The vocabulary of the average American sports fan expanded from free-throws and touchdowns to offsides and penalty kicks. A nation that prides itself on patriotism, finally, got behind the national soccer team and ultimately, changed the landscape of U.S. soccer.
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On the Scene: How do you feel about the issue of same-sex marriage?
California’s Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a law that restricted the definition of marriage to heterosexual couples. On Aug. 4, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned Proposition 8. A federal appeals court has extended the stay on same-sex marriages in California until it decides whether a ban on these marriages is constitutional. How do you feel about the issue of same-sex marriage?