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Historic Gay Bar on the Brink of Closing?

Yahoo Gay News / The Advocate  Nov 13 09

Brooklyn's oldest gay bar, the Starlite Lounge, may be in danger of closing after the building's owner sold the property.
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A Stimulus by another name

America Blog  Nov 13 09

Harry Reid did something good today when he said the Senate would be taking up a "Jobs Bill" in the very near future.
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Historic Gay Bar on the Brink of Closing?

Advocate  Nov 13 09

Brooklyn's oldest gay bar, the Starlite Lounge, may be in danger of closing after the building's owner sold the property.
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Apple lets devs bite their nails in real time as iPhone apps navigate approval process

EnGadget  Nov 11 09

Apple's App Store approval process is one of the great black boxes in the mobile industry, a bizarre place ruled by emotion, erratic logic, and an uneven application of censorship that has driven some developers to the very brink of insanity since the day of iPhone OS 2.
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In Afghanistan, the political situation is unraveling. Not good for the U.S.

America Blog  Oct 31 09

As if things aren't bad enough in Afghanistan, it's could be getting worse. The presidential run-off election is on the brink of collapsing because the challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, probably won't participate: A presidential run-off election planned for Nov.
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Motorola DROID review

EnGadget  Oct 30 09

It's hard to look at the DROID without looking at the company which brought the device to life.
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Matthew Shepard’s legacy :: The fight continues

Wicked Gay Blog  Oct 12 09

Matthew Shepard’s legacy :: The fight continues By Scott Stiffler | Oct 12 11 years ago Matthew Shepard’s death shocked and galvanized the public to demand hate crimes legislation for LGBTs.
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Hate Crimes Bill Closer to Becoming Law--Soon!

Straight Not Narrow  Oct 11 09

From the New York Times:The House voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people.
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House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes to Include Sexual Orientation

Towleroad  Oct 08 09

The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed by the House today as an attachment to a Department of Defense appropriations bill: "Democrats and advocates hailed the 281-to-146 vote, which put the measure on the brink of becoming.
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After 17 years in the Senate, What’s Ma’am Got to Show For it?

Gay Patriot  Oct 02 09

Not much. But, our junior Senator’s still got one year to complete her third term, so maybe she’ll actually accomplish something that helps bring the Golden State back from the brink.
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Why Polanski, After All These Years?

Bilerico  Sep 28 09

George Bush remains free and charged with no crimes, despite lying the American people into an illegal war and occupation that has so far cost taxpayers $700 billion (by the time you read this) and resulted in the deaths of nearly 4,500 American soldiers, as well as an estimated 800,000 to 1.
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Mugabe claims sanctions are illegal

America Blog  Sep 25 09

Probably not, but certainly torture, murder and starvation are crimes against humanity. CNN: Mugabe, giving his first major Western network interview for at least five years, also defended his government's record in the face of international accusations that he has driven a once-prosperous country to the brink of ruin.
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Decision on Gay Clergy Threatens to Split Lutherans

Yahoo Gay News / Washington Post  Sep 25 09

St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Annapolis is a house of worship on the brink. It recently voted to explore leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America because of the denomination's decision last month to allow gay people in committed relationships to serve as clergy.
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On Oct 11th: Take Action in DC or Take Action Locally

Bilerico  Sep 24 09

On Oct 11th: Take action in DC or take action locally.

We stand at the brink, at a moment of unprecedented possibility in the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality across America.
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A Looming Crisis?

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Sep 16 09

Stratfor's George Friedman thinks we could be closer to the brink in the Middle East than many now believe: We are reminded of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis only in this sense: We get the sense that everyone is misreading.
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After daughter pulled him back from the brink, SLC dad finds peace ...

Google Gay Parenting News / Salt Lake Tribune  Sep 16 09

After daughter pulled him back from the brink, SLC dad finds peace ...Salt Lake Tribune(The church strongly opposes gay marriage.
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Taxpayers face losses on Bush's auto bailout... but so what?

America Blog  Sep 11 09

Yeah, I read the headline and thought "damn, we got screwed." But you know what, what else were we supposed to do? Potentially two million jobs were at stake, and we were on the brink of a depression.
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Full text of the President's address to Congress on health care reform

Pams House blend  Sep 09 09

Hot out of the email box... THE WHITE HOUSE

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September 9, 2009

Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Washington, DC

Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people:

When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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The President's speech

America Blog  Sep 09 09

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for DeliveryAddress to a Joint Session of Congress on Health CareWednesday, September 9th, 2009Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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A black priest and her church marries a lesbian mayor

Bilerico  Sep 09 09

Since the liberal arm of the U.S. Episcopal Church passed a resolution in July to bless same-sex unions - particularly in states like Massachusetts that legalize such marriages - so too has, at least, one black congregation within the Massachusetts diocese.
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