Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The California Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban."This will be one of the -- if not the-- legal landmarks in thestruggle for equal rights," said Geoffrey Kors of Equality California.

The subprime mortgage crisis is continuing to cause problems. Local government agencies are facing a sudden spike in borrowing costsfrom a bond market. "It could make government more expensive. That's areal thing to be concerned about," said California Treasurer BillLockyer.

Former Senator Tom Daschle calls for a Federal Health Board at the Huffington Post today. "Thetime has come for creative ideas and workable solutions to solving ourhealth-care crisis. I submit that the creation of a Fed Health Boardwould be a bold step in the right direction," wrote Daschle.

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