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DC Intro’s Gay Divorce Bill

The Washington DC City Council has introduced a gay divorce bill. Because if you got gay-married in DC, you probably can’t get gay-divorced in your home state. In a little noticed development, D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) introduced a bill in October that would allow same-sex couples who marry in D.C. but live in states that don’t recognize their …

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Unsurprising Ron Paul Tidbit

Michael Heath, the head of Ron Paul’s Iowa campaign staff, is also on the board of directors for Peter LaBarbera’s SPLC-certified anti-gay hate group, Americans For Truth About Homosexuality. In 2009 Heath headed Maine’s Christian Civic League. More at Box Turtle Bulletin.

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Afternoon View

The eight year-old watched dispassionately as Uncle Joe assembled his gift. Then he played inside for five minutes. Then he returned to the couch where he is surrounded by his Nook, his iPod, his Wii, his DS3, etc etc etc. When it stops raining I’ll drag the tent into the backyard and see if that spurs any interest.

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Store Closures For Sears/Kmart

The stock price of Sears/Kmart is plunging today upon news that the retailing giant will close over 100 stores in the next month. Sears Holdings said sales at stores open at least a year, a closely watched retail measure known as same-store sales, tumbled 5.2% in the eight weeks ended on Christmas Day. That came from a 4.4% drop in …

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Did Nixon Have A Gay Affair?

According to a new biography of Richard Nixon, Tricky Dick had a long-running gay affair with Mafia-insider Bebe Robozo, who was investigated for acting as a money-carrying middleman between Howard Hughes and Nixon. Fulsom uses recently revealed documents and eyewitness interviews — including with FBI agents — to shed new light on long-standing suspicions among White House insiders that Nixon …

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