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Canada Warns Against Travel To Russia

In light of the widening campaign to repress LGBT people across Russia, Canada’s Foreign Minister has warned gay citizens to be wary of travel there. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told the House of Commons he is deeply concerned by the legislation, which he says runs counter to core Canadian values of freedom of speech, human rights and the …

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Frothy: I’ll Bring Back DADT

At a campaign stop before a church audience in Louisiana, yesterday Rick Santorum repeated his vow to overturn the repeal of DADT should he get elected. Hosting the event was hate group leader and KKK associate Tony Perkins.

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Frank Bruni On ACT-UP

“After more than 600,000 deaths from AIDS in this country and about 30 million around the globe, scientists still haven’t found a cure or vaccine. But there are highly effective treatments, and H.I.V.-infected people who get proper medical care — which isn’t, mind you, nearly enough of them — can expect long, full lives. And that’s largely because 25 years …

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Eurovision 2012: Albania’s Rona Nishliu

When she was 17, Rona Nishliu, now 25, finished fourth in the 2004 season of Albanian Idol. As for this video, I have no idea what’s going on. She’s singing in a box? The lower half of her body IS a box? And of course, there are creepy kids, the hallmark of any serious music video. I’ll admit to giggling …

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Tea Party Leader Busted For Rape

Michael Kobulnicky, spokesperson for the San Diego Tea Party, has been arrested for rape and assault. Kobulnicky is accused of a Feb. 25 abduction and sexual assault of a 56-year-old woman who was walking home near Linda Vista Road in Fiesta Island. The woman was pulled into a car and assaulted, then left on the island, police said. Surveillance footage …

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