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Clip recap: Who could get Broadway icons Julie Andrews, Gwen Verdon, Bernadette Peters and Angela Lansbury together for the holidays? Why, only Broadway Cares, of course, and the exclusive Broadway Legends ornament set (with some special assistance from theatre favorite Christine Pedi.) Whether your special someone loves one-of-a-kind Broadway memorabilia or collects every original cast recording, you’ll find whatever is …

Today is a big day for weddings. David’s Bridal estimates more than 3,300 brides will marry on 11/12/13 — a nearly eight-fold increase over the same date last year. “11/12/13 is a sequential pattern, and we have learned that couples love dates that have patterns,” said Brian Beitler, executive vice president of David’s Bridal, in a release. Brian Mills, general …

“‘Love exciting and new, come aboard, he’s expecting you’. If you listen to the [Love Boat theme] lyrics it’s all about Jesus. It’s a whole new approach to that song. I do that whenever I get into a group of believers, because it gave me – I said, wow, the Lord didn’t tell me about that until how many years …

Politico reports: Hillary Clinton bests Chris Christie by 10 points in a hypothetical presidential match-up, a new poll shows. According to a poll released Tuesday by NBC News, the former secretary of state leads the New Jersey GOP governor 44-34 percent. Both Christie and Clinton are considered top possible 2016 contenders, and the survey followed Christie’s decisive reelection win in …

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Bangladesh will officially recognize members of its hirja community as having their own gender. From the Bangladeshi news outlet, Daily Star: The government today approved a proposal of the social welfare ministry to identify “Hijra” as another form of sex and to use its sexual identity in different government’s documentation like passports and national ID cards. The approval came at …

Think Progress reports: On Saturday, nearly 40 armed men, women, and children waited outside a Dallas, Texas area restaurant to protest a membership meeting for the state chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a gun safety advocacy group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. According to a spokeswoman for Moms Demand …

The Hawaii Senate will vote today to concur with the amended marriage equality bill passed on Friday by the state House. The Senate already voted 20 to 4 backing the bill and the amendments aren’t expected to change any minds in Tuesday’s final vote. Then it goes to the Governor for final approval. “We’re on the cusp of becoming one …

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