Still, there is no question that the Proposition 8 case was a major factor in the shift in public opinion that laid the political groundwork for Windsor.
I was interested in the shift in the period, in showing Betty's life, where it is and where she fits into the world.
"I think it's the beginning in the shift in narrative, and that is a concern," said Deidre Berger, director of the American Jewish Committee's Berlin office.
She is a friend and fan of Mr Rodgers's, whom she believes played a significant role in the shift in music from punk to disco to rock to new wave.
The latest budget request marks a continuation in the shift in focus away from Japan's northern maritime border with Russia – where cold war Soviet forces once posed a threat – to an 870-mile chain of southern outlying islands stretching from the Japanese mainland towards Taiwan.
While Mr. Romney, a former business executive and governor of Massachusetts, has reveled in the shift in attention to the economy in the contest, Mr. McCain, of Arizona, has sought to remind voters about the continuing threat of Islamic extremism and his national security credentials.
