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ILGA-Europe has issued its annual overview of LGBT rights. Although it does not yet have full marriage equality, the United Kingdom received the highest rating of the 49 nations in the report, earning a 77% score. Russia got the lowest score at 7%.   Via Pink News: Among the EU member states causing major concern are Hungary and Greece. The report …

Kyle Mantyla writes at Right Wing Watch: The other day, Glenn Beck declared that the Obama administration was nothing more than a “Chicago crime syndicate” that will eventually be taken down by the IRS, much like Al Capone. So logically, last night Beck decided to illustrate that point by reenacting a famous scene from the movie “The Untouchables” by beating …

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Disney executives say they are looking into a New York Post report which claims that “wealthy Manhattan moms” are hiring disabled people who pretend to be family members in order to cut into the head of the lines at popular theme park attractions. The “black-market Disney guides” run $130 an hour, or $1,040 for an eight-hour day. “My daughter waited …

The New York Times reports: Cheered on by a raucous crowd waving flags and chanting, a team of Iranian wrestlers defeated the United States, 6-1, in an exhibition match staged in New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday. The match was part of a unified effort by sporting officials from the three nations to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. …

That’s what he gets for backing immigration reform.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a German home-schooling family who applied for asylum on the grounds of religious persecution. Home-schooling is illegal in Germany and some families have lost custody of their children over the issue. The U.S. grants safe haven to people who have a well-founded fear of persecution, but not necessarily to those under …

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