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• HIV+ U.S. Soldier Charged With Assault With Deadly Weapon

  Published: July 20, 2007, 3:30 am

  Tags: Homophobia, Military, Public Policy, Aids, News Analysis, Hiv

  Joe My God alerted me to this curious story of an HIV+ soldier who was essentially arrested for having unprotected sex with a 17-year old male in North Carolina. Pfc. Johnny Lamar Dalton, a 25-year-old assigned to the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion which is part of the 82nd Airborne, was arrested last week and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

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• L.A. Times Covers Plight Of Same-Sex Binational Couples

  Published: July 17, 2007, 12:46 pm

  Tags: Immigration, Public Policy, Gay Rights, Lgbt, Media, News Analysis, Marriage

  to an 2004 Urban Institute analysis conducted for Immigration Equality, a New York-based advocacy group for gays and lesbians.The analysis by Gary J. Gates, now at UCLA's Williams Institute, showed that nearly one-third of the couples live in California, and that Mexico was the home country for the largest number of foreign partners, followed

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• Report Cards from the Logo/HRC Forum

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:49 am

  Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Presidency, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Lgbt, Hillary Clinton, Politics, News Analysis

  1. Hillary Clinton. Hillary was clearly comfortable wth the setting and came across as well-informed and empathetic. She was very specific about what she wanted to do regarding state recognition of same sex couples: repeal Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Unfortunately there are only 2 sections of DOMA. I believe though Clinton was

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• Housing Bubble: The American Dream Goes Nuts

  Published: September 21, 2007, 3:56 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  I had an adjustable-rate mortgage, once. I fully understood that after two years, my low come-on interest rate would be reset at a more realistic level. But when the two years passed...

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• California Emissions: Too Many Cooks in the Environmental Kitchen

  Published: September 27, 2007, 2:01 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  Since 2005, California and eleven other states have fought tooth-and-nail for the ability to enact draconian tailpipe emissions regulations. With no response forthcoming from the Environmental...

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• The Astrology of Burma

  Published: September 27, 2007, 1:49 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  Burma is a country where the art of astrology is a respected tool in national affairs, and the date and time of the founding of Burma took into consideration the astrological influences...

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• Doctor Shortage, the Next Pandemic

  Published: October 2, 2007, 2:08 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  According to the AMA, in many communities around the United States, there is a physician shortage, which presents a serious health care problem. For a host of reasons, more than twenty...

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• Would Columbia Students Have Applauded Hitler?

  Published: October 10, 2007, 7:26 am

  Tags: News Analysis

  The Dean of Columbia, Joan Coatsworth, said that if Hitler "were willing to engage in a debate and a discussion, to be challenged by Columbia students and faculty, we would certainly...

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• Oregon Church Sets Example for Christian Capitalism

  Published: October 10, 2007, 1:24 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  When Pastor Eric Bahme and his wife left his church and home in Seattle, where he served as pastor for close to 15 years, and settled in the Portland, Oregon, he took a giant step in faith...

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• California: The Nanny State Becomes Granny State

  Published: October 16, 2007, 6:37 am

  Tags: News Analysis

  Last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a measure that subjects drivers who smoke with minors in cars to a $100 fine. The Belmont City Council passed a measure to ban smoking...

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• Lightrail in Portland Is Successful, Despite CATO Criticism & FTA Lack of Support

  Published: October 16, 2007, 2:01 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  Randall O'Toole, of the CATO Institute, is a native Oregonian, resident in Brandon, who has lived most of his life in the Portland area. He is the author of "Debunking Portland [-] The City That Doesn't...

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• Lavender Newswire

  Published: October 20, 2007, 5:22 am

  Tags: News, Analysis Opinion

  Frequently-updated blog of news and opinion for the international LGBT community, with related discussions.

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• Rush Limbaugh vs. Harry Reid: Reid Loses, Rush, US Troops Win

  Published: October 20, 2007, 6:24 pm

  Tags: News Analysis

  Harry Reid and forty of the most fervently anti-American Democrats in the history of the U.S. Senate tried their level best to embarrass conservative talk show icon Rush Limbaugh, while...

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• Adverbum... by LuisB

  Published: October 24, 2007, 3:36 am

  Tags: News, Analysis Opinion

  Blog dedicato alla presentazione di argomenti di attualit contemporanea nazionale e internazionale con una visione di 360 . Poich comunicandum si impara...

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• Global Warming and the Politics of the California Wildfires

  Published: October 25, 2007, 6:55 am

  Tags: News Analysis

  It has long been sage policy to ignore the crank denials around global warming. But now and then you have a weather-related disaster like the fires devouring big chunks of Southern California...

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