Why Hillary Clinton needed to get right on same-sex marriage

Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton’s announcement — via video — this morning that she is personally and publicly supportive of allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry was a necessary political move as she continues to keep herself in the mix as a potential 2016 presidential candidate. “I’m sure she’s been there for awhile now, and politically it’s imperative for a Democratic presidential aspirant, so her timing is perfect,” said Steve Murphy, a Democratic consultant who ran former congressman Dick Gephardt’s 2004 presidential bid.







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Why you want to live in North Dakota

Need a job? Move to North Dakota.


That’s the message from the chart below — from Turbometrics — that details employment trends in each of the 50 states over the past month, year, and even five years.
In almost every category, North Dakota, thanks in large part to an oil boom, has experienced the biggest growth in the country — more than 16 percent over the past five years — with no other state even coming close. (Sorry, Texas!)

One broader point worth noting from the maps below: The economy in the states is better almost everywhere than it was a year  – and three years — ago but nowhere near as healthy as it was five years ago.

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