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This week, lawmakers in Washington state legalized same-sex marriage and a federal appeals court declared a voter initiative in California, which had made gay marriage illegal, to be unconstitutional.

So what does the public think about gay marriage, in light of these measures?

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With adulterous accusations involving Herman Cain and an Atlanta business woman flying around, a Pew Research Center poll shows the public may have difficulty voting for him.  Even though his once-promising presidential campaign has been thrown into disarray after Ginger White claimed she had a 13-year affair with the married former Godfather pizza CEO, nearly half Americans don’t really care.

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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., (LA-4), a member of the House Armed Services Committee participated in today’s hearing on “The Future of the Military Services and Consequences of Defense Sequestration.”

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Saturday, October 22nd is Election Day in Louisiana. Check TWO things before you go to vote.

1. Where is your polling place as some have changed.
2. What’s on your ballot as district lines have changed.

Go to caddovoter.org to check both of those items.

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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that women will now be permitted to vote and run for elected office. In addition, they will participate in the next session of the unelected, advisory Shura Council.

To American women, who’ve had the right to vote for nearly a century, the king’s proclamation may seem overdue and even quaint. In a country, however, where women still cannot drive cars and must have a male relative’s permission to travel abroad, hold a job or even undergo certain medical procedures, the announcement is momentous.

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Congressman John Fleming M.D. released the following statement today after voting against the "deal" to raise the debt ceiling by up to $2.4 trillion – the largest debt ceiling increase in American history. 

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