In this video, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken endorses marriage eqaulity. He notes that he and his wife, Franni, have been married for 36 years — “many of them happy.”
“I think everybody should be able to marry the person they love,” says Franken:

The video appears on the Web site of the Human Rights Campaign.

The Sabes JCC will host the eighth annual Celebration Showcase 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Marriott Minneapolis West, 
9960 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka. Attendees can 
find everything needed to plan a special celebration.
There will be a wide selection of invitations, entertainment, photographers, DJs, caterers, venues and more. The event [...]

By DIETER GRAUMANN
(JTA) — It has taken decades for the international community to deal with the Holocaust in a really serious way. Perhaps a new generation first had to emerge with sufficient courage to ask about the causes of the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Europe” and to look into the abyss of [...]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators leading to full peace talks have ended with no progress, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.
Abbas, following a fifth meeting between the sides, met Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah before announcing that the exploratory talks were concluded.
He said he would discuss Feb. 4 with the Arab [...]