COMPLETE LIBERTY

"Another federal judge has found unconstitutional a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which forbids providing federal government benefits to same-sex spouses. U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White, who sits in San Francisco and was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, issued the ruling Wednesday afternoon in a case involving federal judicial law clerk Karen Golinski's request for benefits for her female spouse." (02/22/12)

"Secretary of State Doug La Follette said he plans to file paperwork on Thursday to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in an expected recall election. La Follette, 71, is the only Democrat to currently hold a statewide elected office." [editor's note: Yes, he is one of "those" La Follettes -- his grandfather was "Fighting Bob's" brother - TLK] (02/22/12)

"Security forces stormed a prison on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Wednesday after rioting inmates temporarily took control of the facility, setting fires and throwing rocks at guards. At least three inmates were wounded. The violence erupted Tuesday night at the Kerobokan prison following the stabbing last week of an inmate." (02/22/12)

"At least three people have been killed and two others injured when a roadside bomb went off in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, Press TV reports. The roadside bomb was detonated in Sipah area of Bara town in Khyber tribal district on Wednesday morning. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far." (02/22/12)

"President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an election-year marker in the debate over tax policy. In turn, corporations would have to give up dozens of loopholes and subsidies that they now enjoy. Corporations with overseas operations would also face a minimum tax on their foreign earnings." (02/22/12)