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US conservative activists have picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee as they wrapped up a major strategy gathering outside Washington.

US conservative activists picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

Two floors below CPAC's political headliners lies the more colorful corner of the conservative conference, a bustling retreat where bumper-sticker philosophy and youthful grassroots activism rule.

Glenn Beck on Tuesday told his radio listeners that he doesn't care if gay people marry, provided they don't destroy his marriage. ?Conservative Glenn Beck on Tuesday told his radio listeners that he doesn't care if gay people marry, provided they don't destroy his marriage. The 48-year-old Beck insisted he doesn't hate gay people and that the Left's arguments on marriage equality are not honest. ?Let's talk about gay marriage for a second,? Beck said. ?I don't care if somebody gets married. I really don't [care] if you get married. Just don't destroy my marriage. Don't destroy my church. I don't care. I don't judge you. I don't want to be in your bedroom. And believe me, you don't want to be in my bedroom.? ?However, try to find somebody that will stand up ? I'll stand up for your rights. I have gay friends. We have gay employees, it doesn't matter to me. I'll stand up, I'll defend you.? ?But will you defend me? Will you defend my belief?? Beck answered his own question: no. ?Don't tr

Rick Santorum has denied pushing Mitt Romney to take right-wing positions on social issues during the GOP nominating contest. Rick Santorum has denied pushing Mitt Romney to take right-wing positions on social issues during the GOP nominating contest, a move many believe cost him the election. During an appearance on cabler CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, host Piers Morgan asked Santorum if he had pushed Romney into an ?unholy mess.? ?Some people are blaming you for Mitt Romney's failure, and I'll explain to you why before you look aghast in horror,? Morgan said. ?Allow me to elaborate. What they're saying is if he hadn't been pushed into fairly right-wing, quite extreme positions as many see them, on social issues in his battle against the likes of you earlier this year for the Republican nominee race, that he wouldn't have got himself into this unholy mess of being branded 'against women,' 'against gay rights,' against all the other social issue hot-button topics that you know about. Do

Comedian Tom Arnold plays the voice of a gay beaver in the new animated series 'Man Man Beaver'. Comedian Tom Arnold plays the voice of a gay beaver in the new animated series Man Man Beaver. In the comedy, Beaver fights for his right to marry both his male partners Thomas and Julian. Sam Seder, the producer and host of Majority Report, plays the voice of Thomas, while Nathan Lee Graham (Zoolander, Sweet Home Alabama) plays the role of Julian. Producers say the animated series was inspired by Rick Santorum's comments comparing gay marriage to bestiality and polygamy. In the premiere episode, titled I'm With The Black Guy, Julian runs for mayor of Gay Street against Mitt Romney. (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Man Man Beaver was co-created by Josh Sugarman and Brandon Yankowitz, the team behind the films Trophy Kids and Dear Friends, With Love. Sugarman and Yankowitz said Man Man Beaver is ?as much about supporting the struggle for equal ri

Iowa voters on Tuesday retained state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins. Iowa voters on Tuesday retained state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, who was targeted for ouster by conservatives angry over the high court's unanimous 2009 ruling which brought gay marriage to the Midwest. The effort to oust Wiggins from the bench was spearheaded by conservative Bob Vander Plaats, the president of the FAMiLY LEADER. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) heavily funded the campaign. According to the Des Moines Register, the two groups spent about $250,000 on the race. Groups supporting Wiggins' retention reported spending about $150,000. Vander Plaats also led the successful 2010 campaign to axe three judges from the bench. The remaining three justices are up for retention votes in 2016. The ?No Wiggins? campaign argued in TV ads that Iowans needed to ?hold Wiggins responsible for redefining marriage and legislating from the bench.? High-profile conservatives who endorsed the campai

Mitt Romney could make history as the first Mormon president of the United States if he wins Tuesday's election after a hard-fought campaign in which his faith has hardly been a factor, analysts say.

President Barack Obama and Republican foe Mitt Romney on Saturday power into a final weekend of campaigning before handing their fates to voters after a bitter, gruelling White House race.

President Barack Obama evaded a last-minute time bomb as the economy pumped out more jobs than expected in October, delivering a boost to his re-election hopes as the final weekend of campaigning begins.

There are 12 battleground states that deserve close attention as Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney go head to head in Tuesday's historic election:

Rick Santorum warns that gay marriage will 'disintegrate' the American family. Rick Santorum has claimed that the American family would be on the precipice of extinction if gay marriage where to become legal. Santorum, who lost the GOP presidential nomination to Mitt Romney, made his remarks Tuesday at a private fundraiser in Spokane for the Family Policy Institute of Washington, which is working against passage of Referendum 74, the ballot measure which asks voters to uphold ? or reject ? a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers. ?This is a turning point in American history and, yes, the state of Washington,? Santorum said. ?This issue will destroy and undermine the church in America more than any other movement.? (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Santorum told his audience that they ?are in the front line? and ?the foxhole? in the war against marriage equality. The former Pennsylvania Senator has a long history of opposing gay rights. (Rel

Rick Santorum claims that ousting Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins could lead to reversing a gay marriage law. Rick Santorum has made the dubious claim that ousting Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins could lead to reversing a gay marriage law. Conservatives angry at the state Supreme Court's unanimous 2009 ruling which brought gay marriage to the Midwest have targeted Wiggins for ouster. In 2010, voters axed three judges from the bench. The remaining three justices are up for retention votes in 2016. Last week, the ?No Wiggins? campaign released its first TV ad. In the ad, an announcer says, ?We must hold David Wiggins responsible for redefining marriage and legislating from the bench.? (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Santorum, who lost the GOP presidential nominating contest to Mitt Romney, told a crowd gathered at a ?No Wiggins? bus tour stop that removing Wiggins could lead to ending marriage equality in the state. ?Now yo

Abortion, contraception and gay marriage: President Barack Obama has carefully crafted a social platform aimed at putting the squeeze on his Republican rival Mitt Romney.

A poll released Monday shows nearly half of Iowans would retain Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins. A poll released Monday shows nearly half of Iowans would retain Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins. Forty-nine percent of respondents to a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll said they want to retain Wiggins, while 41 percent said they did not. Conservatives angry at the state Supreme Court's unanimous 2009 ruling which brought gay marriage to the Midwest have targeted Wiggins for ouster. In 2010, voters axed three judges from the bench. The remaining three justices are up for retention votes in 2016. A ?No Wiggins? bus tour rolled through 17 Iowa cities last week. Boarding the bus were former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, National Organization for Marriage (NOM) President Brian Brown and Iowa Rep. Steve King. Bob Vander Plaats, the president of The FAMiLY LEADER, is spearheading the campaign to oust Wiggins. At an event last month, Vander Pla

MassResistance founder Brian Camenker has accused the FBI of being an 'out homosexual organization'. MassResistance founder Brian Camenker has accused the FBI of being an ?out homosexual organization.? Camenker, a leading anti-gay figure in Massachusetts, made his comments during an appearance on Crosstalk. ?It's unbelievable,? Camenker said on the radio program. ?The FBI is just unbelievable to see. They have started a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender program on their careers website. And they apparently have even gone from there to embracing the gay agenda, having a gay advisory committee, welcoming homosexuals as FBI agents, getting involved with pride events, but more than that going to gay pride events and encouraging homosexual activists to report hate crimes and working with them against pro-family groups. So this is what we're seeing the FBI doing according to their own writings and according to the writings of the gay newspapers. We have one on our website, one of the ga

Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Brian Brown were among the conservatives on board the 'No Wiggins Bus Tour' last week. ?Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Brian Brown were among the conservatives on board the ?No Wiggins Bus Tour? last week. The 17-city tour was part of the campaign to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, one of the seven judges whose unanimous 2009 ruling brought gay marriage to the Midwest. Wiggins faces a nonpartisan retention vote on November's ballot. In 2010, social conservatives, angry over the gay marriage decision, axed three judges from the bench. The remaining three justices are up for retention votes in 2016. Santorum, who lost the GOP presidential nominating contest to Mitt Romney, joined the tour at stops in Des Moines, Pella and Ottumwa. ?Ten years from now, your children or your grandchildren will look at you and say, 'Well what did you do?' What did you do at this moment that we all knew was a consequential moment in the history of this country.

Rick Santorum will be the star attraction at an upcoming 'pastor's briefing' on how to stop Referendum 74. ?Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will be the star attraction at an upcoming ?pastor's briefing? on how to stop Referendum 74, the Washington state ballot measure which would uphold a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers. Santorum will appear on Tuesday, October 9 in Spokane and the following day in Bellevue. At the Bellevue event, Santorum will share his thoughts on three questions with ministers: ?How will same-sex marriage impact your ministry?? ?How will same-sex marriage impact your congregation?? and ?What can you do to stop it?? ?As a member of the U.S. Senate, Santorum has argued forcefully against policies that undermine the family and weaken America's economic competitiveness: And now he comes to Washington to help our fight for marriage, life and religious freedom,? the Family Policy Institute, which is hosting the events, said in a statement. Ac

Rick Santorum and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will board the 'No Wiggins Bus Tour' when it departs next week. Rick Santorum and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will board the ?No Wiggins Bus Tour? when it departs next week. The 17-city tour is part of the campaign to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, one of the seven judges whose unanimous 2009 ruling brought gay marriage to the Midwest. Wiggins faces a nonpartisan retention vote on November's ballot. In 2010, social conservatives, angry over the gay marriage decision, axed three judges from the bench. The remaining three justices are up for retention votes in 2016. The bus tour was announced earlier this month by The FAMiLY LEADER President Bob Vander Plaats. Co-sponsoring the tour are the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and CatholicVote.org. Santorum will join the tour for stops in Des Moines, Pella and Ottumwa on Monday. Jindal will board the bus on Wednesday. ?It is obviously clear the people's Constitutio

Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank on Tuesday defended describing gay Republicans as 'Uncle Toms'. Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank on Tuesday defended describing gay Republicans as ?Uncle Toms.? The openly gay 72-year-old Frank, who is not seeking re-election, first made the assertion during an appearance on SiriusXM's The Michelangelo Signorile Show and then repeated the claim as he participated in a panel program of the LGBT Caucus at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). ?When they tell us that they're happy to be Republicans because they're getting acceptance and civility, I gotta say that I am again inclined to think that they're called Log Cabin club because their role model is Uncle Tom,? Frank said. In a statement, Frank expanded on what he described as ?very harsh criticism.? ?[M]y use of 'Uncle Tom' was based not simply on this awful fact that they have chosen to be actively on the wrong side of an election that will have an enormous impact on our right t