture of what the world would like in 2013 under a President McCain...