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In this Oct. 6, 2014 file photo, Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., takes a selfie with former President Bill Clinton at a political rally at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. Democrats claimed a triumph after former President Bill Clinton recently campaigned in Arkansas, announcing they had signed up enough partisans to fill 4,000 volunteer shifts through Election Day. Now the concern is the &#8220;flake rate&#8221; _ the number who fail to show up. Welcome to the final stages of a costly voter turnout operation in Arkansas and other states, which loom as the Democrats&#8217; last line of defense in their effort to keep control of the Senate. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Arkansas high court strikes down voter ID law

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Associated Press) **FILE**

Cruz, Cornyn back Obamacare lawsuit over Congress’s taxing authority

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FRC Action and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins speaks during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/File)

Supreme Court slammed for doing ‘evil bidding’ of gay rights crowd

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Same-sex couples in Salt Lake City celebrated Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to begin in Utah and 30 other states. However, governors and attorneys general in states like North Carolina, Wyoming and West Virginia maintain the fight for traditional marriage isn't over. (Associated Press)

Utah Republican suggests new term for gay unions: ‘Pairages,’ not marriages

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Lin Davis, of Juneau, Alaska, shown wearing an orange rain coat, holds signs supporting gay marriage during a news conference Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge on Friday heard arguments from five gay couples seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Courts clear Idaho, North Carolina for gay marriage

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Sherwood Howard, right, and Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson hold hands before they get married outside of the Marriage License Bureau, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas. The two had just obtained a same-sex marriage license and were the first same-sex couple married in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Court papers fly as states seek to block gay marriage

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Tara Traynor (right) and her partner Cathy Grimes wait outside of the Marriage License Bureau in Las Vegas Thursday to see if they could get a marriage license. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Gay marriage to commence in Nevada, West Virginia

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Harry Browne's is a fine dining restaurant in Annapolis, Md. Chef Jacqueline Gutierrez and pastry chef Louise Nielsen sit Jan. 2, 2009, in the wine cellar with some of the restaurant's signature dishes — red Florida grouper with cilantro saffron risotto, black bean soubis, served with a tomato avocado fresco and fried plantains, with chocolate peanut butter pie with coffee and cream mousse for dessert. (Mary F. Calvert/The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: A federal fishing expedition, spawned by Sarbanes-Oxley

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ann Ravel (Associated Press) **FILE**

FEC deletes unconstitutional campaign regulations, embraces Citizens United

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Gay marriages in Idaho put on hold by Justice Kennedy

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Same-sex couples in Salt Lake City celebrated Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to begin in Utah and 30 other states. However, governors and attorneys general in states like North Carolina, Wyoming and West Virginia maintain the fight for traditional marriage isn't over. (Associated Press)

Despite Supreme Court nondecision, state opposition to gay marriage remains

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called the court's decision not to take on any gay marriage cases"tragic" and vowed to take action. (associated press)

GOP 2016 hopefuls weigh court’s gay marriage punt

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

On Tuesday, Attorney Douglas Laycock characterizes his argument before the Supreme Court on behalf of an Arkansas prison inmate who says his Muslim beliefs that require him to grow a beard are being violated by prison rules that prevent beards. Mr. Laycock, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, is working with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which prevailed in the Hobby Lobby case in June. At left is Hannah Smith, a senior counsel with the Becket Fund. At right is Emily Hardman and Diana Verm, far right, both of the Becket Fund. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Becket Fund back to the Supreme Court to defend religion

By Herb Scribner - Deseret News

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ted Cruz slams Supreme Court for turning away gay marriage cases: ‘Tragic and indefensible’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, right, leads a renewal of vows for former plaintiffs Mary Townley, second from left, and her partner Carol Schall, second from right, outside the John Marshall Courts Building in Richmond, Va. Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The Richmond area couple challenged Virginia's marriage ban. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown).

South split as historic gay marriages take root

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times