Will Same-Sex Marriage Swing The Swing States?

After Vice President Joe Biden's comments that he's "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, Floyd Ciruli, a Colorado-based pollster and analyst, and Quentin Kidd, of Christopher Newport University, discuss the role same-sex marriage could play in swing states in November. NPR's Ken Rudin recaps the week in politics.

CNN’s GUT CHECK for May 15, 2012

CNN's GUT CHECK | for May 15, 2012 | 5 p.m. - n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle DEVELOPING… DEBT CEILING DÉJÀ VU: At the Peterson Foundation to Annual Fiscal Summit, Speaker John Boehner talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about his “line in the sand”: SPEAKER [...]

Willamette Weekend

Friday, May 18 Jackpot Records/Studio 15th Birthday [MUSIC] Dual record-store/recording-studio businesses Jackpot and Jackpot! celebrate their respective 15th birthdays in style, with an epic show headlined by the local heros of Quasi and legendary Northwest rock outfit the Minus 5 (plus System and Station, the Alialujah Choir, Blue Skies for Black Hearts and more). You’d be hard-pressed to find ...

Spotlight Calendar

ONGOING The Beer Joint — Firehouse Karaoke with Haz-Nat, 9 p.m. Fridays, no cover. The Bar at Hullabaloo — Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays, no cover. Christopher’s World Grille — Pianist D.A. McDowell, 7 p.m ...

Hip-Hop's Finest Duo: Barack Obama and Jay-Z

A French presidential candidate — now president — using