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Dr. Straight-Talk Jekyll Has Turned Into Mr. Crooked-Talk Hyde John McCain's serial hypocrisy was confronted at The New School, where he gave a commencement speech, reports David Herszenhorn for the NY Times. update: Commencement speaker Jean Rohe recounts her speech and why she criticized McCain. via atrios Exercising The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances David Swanson at AfterDowningStreet.org has a roundup of reports on the May 18th rally at the White House and march to Rumsfeld's house, with several links to photos and to audio and video. via Tracy Van Slyke Writing Discrimination into the Constitution American Progress Action Fund critically responds to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which yesterday passed a constitutional amendment - out of public view behind closed doors - that would ban gay marriage. via Tracy Van Slyke