The same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications.
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Fed wary of any US spending cuts
BBC News - Home16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmThe Federal Reserve is worried about the impact on the US economy if government spending is cut sharply, minutes of its April meeting show. -
Newlywed hero's 1970 sacrifice honored
CNN.com16 May 2012 | 10:50 amRose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love. -
Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today
News16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmPictures of Saint Honore or (Saint Honoratus) from church iconography reinforce his baker background. He's holding his wooden peel, often with a few delicious-looking loaves of crusty French bread nearby.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Books: Wenguang Huang’s “The Little Red Guard” review.
The New Yorker13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmHumor is not the first thing one expects from a memoir that occupies itself with burial rites, but this lively chronicle of a Maoist-era family and its contraband coffin inspires as many laughs as it does tears. Huang begins his story in 1973, when, at the age of nine . . . (Subscription required.)
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Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs
16 May 2012 | 11:50 amThe same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications. -
Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote
16 May 2012 | 11:40 amAmid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections. -
Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow
16 May 2012 | 11:39 amThe crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president. -
TIMESCAST: TimesCast | May 16, 2012
16 May 2012 | 11:39 amGreece sets a date for new election amid euro exit fears. | Latino networks take center stage at television upfronts. | President Obama meets with Congressional leaders over the legislative agenda. -
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial
16 May 2012 | 11:32 amThe changes came in response to concerns that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president’s significant achievements.
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Fed wary of any US spending cuts
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmThe Federal Reserve is worried about the impact on the US economy if government spending is cut sharply, minutes of its April meeting show. -
Strauss not thinking of quitting
16 May 2012 | 11:59 amAndrew Strauss says he has not thought of giving up the England captaincy, ahead of the first Test against West Indies at Lord's. -
Activists storm Montreal classes
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amStudent protesters in Montreal storm the University of Quebec, disrupting classes as they were due to resume after a boycott protesting rising tuition fees. -
Syria is 'losing information war'
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amSyria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has said, amid continuing violence across the country. -
Dalglish sacked as Liverpool boss
16 May 2012 | 11:29 amKenny Dalglish is sacked as Liverpool manager after finishing eighth in a disappointing Premier League campaign.
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Newlywed hero's 1970 sacrifice honored
16 May 2012 | 10:50 amRose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love. -
Google search to become more human
16 May 2012 | 10:35 amSo, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. -
Defense rests in John Edwards trial
16 May 2012 | 9:03 amThe defense team for John Edwards rested its case Wednesday without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify at his corruption trial. -
Mobster's body exhumed from Vatican
16 May 2012 | 8:26 amThe body of a mobster buried among cardinals and bishops on a Vatican property has been exhumed in an investigation into a teenage girl's disappearance. -
Doctor: Zimmerman's nose was broken
16 May 2012 | 7:09 amThe report also said George Zimmerman had black eyes and cuts on his head a day after fatally shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. An autopsy showed Martin's knuckles were injured, a CNN affiliate reports.
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Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmPictures of Saint Honore or (Saint Honoratus) from church iconography reinforce his baker background. He's holding his wooden peel, often with a few delicious-looking loaves of crusty French bread nearby.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Bloomberg: Facebook's Saverin May Save $67 Million By Renouncing Citizenship
16 May 2012 | 12:22 pmNews that Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship ignited controversy from those who accused him of trying to dodge taxes and those who say it's just a symptom of a costly tax code.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Fed More Open To Helping The Economy If Needed
16 May 2012 | 11:53 amMinutes of the Federal Reserve's April 24-25 meeting released Wednesday stated that "several members" thought additional Fed support could be needed if the recovery lost momentum or if the risks to the economy became great enough.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
16 May 2012 | 11:41 amMany residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Chipping In To Your Office Lottery Pool? Read This First
16 May 2012 | 11:25 amA group of workers at a Chicago bakery recently won $118 million. But two employees say they should be getting a share. It's another example of why it's important to write things down beforehand.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Books: Wenguang Huang’s “The Little Red Guard” review.
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmHumor is not the first thing one expects from a memoir that occupies itself with burial rites, but this lively chronicle of a Maoist-era family and its contraband coffin inspires as many laughs as it does tears. Huang begins his story in 1973, when, at the age of nine . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Dance
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmgoatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET In addition to repeat performances of the season’s new ballets—Benjamin Millepied’s “Two Hearts” and Peter Martins’s “Mes Oiseaux”—this week brings the return of Balanchine’s rapturous “Liebeslieder Walzer . . . -
Tad Friend: Dustin Lance Black on making “Virginia.”
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pm8220;All Southern literature,” the mother of the writer Pat Conroy once told him, “can be summed up in these words: ‘On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.’ ” This week, the writer-director Dustin Lance . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmgoatTitle-->WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The German filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about contemporary art, as well as his contribution to the Biennial, with the co-curators Elisabeth Sussman and Jay Sanders. (945 Madison Ave., at 75th St. 212-570-3600. May 17 at noon.) BOWERY POETRY CLUB Marion . . . -
T. R. Hummer: “Shackleton’s Biscuit.”
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmOf ox and luncheon tongue, six hundred pounds; of Wiltshire bacon, seven-tenths of a ton. Seventeen hundred miles they walked, And it was pony meat that saved them. But one biscuit, this one of thousands, baked By Huntley & Palmers, a special formulation fortified with milk protein, survives— . . . (Subscription required.)
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The Facebook IPO Timeline
16 May 2012 | 12:32 pmIf the Facebook IPO were a real person, we certainly wouldn’t blame it for posting braggy status updates. This infographic, created by our friends at mbaonline.com, imagines the road leading up to the decade’s most-anticipated initial public offering, as if it were documented on its own Facebook Timeline. As a Facebook user, give yourself a pat on the back for helping the company make it this far. You are one of 900 million, and you spend an average of 20 minutes per day surfing the network. That means Facebook’s usership logs 16,000 years of combined time on the platform… -
Facebook Fans Get to Pick Bonus Levels in ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD’
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmActivision is polling fans via Facebook on which levels will be included as additional downloadable content on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is a rebuilt version of the classic games. It features seven levels from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, released in 1999, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, which came out in 2000. Players will be able to skate all over classic levels such as “Warehouse” and “Mall” that have been rebuilt using the old maps. Starting Wednesday afternoon, fans will be asked to pick which of their favorite Tony… -
Facebook IPO Gets a Boost: 84 Million More Shares For Sale
16 May 2012 | 11:15 amJust days away from launch, Facebook is continuing to make last-minute changes in its IPO plans. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that an extra 84 million shares will be added to its stock pool for sale. The extra shares will come entirely from insiders and early investors, according to the Associated Press. Facebook and its current stockholders will offer more than 421 million shares in the IPO. The company has raised the price range of its stocks to $34 to $38, up from $28 to $35. If the shares trade on the higher end, Facebook could raise $16 billion when it goes public. Some of the early… -
18 Mashable Family Photos
16 May 2012 | 10:47 amWhat does a family portrait look like when it represents a community of millions of people? For our photo challenge this week, Mashable readers sent us their photos, helping us to create a family portrait of our community. This past Sunday was Mother’s Day in the U.S. Sons and daughters found time to pick up the phone and call their moms, and many families enjoyed the day together. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked you to show us a photo that represents family to you. At Mashable, we loved seeing your photos of family outings, newborn family members and canine best friends. -
Behind the Launch: A Promising, Yet Controversial Job Candidate
16 May 2012 | 10:31 amDiscuss the show on Twitter: #BehindTheLaunch In Mashable‘s new video series, Behind the Launch, we’re taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle, an in-app video advertising startup. Last week, we met the the founders and saw them bring on Colin Behr to head up business development. This week, they courted big-name startup investors, such as 500 Startups‘ Dave McClure, DFJ Esprit‘s Krishna Visvanathan and AOL Ventures‘ Adam Smith. But Vungle needs to focus more on the core — developing the product instead of fleshing out press releases and a website…
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Judge turns video in Mirkarimi case over to mayor
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amOne of the most emotional pieces of evidence in the domestic violence case against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a video of his tearful wife that she fought strenuously to keep from public view, may now be used to... -
$195 million bond seeks to improve SF's parks
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amPlaygrounds pocked with toxic equipment would be replaced, rutted basketball courts would be resurfaced, and overgrown trails, worn swimming pools and funky public bathrooms would all be made functional under a plan... -
Family with Alzheimer's gene to test Genentech drug
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amA drug designed by South San Francisco's Genentech Inc. to stop Alzheimer's before it has a chance to take hold will be tested on people with a genetic mutation that guarantees they will eventually develop the deadly... -
Rivals for House blast tech exec Lawson's claims
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amStacey Lawson has never run for elective office before and has a spotty voting record for much of the past decade. But on Tuesday, the wealthy tech executive running for an open U.S. House seat on California's North...
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Apple's Patent Win Delays Shipments of Two HTC Smartphones
16 May 2012 | 12:33 pmShipments of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE smartphones have been delayed by U.S. Customs enforcement as the result of a December Apple patent lawsuit win over the Taiwanese smartphone maker. -
Nvidia, Citrix Bringing Graphics Power to the Cloud
16 May 2012 | 12:15 pmThe graphics chip giant Nvidia has combined forces with Citrix to deliver graphics processing power from the cloud. -
Hands-On: Flipboard iOS App Adds Audio to Your Social Magazine
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amFlipboard is a graphically stunning social media aggregator that organizes your friends? tweets, posts, and links into a magazine-like spread. But now that experience isn't just visual: In an update yesterday evening, Flipboard added sound to the mix, so you can enjoy your favorite podcasts and music through the app. -
China Flies New Stealth Fighter as Problems Plague U.S. Jets
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amThe second copy of China's stealth fighter prototype has just flown at a research facility in the city of Chengdu. The first flight of the J-20 Mighty Dragon with the nose number 2002 doubles Beijing's stealth test fleet at a time when America's latest jet fighters are hobbled by cost overruns, labor disputes and lethal design flaws. But it's far from certain how much, and how fast, the new Chinese jet will alter the military balance. -
Dell Targets SMBs With Boomi-Based Cloud Packs
16 May 2012 | 11:05 amFresh on the heels of rolling out its virtual desktop Simplified DaaS , Dell is bolstering its cloud services offerings again with Integration Packs, "... a point-to-point integration solution ... that enables automatic synchronization of critical data between popular software applications."
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Can YOU Sing??? These Folks Can!
16 May 2012 | 12:42 pmMaroon 5's new single, Payphone, is so good that we had an insane amount of submissions for our latest "Can YOU Sing?" cover competition! We sat and watched each and every entry and our winner is... Mike Squillante! He's actually a familiar face and voice, coming in 2nd in our David Guetta cover competition! This time, Mike takes home the top prize and deservedly so! He's a star! Not only is he talented and a great singer but he's also so amazing with his arrangements and he's got movie star looks! The total package! Check out Squillante's less pop and more amped up version of the song… -
Rock Of Ages Gives It To You Any Way You Want It!
16 May 2012 | 12:40 pmOur mullet quaff is teased, our jeans torn, and we just RIPPED the sleeves off our favorite tee... ‘Cause we just indulged in this MEGA clip-compilation from the upcoming hair-band musical film, Rock Of Ages! After hearing Tom Cruise pour sweet, sticky liquid all over his body, we've been thoroughly electrified by the impending wrath of the Rock. Watch Mary J Blige instructing Julianne Hough in the ways of man-pleasing while belting out Any Way You Want It, interspersed with TONS of sneaky peeks from the film (above)! We are hella, HELLA pumped... -
Get Ready For A Whole LOT More Of The Kardashians! NO Plans To Stop Filming Reality Shows…EVER?!
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmFor those of you sick and tired of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, we've got some bad news! Even though the reality series has been renewed by the E! network for at least another three years, the famous family has NO intention of getting rid of their camera crew anytime soon after that! Khloé explains: "I hope they'll want to film me in my old-folks home, where my kids will probably put me because I'll be too evil. They'll be changing my diapers on television. Because there are so many of us, people can connect to at least one of us. We're not sitting there trying to pretend that we're… -
Christina Aguilera & Adam Levine Still Feuding!?! Reports Of Avoidance At Upfronts!!
16 May 2012 | 12:10 pmReally?? Season 2 of The Voice may be over, but apparently the drama between Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera is still going strong!! According to multiple eyewitnesses, Xtina avoided the red carpet at the NBC Upfronts. During that time, Adam tweeted: I thrive on awkward moments... Later during the presentation, Christina did make her way to the stage, but she stood as far away from Adam as she could without basically falling off. This whole shebang reminds us of her feud with Eminem. They're both at fault ... and everyone just needs to get over themselves. [Image via WENN.] -
Fun. Covers Somebody That I Used To Know
16 May 2012 | 11:50 amDon’t worry! We know you’re tired of Gotye covers -- We are too! And we would NEVER push this one on you if it weren’t totally amazing! Fun performed live from the BBC today and Hayley Williams of Paramore stepped in to lend a hand larynx on this beautiful version of Somebody That I Used To Know. The eerie piano intro almost sounds like they’re veering off into Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, but then Nate Ruess’s quietly powerful voice kicks in and everything gets pretty wonderful pretty quickly!! Don't U think Hayley and Nate’s voices compliment each other perfectly? [Song via…
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Sexuality and Other Female (Film) Troubles
10 May 2012 | 9:00 pm“Hysteria,” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, is just one of several new films directed by women that depict sexuality from a female perspective. -
Faramerz Dabhoiwala, of ‘Origins of Sex,’ at Museum of Sex
29 Apr 2012 | 9:00 pmA stroll through the Museum of Sex in New York with Faramerz Dabhoiwala, author of “The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution.” -
Randy Walker’s Carletta Sue Kay Releases Her First Album
26 Apr 2012 | 9:00 pmCarletta Sue Kay, the singing alter ego of Randy Walker, has been generating lots of buzz lately, doing backup vocals, touring in Europe and now releasing his debut album. -
Brain Scans Forecast Eating and Sexual Behavior in Women
23 Apr 2012 | 9:00 pmResearchers have succeeded in predicting eating behavior and levels of sexual desire in people by scanning their brains. -
College Students Opening Up Conversations About Sex
16 Apr 2012 | 9:00 pmHarvard is one of the latest colleges where students are holding Sex Weeks, seeking to bridge the gap between classroom and bedroom.
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A Show of Confidence
14 May 2012 | 11:00 pmSwallow your fear and be a success in every part of life. -
The Allure of the Bad Boy
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My Mother, Myself
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Carlos DeLuna And Cameron Todd Willingham: The Sad Similarities
16 May 2012 | 7:40 amDuring the Supreme Court's 2006 adjudication of Cameron v. Marsh, Justice Antonin Scalia had this to say about what would happen if an innocent person... Read more: Eat the Press, Cameron Todd Willingham, Carlos-Deluna-Case, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Carlos-Deluna-Carlos-Hernandez, Death Penalty, Cameron-Todd-Willingham-Execution, Carlos-Deluna-Execution, Columbia Law School, James-Liebman, Politics News -
Late Returns: Will Big Money Buy A Cornhusker Primary?
15 May 2012 | 11:52 amYou probably haven't been paying much attention to the Nebraska GOP Senate primary (there is one, and it's tonight), because feh, Nebraska. But over a... Read more: Deb Fischer, 2012 Speculatron, Nebraska Primary 2012, Jon Bruning, Americans Elect, Elections 2012, Wall Street Reform, Citizens United, Don Stenberg, 2012, Campaign Finance, Nebraska Election 2012, 2012 Election, Cornhusker Primary, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Griego, Late Returns, Media-Coaches, Nebraska Election, Nebraska Primary, Video, Politics News -
As GOP Backs Away From 'Repeal And Replace,' Media Remains Largely Inattentive
15 May 2012 | 11:10 amOver at Daily Intel, Jonathan Chait notices that after many months of vowing to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has applied Lean... Read more: Eat the Press, Video, Obamacare, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Health Care Reform, Elections 2012, Affordable Care Act, Romneycare, Repeal and Replace, 2012, Politics News -
Unconstitutional Filibuster? Let's Do It, Let's Sue The Senate!
15 May 2012 | 9:18 amLots of people agree that our government is currently bogged down in a morass of dysfunction that's so disastrous that it's basically criminal. And I ... Read more: Broken System, Eat the Press, Unconstitutional Filibuster, Congressional Dysfunction, Sue-the-Senate, Filibuster Reform, Filibuster Unconstitutional, Filibuster, Supermajority, Politics News -
Congress Disputes Impact Of Hiring Discrimination Against Older Workers
15 May 2012 | 8:43 amWASHINGTON -- Philadelphia resident Sheila Whitelaw lost her job as a manager at a clothing store when the store closed in 2010. She suspects she hasn... Read more: Video, Unemployment, Older Workers Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployment, Nelp, Herb Kohl, Senate Committee on Aging, Age Discrimination, Unemployment Discrimination, Politics News
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Anthony Bourdain On Paula Deen: Hate Mail After Comments Was "Scary"
16 May 2012 | 12:31 pmIn the days following Anthony Bourdain's famous bashing last year of Food Network's resident butter-lover, Paula Deen, before her diabetes announcement, Bourdain tells Rolling Stone magazine that "scary" letters, e-mails and social media messages started pouring in.Bourdain's comments, which were made during an interview with TV Guide, invited a great deal of media attention at the time. Particularly, his branding of Deen as the "worst, most dangerous person to America.""It was the first time I've ever been frightened," he told Rolling Stone. "I don't know what my problem is, honestly. Why… -
Obama-Boehner Meeting: President, Speaker Talk Debt Ceiling
16 May 2012 | 12:23 pmWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Apparently healed from the trauma caused by last summer's debt-ceiling showdown, House Republicans and the White House have begun an eight-month long standoff over the next debt-ceiling fight. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met for lunch Wednesday, during which the predictable battle lines were drawn over allowing the U.S. government to pay off its financial obligations for the foreseeable future. According to a readout of the meeting from Boehner's office, the president made it clear that he wanted a debt-ceiling increase without any attached… -
Detroit Housing Plan Lures Few Cops
16 May 2012 | 12:21 pmBy Christine MacDonaldMore than a year after Mayor Dave Bing launched a campaign to lure police and firefighters back to the city by selling rehabbed homes on the cheap, the program has sold six houses.City officials call that a start to a Project 14 program they're confident will be a success.Read More... More on Detroit Real Estate -
YouTube Food Channel: 'HUNGRY' Launching With TV Veterans
16 May 2012 | 12:21 pm-- Bruce Seidel is confident the future of food television won't be seen on television.Which is why the Food Network and Cooking Channel veteran has checked out of network TV to oversee the launch of YouTube's latest original content channel, HUNGRY. The channel, which goes live on July 2, is expected to feature a freewheeling blend of how-to and celebrity-driven food videos.Read More... More on Video -
Ashley Dupre, Former Eliot Spitzer Call Girl, Opens Lingerie, Swimsuit Shop 'Femme By Ashley' In New Jersey
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmAshley Dupre, the woman once linked to the downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, has now opened a lingerie shop in New Jersey.Her new business venture, "Femme by Ashley," focuses on selling luxurious swimsuits and intimate apparel for women. Since the Spitzer scandal, Dupre has written a sex and relationship column for the New York Post and posed nude for Playboy. But now the 27-year-old is looking to get out of the media spotlight and behind the doors of her new boutique. Read More... More on Video
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Midday open thread
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmToday's comic from Jen Sorensen is The bully rights movement: Former President George W. Bush is writing a book ... no, really! But gingerly, the 43rd president is beginning to add his voice back into the national dialogue. A month ago, he spoke publicly in favor of one of his defining domestic legacies, the tax cuts that still divide the country. Two months from now, he plans to publish a book outlining strategies for economic growth. ... and it'll be fun to see how much his economic vision lines up with Mitt Romney. Grover Norquist rules the Republican Party's world on taxes—does it… -
DNC supports Wisconsin recall, but not necessarily with money
16 May 2012 | 9:00 am(Overpass Light Brigade) With Wisconsin Democrats putting pressure on the national Democratic party to step up in the effort to recall Scott Walker, the Democratic National Committee is reaffirming its support, but it's still not committing actual money. The Democratic Governors Association has already spent $2 million on the recall, but there's still no definite answer on the $500,000 the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has requested from the DNC: "The DNC will use both its substantial network of activists and supporters as well as extensive online resources to develop the ground game" in… -
Mitt Romney campaign tries to prevent reporters from asking questions
16 May 2012 | 8:54 amIf Mitt Romney really thought talking about his record as CEO of Bain Capital was a pure positive, wouldn't he be eager to answer questions from reporters? Instead he's not only dodging their questions, his campaign is actually trying to prevent them from asking the questions in the first place: Press lead on the #Romney bus announces there will be no questions for the candidate today. "Isn't that our decision?" a reporter asks. — @SaraMurray via Echofon Romney campaign aide trying to block reporters from rope line now. Reporters refuse to leave. — @mikiebarb via Twitter for BlackBerry… -
Mitt Romney says he is severely for and against spending one trillion dollars
16 May 2012 | 8:26 amIt's not exactly a flip-flop if you take both sides (Orig. photo: Pool/Reuters) Yesterday, Mitt Romney gave a speech in Iowa in which he vowed to cut spending dramatically and slammed President Obama for spending too much: Today America faces a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American. [...] The people of Iowa and America have watched President Obama for nearly four years, much of that time with Congress controlled by his own party. And rather than put out the spending fire, he has fed the fire. He has spent more and borrowed more. -
Scott Walker, dogged by Wisconsin jobs losses, finds new numbers he likes and releases them early
16 May 2012 | 7:44 am(Overpass Light Brigade) What do you do if you're a governor just weeks away from a close election and widely reported government jobs numbers show that your state lost jobs last year, amounting to the worst jobs record in the country? If you're Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, you find some new numbers. Walker is releasing Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages numbers for December 2010 to December 2011 six weeks ahead of time because by this measure, Wisconsin gained 23,321 jobs rather than having lost 33,900 jobs as the Current Employment Survey showed. While the Quarterly Census is…
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Obama Presses Congress to Act on His Priorities
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmPresident Obama is hawking his five-point “to-do list” as lawmakers appear to be girding for another fight over the budget. -
For Republicans in Connecticut, Hope and Dread as 2 Fight for Senate
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmThe contest for the Republican nomination could damage both Linda E. McMahon and Christopher Shays. -
The Caucus: Nebraska State Senator Deb Fischer Wins G.O.P. Nomination
16 May 2012 | 12:03 pmDeb Fischer scrambled the calculations of both parties as she won the nomination to run for the Senate seat being vacated next year by Ben Nelson, a moderate Democrat. -
Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmSpeaker John A. Boehner set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy while Mitt Romney hit President Obama hard on his fiscal stewardship in a speech in Des Moines. -
The Caucus: Romney Campaign Tries to Block Reporters
16 May 2012 | 11:48 amThe rope line, where Mitt Romney greets voters, becomes part of a tug-of-war between reporters and the campaign.
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Deb Fischer’s win should not erase the discussion of the war on women
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmSarah Palin strikes again. On Tuesday night, Deb Fischer, chairwoman of the Nebraska state senate, beat GOP favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate primary. Palin endorsed Fischer while former presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum supported Bruning. Read full article >> -
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On the debt ceiling, student loans and ‘fake fights’
16 May 2012 | 11:46 amOn MSNBC Wednesday, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) accused House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and congressional Republicans of turning the raising of the country’s debt ceiling into “a made-up issue.” Read full article >> -
Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight
16 May 2012 | 11:37 amPresident Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade. Read full article >> -
Herman Cain formally endorses Mitt Romney
16 May 2012 | 11:19 amBusinessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article >>
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Daily Links – May 16, 2012
16 May 2012 | 11:15 amToday is May 16th. On this date in 1920, Joan of Arc was beatified and canonized by the Vatican. Man, first burned at the stake, then fired from a canon? That chick just could not catch a break!! On this date in 1965, SpaghettiOs went on sale in American supermarkets for the first time. You had to go to Morganville to buy them, which is what they called Shelbyville at the time. The cans were five for a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. “Give me five Os for a bee” you’d say. Also on this date, in 1868, President Andrew Johnson was… -
Candidate Interview: Pete Hegseth (R CAND, MN-SEN PRI)
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amFrom the diaries. Pete Hegseth – Decorated Combat Veteran, Executive Director of Vets for Freedom, U.S. Senate Candidate, Patriot Pete Hegseth, who is running for the GOP endorsement for U.S. Senate in MN, was kind enough to sit down and provide his valuable time for an interview. In the interest of time, I edited the interview down, but was careful to keep the core of his answers. Some of what Pete has to say: His insight into current GOP legislators, with good words for Marco Rubio, Jim DeMint and Paul Ryan. :22 How he wants to be a Senator that doesn’t go there to be popular or… -
The call for Mickey Mouse as a write-in in the CA-DEM Primary!
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amSlightly contra Instapundit, this call for Mickey Mouse as a write-in on the California ballot is a blogger’s joke rather than an actual movement [UPDATE: I am informed in comments here that this is meant absolutely seriously; please be assured that I had no intention of mocking either the sentiment or the activity], but if it’s kidding then it’s kidding on the square. And it’s illustrating something that is perhaps being under-reported: the way that Obama’s not been doing all that well in the primaries for an incumbent. I mean, yes: we’ve had it noted that… -
Keep Term Limits on Committee Chairmen
16 May 2012 | 7:40 amPeople often ask me what can be done to move the elected officials within the Republican Party rightward. Well, for one thing, we need to elect more conservatives. But more importantly, we need those conservatives to obtain positions of power, such as chairmanships of the committees that set our domestic policy agenda. Not surprisingly, all the relevant committee chairmen are either conduits for leadership or are even more liberal than leadership. Here is a list of the chairmen along with their respective 2011 scores from Heritage Action: Committee Chairman HAFA Score Agriculture Frank… -
Our Tech Obsessed Culture
16 May 2012 | 7:00 amDownload audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Dr. Larry Rosen to discuss his book on tech addictions, how to recognize them, and how to lessen any unhealthy dependency that we may have on technology. We’re brought to you as always byStephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show. Related Links: Buy iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold…
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Who Should You Vote for? Candidate Calculator Saves Voters? Time
15 May 2012 | 1:43 pmWho Should You Vote for? Candidate Calculator Saves Voters’ Time VoteHelp saves voters’ time. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 06, 2012 Introducing VoteHelp (http://www.votehelp.org/) – a nonpartisan candidate calculator that helps voters choose which presidential candidate to support based on the issues. The VoteHelp quiz, which takes an average of 5 minutes to complete, was taken over 500,000 times during 2008 election, and has recently been updated for 2012 to include issue positions for the… -
European Social Security Law Reviews
13 May 2012 | 9:38 pmEuropean Social Security Law Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book describes the social security regime in Europe. It conveys a clear working knowledge of the legal mechanics affecting health care, employment injuries and occupational diseases, incapacity to work, pensions, survivors’ benefits, unemployment benefits and services, and family benefits. The analysis covers the field of application, conditions for entitlement, calculation of benefits, financing, the institutional framework, and relevant law enforcement and controls. Allowances… -
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12 May 2012 | 5:31 amGoodwill® Joins Got Your 6 Campaign Rockville, MD (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Every day, 500 military veterans change out of their uniforms into civilian lives. Americans are grateful for their service, but gratitude only goes so far; veterans need employment and support services to ensure they can provide for their families and live lives of dignity in the country whose freedom they helped secure. By working together, our country can connect veterans and their families with work, homes and the supports they need. That is… -
The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security
10 May 2012 | 1:24 pmThe Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatizing Security The flourishing role of the private sector in security management over the last twenty years has challenged state control of the legitimate use of force. Deborah Avant examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force. She describes the growth of private security companies, explains how the industry works, and describes its range of customers–including states, non-government organizations and commercial transnational corporations. Avant also charts the inevitable trade-offs that the market for… -
Bournville College teams up with University of London
7 May 2012 | 5:09 amBournville College teams up with University of London (PRWEB UK) 4 May 2012 Representatives from Bournville College and the University of London were joined by Gisela Stuart MP in an official ceremony to mark the beginning of a relationship between the two organisations. From September, Bournville College’s higher education provision will be extended by three of the University of London’s degree programmes – BSc Computing and Information Systems, BSc Creative Computing and BSc Business. Norman…
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HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
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Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral Strategies
16 May 2012 | 12:00 amA drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association... -
Tenofovir Safe For HIV-Positive Pregnant Mothers
15 May 2012 | 2:00 pmTenofovir, the anti-HIV drug, is safe to use during pregnancy according to a new study published in PloS Medicine. The researchers, led by Diana Gibb from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London, UK, found that the drug does not increase the risk of kidney problems, birth defects or growth abnormalities in infants born to HIV-positive women in Africa... -
People With HIV/AIDS May Be More Prone To Sudden Cardiac Death
15 May 2012 | 3:00 amWhat is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives? In a comprehensive, 10-year UCSF study, researchers found patients with HIV/AIDS suffered sudden cardiac death at a rate four times higher than the general population... -
HIV Prevention Pill Receives FDA Panel Support
12 May 2012 | 12:00 amOn Thursday, a panel of outside experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to support approval of the daily pill Truvada to prevent HIV in healthy people... -
Innovative Model Of Safer Indoor Sex Work Spaces Promote Health And Safety Of Street-Based Sex Workers
11 May 2012 | 1:00 amSafer indoor sex work spaces provide important and potentially life-saving benefits to sex workers including reduced exposure to violence and HIV and improved relationships with police, according to a study published by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC)...
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Gene-modified stem cell transplant protects patients from toxic side effects of chemotherapy, study suggests
9 May 2012 | 12:42 pmFor the first time, scientists have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. Initial results of the ongoing, small clinical trial of three patients with glioblastoma showed that two patients survived longer than predicted if they had not been given the transplants, and a third patient remains alive with no disease progression almost three years after treatment. -
Early elevated hiv infection risk in some step study participants who received vaccine; risk decreased over time
7 May 2012 | 10:19 amA long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo. The vaccine used in the study did not contain the HIV virus, but it did contain HIV genes which were delivered to cells using a vector that employed a type of cold virus known as adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5). -
Genetically modified T cell therapy appears to be safe, lasting in decade-long study of HIV patients
2 May 2012 | 11:40 amHIV patients treated with genetically modified T cells remain healthy up to 11 years after initial therapy, researchers report. The results provide a framework for the use of this type of gene therapy as a powerful weapon in the treatment of HIV, cancer, and a wide variety of other diseases. -
Stem cell therapy shows promise in fight against HIV
2 May 2012 | 6:20 amResearchers are a step closer to launching human clinical trials involving the use of an innovative stem cell therapy to fight the virus that causes AIDS. -
Mucus from pig stomachs is effective as anti-viral agent: May be useful in cosmetics and baby formula
25 Apr 2012 | 8:55 amScientists are reporting that the mucus lining the stomachs of pigs could be a long-sought, abundant source of "mucins" being considered for use as broad-spectrum anti-viral agents to supplement baby formula and for use in personal hygiene and other consumer products to protect against a range of viral infections.
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Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS Gets $5M to Build Health Center
15 May 2012 | 9:00 pmThe Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS has received a combined donation of $5 million from The Parsons Foundation to build a health center in downtown Phoenix, KPHO reports. -
Alabama Man Sues Blood Center After Contracting HIV
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Bill to Create $3B Fund in Exchange for Generic HIV Drugs
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'Devastating Gap' Between Need, Access to HIV Care in Burma
14 May 2012 | 9:00 pmMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) says that Burma needs increased international funding to save about 120,000 people with HIV who are currently in need of urgent treatment, The Guardian reports. -
AHF to Open Atlanta Magic Johnson Healthcare Clinic
14 May 2012 | 9:00 pmThe AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Magic Johnson Foundation have partnered to open a clinic May 16 in Atlanta, The Georgia Voice reports.
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Kansas Teachers Posts on Facebook That Homosexuality on Par With Murder
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Antigay Colorado Pastor Bob Enyart Protests Equality Minded Starbucks by Dumping Coffee In Sewer
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Dee Coram is the Gay Son of the Colorado Legislator Who Killed the Colorado Civil Unions Bill
16 May 2012 | 9:10 amDee Coram, the gay son of Republican Colorado legislator Don Coram, says he's "let down" that his father killed a state civil unions bill. The younger Coram pleaded with his father to not use his power to doom the legislation — his father refused and the bill died by one vote in a committee. "Yesterday was the first and only time I ever called him and said, "Can you do this?" the 44-year-old Dee Coram, the policitian's only offspring, told The Denver Post. "He said, 'I love you, but absolutely not.'" read more -
Bill to Provide Domestic Partnership Benefits to Federal Employees Clears Senate Committee
16 May 2012 | 8:38 amA Senate committee says yes to domestic partnership benefits to federal workers. read more -
Politico Profiles Gay Republican Candidate for Congress
16 May 2012 | 6:34 amIn a Wednesday profile, Politico examines the candidacy of Richard Tisei, an openly gay Republican vying for a Massachusetts congressional seat. Tisei, who served as minority leader in the Massachusetts senate and made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 2010, has been endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which supports openly LGBT political candidates on both sides of the aisle. Via Politico: read more
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EXCLUSIVE: Gay Couple Arrested On Atlantis Events Cruise Tell Their Side Of The Story
16 May 2012 | 11:59 amControversy ensued in March when gay couple Dennis Mayer and John Hart were caught having sex on the balcony of their stateroom aboard an Atlantis Events cruise in Dominica. After being arrested, pleading guilty to indecent exposure, and being judged by the media and Internet, Mayer and Hart (above) reached out to Queerty to share their side of the story. Here it is, in their own words: CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment Read more articles at Queerty or GayCities -
PHOTOS: NYC Mural Highlights Israel’s And Neighboring Nations’ Gay-Rights Records
16 May 2012 | 11:12 amAs Queerty reported last week, a mural touting Israel’s record on LGBT rights has gone up in New York‘s West Village, at Leroy Street between Green and Hudson Streets. The painting (above) features a sillohuete of two men holding hands, with a banner asking “Who would you want at your wedding?” CONTINUED » CONTINUED » Permalink | 3 comments Read more articles at Queerty or GayCities -
QUESTION: Are Rapid Home HIV Tests A Good Idea?
16 May 2012 | 10:54 amWelcome to The Queerty Query, where we raise questions and ask you, the readers, to weigh in. Sometimes the questions will be funny, sometimes they’ll be serious—it all depends what the chatter around the water cooler is. Have a question you’d like to see become the Queerty Query? Email it to us at holla@queerty.com.. This week, OraQuick received approval from an FDA advisory committee to move forward with its In-Home HIV Test, an over-the-counter kit which would uses oral fluid from a swab of the gums to detect HIV antibodies. Supporters praise the development Are Rapid Home HIV Tests… -
STUDY: It’s Easier To Detect Lesbian Faces Than Gay Men’s On Sight Alone
16 May 2012 | 10:41 amA new study published in PLoS ONE finds that college students have pretty accurate gaydar when it comes to guessing the sexual orientation of faces from photographers, reports Science Codex. Interesting! But what’s even more interesting is that the students were more able to recognize gay female faces than gay male faces. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment Read more articles at Queerty or GayCities -
NEWS: FB Co-Founder Donates $100K To Maine Marriage, Church Confused By Gays, And More
16 May 2012 | 9:41 am* Who says young gays aren’t providing anything but lip service for the cause these days? Chris Hughes, 28, and his fiance Sean Eldridge, 25, (above) donated $100,000 to Mainers United for Marriage, an organization campaigning for voters to pass a measure on the ballot that would legalize same-sex unions this November. [Edge] * A Baptist Church in St. Louis didn’t want to participate in a church softball league because one of the other six churches had recently accepted a bisexual man, Rev. James Semmelroth Darnell, as pastor. Instead of ruin the fun for everyone, the bi pastor…
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Tegan and Sara's Carpool Confessional: Episode 8
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Massachusetts Church Sends And Then Removes Anti-Gay Message
16 May 2012 | 12:40 pmAbove you see the recent message sent by St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, Massachusetts. It reads "Two men are friends, not spouses." The church's director, Steven Guillotte, insists it is a neutral message. "We don't feel that there's anything hateful in it," he said. Protester Kim Miska, however, sees things differently: "I think it was bigoted ... very ignorant. You can believe in what you want to believe in, but there's no reason to shove it down everybody's throat.” The church has since removed the message, put up Tuesday, and replaced it with a more neutral message about the… -
Smoking Makes You Straight And Therefore Honorable, Say Maine Haters
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amAs LGBT activists lay the groundwork to pass a same-sex marriage initiative in Maine for this November, opponents have launched a new website that offers ill-planned juxtapositions of the "gay blue state 'lifestyle'" with "red and straight state 'America'." Jeremy Hooper at Good.As.You and I had the same question: why is smoking cigarettes "straight," "manly" or something to celebrate? -
Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Brain: VIDEO
16 May 2012 | 10:44 amScientists for years have been researching methods to help paralyzed people use their brains to make up for physical loss. Now it seems they have made quite the breakthrough by developing technology that helps disabled people control computers and robotics with their minds. Via the Washington Post: Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman [Cathy Hutchinson] paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people....The latest report, which was… -
'Gaydar' More Effective On Women, Says Study
16 May 2012 | 10:10 amPsychologists fascinated by gaydar recently offered over 120 college students pictures of gay men and women to determine whether the gaydar instinct differs between gender. Turns out it does. In the study, 129 college students viewed 96 photos each of young adult men and women who identified themselves as gay or straight. Concerned that facial hair, glasses, makeup and piercings might provide easy clues, the researchers only used photos of people who did not have such embellishments. They cropped the grayscale photos so that only faces, not hairstyles, were visible. For women's faces,… -
Gay Man Banned From Commencement To Deliver Separate Speech
16 May 2012 | 9:24 amIn what is an almost miraculous outpouring of support, a number of students at Sacred Heart Academy in Pleasant Hills, Michigan, have released a video supporting Dominic Sheahan-Stahl, the man disinvited from giving the Catholic school's commencement speech after announcing his engagement to another man. On a related note, Sheahan-Stahl will be delivering a concurrent address at Central Michigan University to counter the homophobia he has faced. "Through the outpouring of love and support that I've received from family, friends, Sacred Heart students and many people I've never even met, I've…
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Israeli parliament rejects gay and inter-faith civil marriage bill
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amLegislation for the option of civil marriage for Israeli citizens who cannot be wed via religious institutions, including same-sex marriage and marriages between members of different faiths, like Muslims and Jews, was rejected by the Israel parliament, or Knesset. -
MP calls for gays to leave Lithuania
16 May 2012 | 9:23 amA Lithuanian MP notorious for his anti-gay views has said gays should be driven from the country, interrupting a press conference in the Parliament building. -
Video: EU politicians say ‘It Gets Better’ in 17 languages
16 May 2012 | 8:25 amFor the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012, over 50 European politicians and leaders from EU institutions have joined forces to tell LGBT teenagers they are working to make things better. -
ASA responds to claim it ‘persecuted’ religious blog in investigating anti-gay marriage ad
16 May 2012 | 7:19 amThe Advertising Standards Authority has responded to claims by a religious blogger that correspondence it sent him requesting he comply with an investigation into a Coalition for Marriage advert amounted to 'persecution'. -
Danish vicar refused to bury lesbian after opposing marriage for gays
16 May 2012 | 5:42 amA Danish vicar has apologised to the bereaved partner and daughter of a woman he refused to bury because she was a lesbian.
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David Pakman Vs. Paul Cameron
16 May 2012 | 12:14 pmDuring an interview with radio host David Pakman, today infamous anti-gay activist Paul Cameron confessed that was once attracted to males. But that's only because he was "seduced and homosexually raped" at the age of three. Eventually "the gay" wore off, apparently. Cameron's widely discredited "research" is regularly quoted by all of the major hate groups. His most famous lie is that the average gay man has a life expectancy of 42 years. In the below video, Cameron continues to maintain that President Obama is probably gay himself and that all gay men are inherent pedophiles. And this can… -
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Sunday: AIDS Vigil In The Castro
16 May 2012 | 11:30 amThis Sunday the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence will lead the 29th annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial in San Francisco's Castro District. Similar events will take place that day throughout the world. Health, faith and community-based organizations in some 115 countries will use the event to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, to support those living with HIV and affected by its impact and spur calls to greater action from all actors in the HIV response. This year’s theme Promoting Health and Dignity Together carries a lot of meaning. The theme focuses onthe fact that the HIV… -
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The Victory Fund: Making History, One LGBT Candidate At A Time
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmBrian & Hannegan get ready to vote. I have written here before about Pennsylvania state politics and the hope that we will see a change for the better for LGBT citizens with the election of one or more out LGBT candidates. I wrote about Brian Sim’s campaign in particular because it was happening very nearly in my own back yard, and I was heavily involved from the first, cold days of canvassing in December to the night he announced victory to an ecstatic crowd awaiting the news at Woody’s, one of the Philly Gayborhood’s largest bars. I spent so much of the campaign… -
San Francisco To Lower Flags For IDAHO
16 May 2012 | 11:47 amThis Thursday, May 17, San Francisco will honor the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) with an official recognition of the day by the city, and the lowering of both the United Nations and American flags at United Nations Plaza. The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia is designated as a mechanism to draw attention to homophobia which, deliberately, can be expressed in different ways. President Obama’s historic articulation of support for marriage equality along with North Carolina’s vicious enshrining of hatred and bigotry into their constitution… -
Nike Just One Of Many Sponsors Of Anti-Gay Boxer Manny Pacquiao
16 May 2012 | 9:36 amNike is not the only corporate sponsor of top-ranked multi-millionaire boxer Manny Pacquiao, who came under fire this week for his comments attacking President Obama, marriage, and homosexuality. Also sponsors of the Philippine welterweight champ are Hewlett-Packard, State Street Produce, Hennessy liquor, McDonald’s, San Miguel beer, and Custom Vehicle Wraps, among others. Forbes annually lists Pacquiao as one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, taking in $40 million in 2009, $42 million in 2010, and $25 million in 2011. Hewlett-Packard is an American multinational information… -
Pacquiao Interviewer: Boxer Didn’t Say Gays Must Be Put To Death, I Wrote That
16 May 2012 | 6:47 amManny Pacquiao did not directly say that gays must be put to death, according to the conservative Examiner writer who interviewed the welterweight boxer. The writer says now he included the Leviticus quote merely to illustrate what the boxer was saying. News sites and media outlets across the country, including The New Civil Rights Movement, yesterday reported that boxer Manny Pacquiao said in an interview that gays “must be put to death,” quoting Leviticus 20:13 and other biblical scriptures in an interview with the Examiner’s Granville Ampong. Ampong, in addition to being a… -
Can We Trust Christians? A Question For LGBT People And Straight Allies
16 May 2012 | 5:00 amWe all have complicated relationships with faith. Last week when President Obama made the announcement that he supported marriage equality, the LGBT civil rights movement was electrified. Progressives across the country and others in favor of LGBT equality issues joined in a thunderous applause of solidarity. President Obama made history when he became the first sitting President of the United States to support marriage equality. What’s more, he cited his Christian faith as a motivating factor in his decision. The latter of which brings me to my question: can the LGBT community and…
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Why I Blog: Zero Tolerance For Homophobia In Any Form
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amWhen you’re told that you have an illness that’s threatening your life, and you feel that you have many decades left to live, the news shakes you to your very core. The photo to the left was taken yesterday with my cell phone camera, and the picture is untouched. I might look miserable in the pic, but I’m not. I’m happy to be alive and kickin’, I assure you! To read this story click READ MORE below. I know that everyone is an individual, and everyone’s life experiences are different. That’s what makes us unique, and interesting, and comprises who we are. When you’re told… -
Wackadoo: Paul Cameron Says Obama Is A Closet Case
15 May 2012 | 5:50 amWackadoo Paul Cameron, of the discredited Family Research Institute, says our President is a closet case, and that all gay people should be imprisoned, and lots of other choice nuggets, that you won’t want to miss. You can check out the audio if you click READ MORE below Paul Cameron, the discredited "expert" whose research hate groups often cite, like Family Research Council and the American Family Association, appeared on a radio program called Crosstalk last week, on the Voice of Christian Youth. My buddy Brian at Right Wing Watch writes Cameronsuggested that President Obama, who… -
The New Yorker Celebrates Marriage Equality With 5/21/12 Cover: “Spectrum Of Light”
15 May 2012 | 4:00 amNew Yorker Cover 5/21/12 Artist: Bob Staake The New Yorker celebrates President Obama’s support for marriage equality,by devoting the 5/21/12 cover to the President’s announcement. Read about it by clicking READ MORE below. The New Yorker has chosen to celebrate President Obama’s support for marriage equality,by devoting the cover to the President’s announcement. The south portico of the White House was given a rainbow hue.In the New Yorker’s blog, the artist, Bob Staake, wrote “I am honored to be doing this cover. It’s a celebratory moment for our country, and… -
Indiana Hometown Mourns Tori Swoapes Death While High School Says No Evidence Of Bullying Here
14 May 2012 | 10:05 amTwo amazing Muncie 13 year olds organized a "Stand Up! Speak Out: Stop Bullying for Tori” vigil and rally Indiana high school student Tori Swoape, 15 ended her life on May 8, 2012 - and her high school principal says they could find no evidence of bullying. Two amazing 13 year olds organized a vigil to honor Tori and to promote the end of bullying. You can read the story by clicking READ MORE below. Indiana high school student Tori Swoape, 15, ended her short life on May 8, 2012. According to news accounts, she was bullied by a group of young girls at school. She had moved to Bloomington… -
LGBT Heroes Linda and Gloria Bailey-Davies Profiled In Washington Post
14 May 2012 | 4:15 amStraight people have done a pretty damn good job of destroying the institution of marriage on their own. If anyone wants to learn about how to make a loving and committed relationship work, they should get to know their LGBT neighbors. In the Washington Post, reporter Eli Saslow profiles Gloria and Linda Bailey-Davies, who were plaintiffs in the landmark Massachusetts lawsuit that resulted in the state allowing same-sex marriage. Read about it by clicking Read More below. In the documentary film For The Bible Tells Me So, the filmmakers interviewed the gay rights crusader Rev. Dr. Mel White.
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VIDEO: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III speaks out about Marriage Equality
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A Letter from a George Fox University Student
10 May 2012 | 5:02 pmPhoto Credit: Micheal Fontenot By current George Fox University Student, A.J. Mendoza “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory will swell when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature.” Abraham Lincoln delivered that quote during his first inaugural address in 1861, and it is one of my favorites. He spoke those words to a nation that was just about to descend into a terrible state of conflict. Tension was high, and disagreements ran… -
Obama Said Our Names Today – Rev. Dr. Cindi Love on HuffPost
10 May 2012 | 10:08 amWithout freedom, no one really has a name. –Milton Acorda When looking back on these early years of the 21st century, we will remember the handful of people who made decisions to act in conscious defiance of the status quo — to say out loud the names and needs of those who have been denied freedom and, in doing so, to break the yoke that denies them liberty. President Barack Obama joined that handful on May 9, and I am grateful. -
Peter Drake, Chair of the Coil Foundation and sponsor of the 2012 Equality Ride testifies against ex-gay therapy
9 May 2012 | 10:05 amCalifornia could become the first state in the nation to ban therapy aimed at turning gay and lesbian youths straight, after legislators in a key policy committee approved the proposed law Tuesday and sent it to the Senate floor. -
Moms: Above All Else, Just Say No
9 May 2012 | 9:32 amOn Wednesday, May 2, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 broadcast Pastor Sean Harris’ sermon in which the spiritual leader of the Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C. told dads in his congregation to “man up” with their 4-year-old boys who “act effeminate.” Pastor Harris’ recommendation to dads was to give their little guys a “good punch” and crack their “limp wrists.” He told dads to make sure that their little girls don’t get “too butch” and to dress them up and perfume them “like girls” and make…
