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Atty. Behind Prop. 8 Lawsuit to Help Ryan Prep for Debate

Atty. Behind Prop. 8 Lawsuit to Help Ryan Prep for Debate

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Ted Olson, one of the powerhouse attorneys behind the legal challenge to California's antigay Prop. 8, will stand in for Joe Biden when Paul Ryan practices for next month's vice-presidential debate.

Olson will act as Biden, lobbing questions and responses the current vice-president is likely to aim at Ryan. The debate will take place October 11 in Kentucky.

"Joe Biden has been in elected office for more than 40 years. There are few people in politics with more experience debating the issues than Joe Biden, so we are taking this process seriously," Brendan Buck, a Ryan spokesman, told Politico.

Olson served as U.S. Solicitor General under President George W. Bush and represented Bush in the Supreme Court decision that put him in the White House in 2000. Olson later joined forces with his legal opponent in Bush v. Gore, David Boies, in the successful federal lawsuit against California's same-sex marriage ban. Olson and Boies are currently waiting to hear if the Supreme Court will hear their successful challenge to Prop. 8.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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