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Meet The Face Of Healthcare.gov

The woman whose face adorned the Obamacare site has finally stepped forward, but is declining to give her last name because she says she’s been the subject of brutal cyber-bullying. Right wing sites today are taking particular glee at the news that the woman is not an American citizen. ABC News interviewed her this morning.

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VIETNAM: Gay Wedding Ceremonies Legalized, But Not Same-Sex Marriage

As of yesterday, it’s no longer illegal to stage gay weddings or commitment ceremonies in Vietnam. The south-eastern Asian country has officially allowed same-sex couples to organize weddings and have the right to live together. While the unions won’t be legally recognized, gay rights campaigners believe it is a large step on the path to equal marriage. The Government has …

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Lily Allen – Hard Out Here

Stereogum has a review: She’s already covered Keane for a British department-store commercial, and now she’s got her first real single since 2009. It’s called “Hard Out Here,” and it’s an Auto-Tuned pop song that also works as an on-the-nose parody of Auto-Tuned pop songs, or at least the wing of pop culture that produces them. The glossy video, from …

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Hawaii Gov To Sign Marriage Bill Today

Via the Associated Press: Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is expected to sign a bill Wednesday legalizing gay marriage, expanding the state’s aloha spirit and positioning the islands for more newlywed tourists. Abercrombie was expected to sign the bill Wednesday morning at an invitation-only ceremony at the Hawaii Convention Center, near the tourist heart of Waikiki. The measure will allow thousands …

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Student Vs Apple Over “Gay” Definition

A Massachusetts student has launched a campaign for Apple to remove one of the definitions for “gay” that comes up when using their devices. Becca Gorman, 15, said she first found the pejorative definition for the word while doing a research project for school last week. According to a screen capture she took of the dictionary application on her MacBook …

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Email Of The Day – Eugene Delgaudio

“Dear Joe, Tomorrow is Day #5 of Public Advocate’s Emergency Battleground Action Initiative. So far we’ve raised over $17,000 thanks to an outpouring of support from pro-Family Public Advocate supporters like you. Unfortunately, we’re almost halfway to our deadline of November 17th and we are falling behind the pace needed to meet our goal. If we want to reach the …

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Google: We Have A Throat Tattoo

Via CNN: Google-owned Motorola Mobility has filed for a patent, published last week, for a system “that comprises an electronic skin tattoo capable of being applied to a throat region of a body.” The patent says the tattoo would communicate with smartphones, gaming devices, tablets and wearable tech like Google Glass via a Bluetooth-style connection and would include a microphone …

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