The Vatican Vow: No Same-Sex Marriage Ever
As gay marriage becomes more accepted in the U.S. and Europe, the Vatican states its consistent disapproval, and an accidental sneak peek at Mitt Romney's presidential transition website shows his ambitions to restore America's world leadership and repeal Obamacare. These discoveries and more after the jump.As gay marriage becomes more accepted in the U.S. and Europe, the Vatican states its consistent disapproval, and an accidental sneak peek at Mitt Romney’s presidential transition website shows his ambitions to restore America’s world leadership and repeal Obamacare.These discoveries and more below.
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Mitt Romney’s presidential transition website Someone goofed up and briefly displayed the official website of President-elect Mitt Romney. What does this peek tell us about a presidency that will never be?
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