Keith Bardwell

La. justice of peace who refused to wed interracial couples steps down after ouster calls. At least four times in the last 2 1/2 years, Keith Bardwell says he refused to marry interracial couples while serving as a Louisiana justice of the peace.

"Our goals remain unchanged. We want to get health insurance reform done this year, and we have unprecedented momentum to achieve that. There is no reason why we can't have a transparent and thorough debate in the Senate and still send a bill to the president by Christmas." ? Jim Manley, spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid's office in a revised statement hours after Reid signaled that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation.

Outrage grows for Louisiana justice of the peace who wouldn't marry interracial couple. Louisiana's governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law.

An interracial couple in Louisiana have been denied a marriage license by an official who considers their union morally wrong, according to local media.