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Obama: Hate crimes, defense spending
The Swampby Mark Silva Only Congress can produce a bill authorizing $680 billion in national defense spending and extending the protections of federal hate-crime legislation to gay Americans. President Barack Obama will get to sign both today in one stroke, but......Tags: Government, Laws, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Lawyers
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'Change:' Defense spending, hate crimes
The Swampby Mark Silva "The Pentagon is not the kind of place that can turn on a dime,'' says Defense Secretary Robert Gates, hailing the signing of a defense-spending bill that targets wasteful spending and unneeded weapons. "It will take more......Tags: Justice System, Government, Hate Crimes, Laws, Social Issues
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Jason Collins perfect person to take this first step
NEW YORK — Over lunch in Las Vegas last summer, Bulls general manager Gar Forman and free-agent NBA center Jason Collins met to discuss what Collins might offer Chicago. The word pioneer never came up. "A very, very impressive guy,'' Forman...
Tags: Tim Tebow, Bill Clinton, National Football League, San Francisco 49ers, Barclays Center
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Jason Collins Has No Team, But He'll Always Be A Trailblazer
The Hartford CourantHe is smart. He is a Stanford man. He is strong and he is aggressive. At 7 feet, 255 pounds, he led the NBA in personal fouls in 2004-2005. He is a veteran of 12 seasons, six teams, two NBA Finals, a teammate known for his commitment to his group's...Tags: Justice System, Washington Wizards, Periodicals, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant
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Discussing gay marriage on the second date
From the well-lighted Argentine restaurant — my suggestion via Yelp — to the 70-degree night, all is well on this second date. As Dylan tactfully yanks shrimp from their shells, he tells me about his Japanese father, who strictly regulated all...Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians, Shrimp
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Tony Plakas: Gays finally getting seat at table in Washington
Last week, Tammy Baldwin was sworn in as the first openly gay U. S. senator. If you've ever had the privilege to hear Tammy Baldwin speak in person, you may hear her confess Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first female Vice Presidential...Tags: HIV, Government, Blood Transfusion, Politics, Social Issues
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Grammy, Pulitzer winners, TV star among highlights of upcoming Zoellner season
Lehigh Valley MusicA Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, the world premiere of a song cycle based on poems by Carl Reiner’s daughter, dazzling international dance ensembles, circus arts and perhaps America’s premier storyteller will highlight the 16th season of... -
School play tackles bullying, prejudice
TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » NewsThe story of a 1998 anti-gay hate crime that resulted in the murder of a college student in Laramie, Wyoming will take center stage at …... -
Festival of Books: Stiefvater and other YA masters talk inspiration
Jacket CopyYoung adult fiction authors Jacqueline Woodson, Maggie Stiefvater, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson discuss process, inspiration and the beginnings of their writing careers at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.... -
Giving thanks to supporters of LGBT equality
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelI give thanks to the huge strides we have seen in the movements for equality in the US. I give thanks to support we have had from our allies from some of the most open – and not so open attacks on our community. The fight for LGBTQ equality is... -
Theater review: 'Dusk Rings a Bell' at the Blank's 2nd Stage
Culture MonsterF. Kathleen Foley reviews 'Dusk Rings a Bell' at the Blank's 2nd Stage.... -
Lauren Myracle withdraws from National Book Award finalists
Jacket CopyLauren Myracle withdraws her book "Shine" from the National Book Awards finalists list after being asked to do so by the National Book Foundation, which says its inclusion was an error....
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