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New York Times
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-Let's Talk About Sex
We need to create a sex education infrastructure that acknowledges realityand protects our children from unwanted pregnancies, or worse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06blow.html?ref=opinion
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Washington Post
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-Public Display
The Picture-Perfect American Family? These Days, It Doesn't Exist. With thedebut of the Palins before a nationwide audience, a presidential campaignthat was supposed to be about the economy, Iraq or even race hasunexpectedly become -- for a little while, at least -- a conversation aboutfamily. But even before the surprising news of 17-year-old Bristol Palin'spregnancy, the Obamas, Bidens and McCains had spent an inordinate amount ofprecious convention time introducing us to their loved ones: videos,scripted shout-outs, smiling tableaus as the confetti came down. Bothparties clearly thought that it was crucial for the candidates to show howdeeply they value their family lives.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090502652.html
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-Gay marriage opens new chapters on good manners
Two beautiful, meant-to-be-together souls become one. Two hearts. Onepromise. Partners in life and love . . . With gay marriage a reality intwo states, Hallmark Cards has made it easier for those wanting to send thevery best to Mr. & Mr. California or Mrs. & Mrs. Massachusetts.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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-SAVE Dade picks new Executive Director: Rapid search ends with Carlos"C.J." Ortuño
SAVE Dade, a.k.a. Safeguarding American Values for Everyone, lost its famedand beloved leader Heddy Pena when she was scooped up by the non-profitorganization Florida Red and Blue.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20855
-Rainbow flags illegal in Miami Beach-but not for long
City commission to make ruling on public display of gay pride
In a move that will undoubtedly rock the South Florida universe, Miami Beachcity commissioners are prepared to rule on the legality of displayingrainbow flags in public. Rainbow flags cannot be flown outside anybusinesses or homes in Miami Beach, because of a city code restricting"pennants, banners, streamers, flags and flagpoles." Only flags thatrepresent actual countries are allowed. No word on the legalitiessurrounding my Brazilian next door neighbor, who uses his country's flag ascurtains.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20850
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-Scientists: Roman Empire made Europeans more susceptible to HIV
A genetic study by French scientists claims that a gene variant spread byRoman legions as they conquered most of Western Europe has made peopleliving in the areas more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
http://www.365gay.com/features/scientists-roman-empire-made-europeans-more-susceptible-to-hiv/
-Gay Australia beyond Sydney
If you love a big gay Aussie parade (you know, the one that adds a littlecolor to the mainstream media each year) and a crushing number of near nakedguys out for fun, Sydney has what you're looking for. However, if you've"been there, done that," or are looking for a different kind of Aussieadventure, head south, and take a chance on the States of Victoria andTasmania.
http://www.365gay.com/features/gay-australia-beyond-sydney/
-Church sign attacks gays
A church in Blacklick, Ohio, is making a statement using Katy Perry's song"I Kissed a Girl." Havens Corners Church put up a sign with the lyrics "Ikissed a girl and I liked it" and an additional line that reads "Then I wentto hell."
http://www.365gay.com/news/church-sign-attacks-gays/
-Obama enlists all-woman army to blunt Palin
Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in aneffort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential topersuade women to vote Republican. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York,Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius all werescheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks. Republicans say theyhope Palin, who made her national debut with a feisty speech on Wednesday,could put some female voters in play.
http://www.365gay.com/news/obama-enlists-all-woman-army-to-blunt-palin/
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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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-Missoula Police Beef Up Outreach to Gays
The GLBT Community Liaison program in Missoula, Mont., is getting amakeover. With a website, posters, radio spots, and billboards, the MissoulaPolice Department and community partners are campaigning to stop bias andreport it when it occurs, according to New West Missoula.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60868.asp
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
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-Few Gay Couples Enrolling for State Health Benefits
Expensive, taxpayer-funded lawsuits over whether New York should recognizesame-sex marriages from other states could linger for years, but so far fewgay couples are taking advantage of the state's expanded rights, recordsshow. The state Department of Civil Service said it was aware of only 33same-sex married couples who had signed up for the state's health insurancesince it extended the benefits to them May 1, 2007.
-Subway Fires Gay Porn Star
Granted, other than the obvious joke above, there's nothing funny aboutthis: It seems that 22-year-old porn actor Kurt Wild has been fired from aSubway restaurant outside of St. Louis after a customer recognized him fromhis other line of work and raised hell with the management.
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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-Posters call for execution of gays as tensions mount over Sarajevo queerfestival
International observers have spoken out after tensions around the first evergay festival in Bosnia intensified. The Queer Sarajevo Festival is to takeplace in from September 24th to 27th. The Dutch, Canadian and Swissembassies are among those supporting the event.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8919.html
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-Instruction in Pole Dancing Tests the First Amendment
ADAMS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - It is safe to say that last week was the first time the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania had ever filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a pole dancing instructor. But Witold J. Walczak, the organization's legal director, said the issues involved were common to many of its cases. "Why is the A.C.L.U. here?" Mr. Walczak asked. "The simple reason is this involves teaching, and that is expression protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution." The instructor, Stephanie Babines, 30, was denied a permit to open a dance studio here. The A.C.L.U. has sued to overturn that decision.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/american_civil_liberties_union/index.html?inline=nyt-org
-Smoother Transitions
BREANNA L. SPEED waited four years before announcing to her co-workers that she would not be Wendell anymore. She was concerned that the revelation that she felt more comfortable living life as a woman than in the male body she was born with would jeopardize her job at Hewitt Associates, an outsourcing company in Lincolnshire, Ill., where she had worked as a database administrator for seven years. But since Feb. 26, 2007, when she walked into the office as Breanna (with a company ID and a workplace paper trail that carried her new name), Ms. Speed said she has received nothing but support.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/fashion/04WORK.html?_r=1
-Study Links Gene Variant in Men to Marital Discord
Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack aparticular variant of a gene that influences brain activity, researchersannounced yesterday -- the first time that science has shown a direct linkbetween a man's genes and his aptitude for monogamy. The finding isstriking because it not only links the gene variant -- whichis present in two of every five men -- with the risk of marital discord anddivorce, but also appears to predict whether women involved with these menare likely to say their partners are emotionally close and available, ordistant and disagreeable. The presence of the gene variant, or allele, alsoseems predictive of whether men get married or live with women withoutgetting married.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102087.html?referrer=emailarticle
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HeartStrong
http://www.heartstrong.org
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-HeartStrong Announces 28th Outreach Trip
Restorative Therapy & Faith-based Anti-GLBT Bullying
At Religious Educational Institutions Uncovered
Seattle - Marc Adams, Lambda Literary Award finalist and Silver Pen Award recipient for his autobiography, The Preacher's Son, will be heading the 28th Outreach Trip for HeartStrong beginning September 17, 2008. HeartStrong, Inc., is the non-profit educational organization Adams co-founded. HeartStrong is for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students of religious schools, colleges, and universities. HeartStrong hasprovided hope and help to GLBT students who have endured faith-based anti-GLBT bullying in religious schools around the world since 1996. Adams is executive director. Since 1996, the HeartStrong Outreach Team has self-driven more than 368,000 miles around North America providing hope and help for GLBT students from religious schools and educating the public about the plight of these students.
All dates for the 28th Outreach Trip are listed below. There will be afew more additions over the next couple weeks. For more detailedinformation about locations and times, please visithttp://www.heartstrong.org and go to our Educational Forums page.
SEPTEMBER 2008
14 Olympia WA
18 Westchester PA
19 Manchester CT
21 Canton NY
21 St Lawrence University Canton NY
23 Syracuse NY
26 Garden City NY
27 Princeton NJ
28 Rockland County NY
OCTOBER 2008
1 Frederick MD
6 Westchester NY
8 Ellicott City MD
12 Media PA
12 Tom's River NJ
14 Worcester MA
15 Rockland County NY
19 Buffalo NY
19 Jamestown NY
NOVEMBER 2008
9 San Francisco CA
16 Prescott AZ
17 Paradise Valley AZ
23 Prescott AZ
30 Thousand Oaks CA
DECEMBER 2008
1 Fresno CA
14 Los Angeles CA
17 Los Angeles CA
20 Reno NV
21 Reno NV
HeartStrong is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. All donations are taxdeductible as allowed by law.
PLEASE DONATE AT:
http://www.heartstrong.org
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From Transgender Equality
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-Transgender Youth Supported with New Program
Miami: In Florida, bullying is at the forefront of everybody's lips. Arecent anti-bullying law has made the public schools in lorida more awareand diligent in addressing issues of bullying and harassment. No place doesthis happen more than in the lives of GLBTQ youth. According to VivanMarthell, director of Pridelines Youth Services, transgender youth face themost discrimination today, even more than for gay or lesbian youth.Although this population is smaller than the other initials (GLBQ), thisgroup is the most severely affected by bullying, harassment, isolation andsuicide," Marthell explained. Because of this, Pridelines Youth Services hasrecently created a new program on Tuesday nights called Between Here andSomewhere Else where transgender and gender variant youth can meet foractivities, support, and peer socializing.
www.pridelines.org
-Name Change Kit
Here's a link to the magnificently thorough Florida Name Change Kit puttogether by our dear friend Karen Doering, formerly of the National Centerof Lesbian Rights.
http://www.transgenderlaw.org/resources/floridakit.pdf
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GLAAD's "The Best & Worst of National News"
August 2008
THE BEST
-New York Times Op-Ed Debunks Legitimacy of Olympics "Sex Test"
In an op-ed titled "The XY Games" published on August 3, acclaimedtransgender author Jennifer Finney Boylan critically examined the tests usedto determine gender in many prominent athletic competitions. In reaction tothe ruling of the Beijing Olympics organizers to set up a "genderdetermination lab," specifically designed to test female athletes"suspected" of being male, Boylan pointed out the illegitimacy ofchromosomal testing, saying that these tests "measure maleness andfemaleness by the wrong yardsticks." In light of this, Boylan calls for anend to these discriminatory tests, saying that gender "is malleable andelusive, and we need to become comfortable with this fact, rather thanafraid of it." Boylan points out the possibly tragic results these tests canhave, such as the global humiliation and subsequent suicide attempt ofrunner Santhi Soundarajan who "failed" such a test at the 2006 Asian Games.
READ ARTICLE:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/opinion/03boylan.html?_r=2&sq=transgender&st=cse&oref=slogin&scp=4&pagewanted=all
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD encourages you to email Jennifer Finney Boylan and The New York Timesand commend them on addressing the discriminatory practice of gender testsin the Olympic and athletic communities.
-Gay Couple's Immigration Struggle Reported by the Wisconsin State Journal
Melanie Conklin of the Wisconsin State Journal highlighted the seriouslosses communities all over the country are facing because of the lack offederal recognition for same-sex marriages. In the article "Immigration lawseparates same-sex couple" Conklin shares the story of Pamela Hathaway andLucie Ferrera, a bi-national couple living in Wisconsin. Hathaway andFerrera married in Canada last January, and as they are unable to gainspousal immigration rights, the couple has been forced to move to Canada tostay together. Conklin shows how Hathaway and Ferrera's friends andneighbors are trying to come to terms with her departure, and describes thecouple's hopes that the laws will change so they can come back to theirhome.
READ ARTICLE:
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/300361
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD encourages you to contact the Wisconsin State Journal and MelanieConklin and thank them for drawing attention to the struggles bi-nationalgay and lesbian couples face due to immigration laws and the lack of federalrecognition for their relationships.
CONTACT:
Melanie Conklin
mconklin@madison.com
Wisconsin State Journal Editor, Ellen Foley
efoley@madison.com
-Portrait of Young Gay Orthodox Jewish Woman Published by the Detroit FreePress
On August 12, the Detroit Free Press ran the article "Student finds couragein her art," by Christy Duan, about a young Orthodox Jewish gay woman andher journey towards self-acceptance. Duan describes Naomi Zaslow's processof reconciling her sexual orientation with her Orthodox Jewish upbringing,quoting the young artist about her decision to come out. Zaslow says,"sometimes you do need to take the risk. There are places where you can findsupport. Things do get better." Zaslow's recent senior art showcase focuseson her multi-faceted identity. Duan highlights her success, giving hope toother young LGBT people as they strive to find acceptance and images ofthemselves within their religious communities and families.
READ ARTICLE:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/NEWS05/808120400/1007/NEWS05
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD encourages you to email Christy Duan of the Detroit Free Press andthank her for providing insight into the experiences of a young OrthodoxJewish gay woman and helping readers to learn from her journey.
CONTACT:
Christy Duan
elhill@freepress.com
-Reuters Draws Attention to Anti-Gay Attitudes Prevalent in Olympic AthleticWorld
In an August 18 Reuters article, Paul Majendie draws attention to the factthat only 10 of the 10,500 athletes competing in Beijing during thissummer's Olympics are openly gay. The article explained that many athletesfear coming out and facing disapproval from fans and teammates. Majendiepoints out that the lack of openly gay athletes creates an environment inwhich being a gay athlete is perceived to be a deterrent to success. Thelack of encouragement for openly gay athletes permeates through the world ofathletics, and is rarely given the much needed attention Majendie offerswith this article. He details some of the tangible consequences athletescould face if they come out, such as lost endorsement deals and unwantedmedia attention distracting them from their performances.
READ ARTICLE:
http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSPEK5913220080818?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD encourages you to email Paul Majendie of Reuters and thank him forbringing attention to the prevalence of anti-gay attitudes in the world ofathletic competition.
CONTACT:
Paul Majendie
Paul.majendie@thomsonreuters.com
THE WORST
-Chicago Tribune Runs Defamatory Op-Ed Defending ~Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Policy
On August 14, the Chicago Tribune published an Op-Ed by Elaine Donnelly,president of a group that calls itself the Center for Military Readiness.Donnelly is a vocal opponent of allowing gay service members to serve in hemilitary, and breathlessly claims that if the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ban islifted, there will be "forced cohabitation with professed (not discreet)homosexuals, in all military communities, 24/7." Donnelly's baseless scaretactics dishonor many thousands of courageous, loyal and patriotic servicemembers, at the same time as the ban continues to put our country at risk bydischarging essentials service members just because they're gay. Whilesubstantive discussion about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban is important,the Chicago Tribune offered instead little more than fear-basedhyperventilation from a predictably virulent anti-gay activist.
READ ARTICLE:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0814gayaug14,0,5487863.story
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD urges you to contact the Chicago Tribune and voice your concerns. Urgethem to promote a discussion about the real-world impact of the "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" ban, and ask them to bring voices to the table that can crediblyaddress the ways in which it puts our nation's security at risk.
CONTACT:
Chicago Tribune, Letter to the Editor ctc-tribletter@tribune.com
-Rush Limbaugh Insults Rachel Maddow After She is Named Host on MSNBC
Rush Limbaugh made insulting comments about Rachel Maddow, the popularopenly gay political commentator who will be hosting her own show on MSNBCthis September. On his August 20th radio show broadcast, Limbaughmentioned Maddow's new show. Referencing Dan Abrams, whose time slot Maddowwill be taking over, Limbaugh joked that, "he's losing his show to somebodywith more testosterone than he has." Limbaugh's juvenile remarks wereuncalled for, and made Maddow's sexual orientation the punch line of thejoke.
READ TRANSCRIPT:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_082008/content/01125110.guest.html
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD urges you to email Clear Channel and its CEO Mark Mays and ask them tohold Rush Limbaugh accountable for his comments.
CONTACT:
Mark Mays
markpmays@clearchannel.com
-Mike Galanos Sensationalizes So-Called "Dangerous" Trend of Girls KissingGirl
In his August 25th broadcast on CNN Headline News, Prime News host MikeGalanos led a sensationalized segment about a so-called "devastating" trendof girls kissing girls. Drawing on the popularity of pop singer Katy Perry'shit song "I Kissed A Girl" as evidence of a widespread crisis for teenagegirls, Galanos reported that girls are experimenting with other girls solelyto garner male attention. He repeatedly refers to this trend as"devastating," "dangerous," and "disturbing." While the intention was tohighlight the need to garner positive self-esteem in teenage girls, Galanosrelies on stereotypes to create hysteria and shock his viewers, and fails toinclude young lesbian and bi women in his analysis.
WATCH CLIP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZ1ElTM9fk
TAKE ACTION:
GLAAD urges you to contact CNN and Mike Galanos to call for an apology forthese sensational statements, which aimed to create unwarranted fear andperpetuate misconceptions around lesbian and bi teenagers. ÂCONTACT:
Prime News
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?83
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MSNBC
VP Candidate Has Not Yet Expressed Views On 'Pray Away the Gay Movement'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference thatpromises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer."You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transformthe lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert inthe bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed since shewas a child. Palin's conservative Christian views have energized that partof the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain's candidacy beforehe named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchlyanti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gaymarriage and spousal rights for gay couples. Focus on the Family, anational Christian fundamentalist organization, has scheduled the "Love WonOut" Conference for Sept. 13 in Anchorage, about 30 miles from Wasilla. Palin, campaigning with McCain in the Midwest on Friday, has not publiclyexpressed a view on the so-called "pray away the gay" movement.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26567170/
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About Sarah Palin from a Wassillan
So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the last2 days that I decided to write something up . . . Basically, Sarah Palin andHillary Clinton have only 2 things in common: their gender and their goodlooks. :) You have my permission to forward this to your friends/emailcontacts with my name and email address attached, but please do not post iton any websites, as there are too many kooks out there . . .
Thanks,
Anne Kilkenny
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/3671/the-reform-candidate
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
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-Barack Obama's the right choice for the color blind
Here's how I learned about racism: In the early 1960s, I arrived from Israelon a scholarship to the UCLA School of Journalism. One summer, I drove mybattered Plymouth to New York just to see how big America was. I pulled intoa gas station in Ft. Smith, Ark. While refueling, I went to the diner nextdoor and ordered a glass of milk and a tuna fish sandwich. The waitress eyedme from behind the counter, and said, "We don't serve Orientals." Troublewas, I had no idea who were "Orientals." I guessed she didn't like the way Ilooked - flowery Hawaiian pants, black camisole, long black ponytail. And adark California suntan. Still, I figured that people who didn't likesomeone, an "Oriental" in this case, wouldn't be crazy about Jews. So Ifilled up my bottle, bought a tin of peanuts and hit the road. Later, Ipassed a dumpy restaurant advertising fried chicken, with the caveat, "Wedon't serve colored." Now, in a historical swoop, Barack Obama, both"Oriental" and "colored," in a sense, is the Democratic candidate forpresident. TV pundits, liberal and conservative, breathing words into emptyspace, posit a dichotomy. At this point, they say, he should be 12 to 15percentage points ahead of McCain. So, why isn't he? Quick, get me a tunafish sandwich! People of a certain age in Boca Raton tell me I know Obamais a smart guy, but I just can't bring myself to vote for him.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/columnists/sfl-rpcol06sbsep06,0,1138666.column
-U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
The plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac andvirtually wipe out their shareholders but let them continue to work with thegovernment standing behind their debt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/06fannie.html?hp
-Zardari Is Elected Pakistan's President
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhuttoand a controversial politician with little experience, was elected presidentof Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/world/asia/07zardari.html?hp
-In Destitute Swaziland, Leader Lives Royally
The extravagance of King Mswati III, who has given his 13 wives palaces andBMWs, is spurring protests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/africa/06king.html?hp
-Caught in the Cross-Fire
Unless the Pentagon comes up with a better strategy, the United States andits allies may well lose the war in Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06sat1.html?ref=opinion
-Running From Reality
BOB HERBERT
From the speakers' faux populist gibberish, you would never have known thatthe Republicans have used their titanic power to lead the country to itspresent sorry state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06herbert.html?ref=opinion
-McCain's Grizzly Politics
John McCain is not actually running for president. He's running for Senatemajority leader. All his passion is directed at defects in the legislativeprocess.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06collins.html?ref=opinion
-The Mirrored Ceiling
It turns out there was something more nauseating than the nomination ofSarah Palin as John McCain's running mate this past week. It was the tone ofthe acclaim that followed her acceptance speech. "Drill, baby, drill,"clapped John Dickerson, marveling at Palin's ability to speak and smile atthe same time as an indication of her unexpected depths and unsuspectedstrengths. "It was clear Palin was having fun, and it's hard to have fun ifyou're scared or a lightweight," he wrote in Slate.
http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/the-mirrored-ceiling/index.html?ref=opinion
-Tropical Storm Hanna Hits the Carolinas
With Hurricane Ike not far behind, Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore near theCarolina border.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/us/07storm.html?hp
-U.S. Spied on Maliki, Book Says, Upsetting Iraq
The Iraqi government reacted with concern and dismay on Friday toallegations that American officials spied on Prime Minister Nuri Kamalal-Maliki, and warned that it could affect negotiations over the continuingAmerican troop presence in the country. The claims about espionage againstsenior Iraqi government figures appear in Bob Woodward's book "The WarWithin: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008," The Washington Postreported Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/middleeast/06iraq.html
-Some See a Fighting Spirit as Detroit Mayor's Ruin
When it looked to most people around here as if a 31-year-old might be tooyoung to win a mayoral election, Kwame M. Kilpatrick decided to take on thefight, and the reward was his inauguration in 2002 as Detroit's chiefexecutive. Mr. Kilpatrick has fought and won many battles since. But helost perhaps the biggest one of his life on Thursday. After holding out formonths in hopes that he could beat criminal charges against him, he reversedhimself and, in a deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to two felonies,agreeing to resign and serve jail time, among other penalties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/06detroit.html
-The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform
In an election season when Democrats find themselves unusually unified oneverything from tax policy to foreign affairs, one issue still divides them:education. It is a surprising fault line, perhaps, given the party's longdominance on the issue. Voters consistently say they trust the Democratsover the Republicans on education, by a wide margin. But the split in theparty is real, deep and intense, and it shows no signs of healing any timesoon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07wwln-lede-t.html
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Washington Post
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-So What Is Fair Game With Sarah Palin?
Look at the Rules Hillary Clinton Had to Play By.
Watching Gov. Sarah Palin explode onto the national scene over the last weekgot me thinking back to a cold evening earlier this year, just before theNew Hampshire primary. I was half-listening to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clintonspeak at an auditorium when a strange noise interrupted the event: two youngmen shouting, in muffled voices, "Iron my shirt!"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090502656.html
-Thailand's New Crisis
An opposition movement claiming to defend democracy does its best to destroyit. THE GOOD news about democracy is that as elected government has spreadand deepened its roots around the world during the past two decades, poorpeople and neglected ethnic groups in many countries have gained power. Incountries such as Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico, government policies haveshifted to accommodate the newly enfranchised, and their lives haveimproved. The downside is that the expansion of the political system has, ina few countries, touched off cultural or class warfare that has underminedthe new freedom. In some cases, such as Venezuela and Bolivia, populistsclaiming to represent a poor or indigenous majority have won elections, thensought to entrench themselves in power and eliminate competition from theold elite. We've had a lot to say about the harm Venezuela's Hugo Chávez andBolivia's Evo Morales have done to their countries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503718.html
-Energy Loss: Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech was notable for what itdidn't say.
SEN. JOHN McCAIN's energy policy was pretty clear before he accepted theRepublican nomination for president Thursday in St. Paul, Minn. He wants tobuild more nuclear power plants, develop clean coal technology, increase theuse of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, and expandoffshore drilling. Despite the swipe Mr. McCain took at his Democraticopponent, there's not much difference between his energy policy and that ofSen. Barack Obama (Ill.).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503719.html
-Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison
Judge Cites Assistance Ex-Lobbyist Provided In Corruption Probe
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=sec-nation
-Rangel Says He Didn't Know of Loan Terms: Villa Deal Compounds Controversy
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) did not know that the Caribbean resort villahe purchased 20 years ago was financed with a no-interest mortgage from thedeveloper and has generated $75,000 in income that he should have reportedon tax and financial disclosure forms, his lawyer said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503442.html?hpid=sec-politics
-Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over tocelebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student wasstepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402328.html?hpid=sec-religion
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-A good story, but look closely
You gotta love this campaign. No sooner does the curtain come crashing downon one climactic moment than up it goes on another. The Democrats chooseNoDrama Obama and the channel switches to Soap Opera McCain. You wantchange? I'll show you change: Introducing Sarah Palin, a running mate asunfamiliar as the tundra.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/674468.html
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http://www.fortreport.com/
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-GOP Mocks Public Service
For the first time in American history, a major political party devoted asubstantial portion of its national convention to attacking grassrootsorganizing.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080922/dreier_atlas
-Most Clinton Backers Say Palin's Too Far A Stretch
Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't getthe Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the VP spot.So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of shunningBarack Obama, and perhaps even voting Republican.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/05/ap/politics/main4421375.shtml
-Analysis: McCain sincere, short on answers
It's odd to present yourself as a maverick to the most partisan audienceimaginable, as John McCain did Thursday night. But the real audience wasn'tsitting in the Xcel Center this evening to watch the Arizona senator acceptthe Republican Party's presidential nomination; it was the independents athome looking for a reason to vote for him.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/05/schneider.speech/index.html
-Obama, Seeing Hope In Ohio, Shifts Schedule There
Obama Shuffles Schedule, Hones Campaign Strategy To Reflect Electoral MathSo much for the 50-state strategy. Barack Obama, who once pledged tocompete in every state, has shifted his thinking. Now, he'll pick and choosewhere to spend time and money.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/05/ap/politics/main4420868.shtml
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About Sarah Palin from a Wassillan
So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the last2 days that I decided to write something up . . . Basically, Sarah Palin andHillary Clinton have only 2 things in common: their gender and their goodlooks. :) You have my permission to forward this to your friends/emailcontacts with my name and email address attached, but please do not post iton any websites, as there are too many kooks out there . . .
Thanks,
Anne Kilkenny
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/3671/the-reform-candidate
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http://www.nytimes.com/
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-Barack Obama's the right choice for the color blind
Here's how I learned about racism: In the early 1960s, I arrived from Israelon a scholarship to the UCLA School of Journalism. One summer, I drove mybattered Plymouth to New York just to see how big America was. I pulled intoa gas station in Ft. Smith, Ark. While refueling, I went to the diner nextdoor and ordered a glass of milk and a tuna fish sandwich. The waitress eyedme from behind the counter, and said, "We don't serve Orientals." Troublewas, I had no idea who were "Orientals." I guessed she didn't like the way Ilooked - flowery Hawaiian pants, black camisole, long black ponytail. And adark California suntan. Still, I figured that people who didn't likesomeone, an "Oriental" in this case, wouldn't be crazy about Jews. So Ifilled up my bottle, bought a tin of peanuts and hit the road. Later, Ipassed a dumpy restaurant advertising fried chicken, with the caveat, "Wedon't serve colored." Now, in a historical swoop, Barack Obama, both"Oriental" and "colored," in a sense, is the Democratic candidate forpresident. TV pundits, liberal and conservative, breathing words into emptyspace, posit a dichotomy. At this point, they say, he should be 12 to 15percentage points ahead of McCain. So, why isn't he? Quick, get me a tunafish sandwich! People of a certain age in Boca Raton tell me I know Obamais a smart guy, but I just can't bring myself to vote for him.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/columnists/sfl-rpcol06sbsep06,0,1138666.column
-U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
The plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac andvirtually wipe out their shareholders but let them continue to work with thegovernment standing behind their debt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/06fannie.html?hp
-Zardari Is Elected Pakistan's President
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhuttoand a controversial politician with little experience, was elected presidentof Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/world/asia/07zardari.html?hp
-In Destitute Swaziland, Leader Lives Royally
The extravagance of King Mswati III, who has given his 13 wives palaces andBMWs, is spurring protests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/africa/06king.html?hp
-Caught in the Cross-Fire
Unless the Pentagon comes up with a better strategy, the United States andits allies may well lose the war in Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06sat1.html?ref=opinion
-Running From Reality
BOB HERBERT
From the speakers' faux populist gibberish, you would never have known thatthe Republicans have used their titanic power to lead the country to itspresent sorry state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06herbert.html?ref=opinion
-McCain's Grizzly Politics
John McCain is not actually running for president. He's running for Senatemajority leader. All his passion is directed at defects in the legislativeprocess.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/opinion/06collins.html?ref=opinion
-The Mirrored Ceiling
It turns out there was something more nauseating than the nomination ofSarah Palin as John McCain's running mate this past week. It was the tone ofthe acclaim that followed her acceptance speech. "Drill, baby, drill,"clapped John Dickerson, marveling at Palin's ability to speak and smile atthe same time as an indication of her unexpected depths and unsuspectedstrengths. "It was clear Palin was having fun, and it's hard to have fun ifyou're scared or a lightweight," he wrote in Slate.
http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/the-mirrored-ceiling/index.html?ref=opinion
-Tropical Storm Hanna Hits the Carolinas
With Hurricane Ike not far behind, Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore near theCarolina border.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/us/07storm.html?hp
-U.S. Spied on Maliki, Book Says, Upsetting Iraq
The Iraqi government reacted with concern and dismay on Friday toallegations that American officials spied on Prime Minister Nuri Kamalal-Maliki, and warned that it could affect negotiations over the continuingAmerican troop presence in the country. The claims about espionage againstsenior Iraqi government figures appear in Bob Woodward's book "The WarWithin: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008," The Washington Postreported Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/middleeast/06iraq.html
-Some See a Fighting Spirit as Detroit Mayor's Ruin
When it looked to most people around here as if a 31-year-old might be tooyoung to win a mayoral election, Kwame M. Kilpatrick decided to take on thefight, and the reward was his inauguration in 2002 as Detroit's chiefexecutive. Mr. Kilpatrick has fought and won many battles since. But helost perhaps the biggest one of his life on Thursday. After holding out formonths in hopes that he could beat criminal charges against him, he reversedhimself and, in a deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to two felonies,agreeing to resign and serve jail time, among other penalties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/06detroit.html
-The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform
In an election season when Democrats find themselves unusually unified oneverything from tax policy to foreign affairs, one issue still divides them:education. It is a surprising fault line, perhaps, given the party's longdominance on the issue. Voters consistently say they trust the Democratsover the Republicans on education, by a wide margin. But the split in theparty is real, deep and intense, and it shows no signs of healing any timesoon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07wwln-lede-t.html
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-So What Is Fair Game With Sarah Palin?
Look at the Rules Hillary Clinton Had to Play By.
Watching Gov. Sarah Palin explode onto the national scene over the last weekgot me thinking back to a cold evening earlier this year, just before theNew Hampshire primary. I was half-listening to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clintonspeak at an auditorium when a strange noise interrupted the event: two youngmen shouting, in muffled voices, "Iron my shirt!"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090502656.html
-Thailand's New Crisis
An opposition movement claiming to defend democracy does its best to destroyit. THE GOOD news about democracy is that as elected government has spreadand deepened its roots around the world during the past two decades, poorpeople and neglected ethnic groups in many countries have gained power. Incountries such as Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico, government policies haveshifted to accommodate the newly enfranchised, and their lives haveimproved. The downside is that the expansion of the political system has, ina few countries, touched off cultural or class warfare that has underminedthe new freedom. In some cases, such as Venezuela and Bolivia, populistsclaiming to represent a poor or indigenous majority have won elections, thensought to entrench themselves in power and eliminate competition from theold elite. We've had a lot to say about the harm Venezuela's Hugo Chávez andBolivia's Evo Morales have done to their countries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503718.html
-Energy Loss: Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech was notable for what itdidn't say.
SEN. JOHN McCAIN's energy policy was pretty clear before he accepted theRepublican nomination for president Thursday in St. Paul, Minn. He wants tobuild more nuclear power plants, develop clean coal technology, increase theuse of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, and expandoffshore drilling. Despite the swipe Mr. McCain took at his Democraticopponent, there's not much difference between his energy policy and that ofSen. Barack Obama (Ill.).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503719.html
-Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison
Judge Cites Assistance Ex-Lobbyist Provided In Corruption Probe
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=sec-nation
-Rangel Says He Didn't Know of Loan Terms: Villa Deal Compounds Controversy
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) did not know that the Caribbean resort villahe purchased 20 years ago was financed with a no-interest mortgage from thedeveloper and has generated $75,000 in income that he should have reportedon tax and financial disclosure forms, his lawyer said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503442.html?hpid=sec-politics
-Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over tocelebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student wasstepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402328.html?hpid=sec-religion
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-A good story, but look closely
You gotta love this campaign. No sooner does the curtain come crashing downon one climactic moment than up it goes on another. The Democrats chooseNoDrama Obama and the channel switches to Soap Opera McCain. You wantchange? I'll show you change: Introducing Sarah Palin, a running mate asunfamiliar as the tundra.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/674468.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-GOP Mocks Public Service
For the first time in American history, a major political party devoted asubstantial portion of its national convention to attacking grassrootsorganizing.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080922/dreier_atlas
-Most Clinton Backers Say Palin's Too Far A Stretch
Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't getthe Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the VP spot.So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of shunningBarack Obama, and perhaps even voting Republican.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/05/ap/politics/main4421375.shtml
-Analysis: McCain sincere, short on answers
It's odd to present yourself as a maverick to the most partisan audienceimaginable, as John McCain did Thursday night. But the real audience wasn'tsitting in the Xcel Center this evening to watch the Arizona senator acceptthe Republican Party's presidential nomination; it was the independents athome looking for a reason to vote for him.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/05/schneider.speech/index.html
-Obama, Seeing Hope In Ohio, Shifts Schedule There
Obama Shuffles Schedule, Hones Campaign Strategy To Reflect Electoral MathSo much for the 50-state strategy. Barack Obama, who once pledged tocompete in every state, has shifted his thinking. Now, he'll pick and choosewhere to spend time and money.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/05/ap/politics/main4420868.shtml
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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~
From Justin Flippen, Candidate for Wilton Manors City Commission
www.justinflippen.com
-I am pleased to share with you that today I officially qualified with theCity of Wilton Manors as a candidate for the Wilton Manors City Commission.I will continue to work hard for your support and vote on November 4th andthen once elected every day after that as your public servant. I recentlyreturned from Colorado where I had the distinct fortune of being interviewedby Melissa Long on CNN. I invite you to watch the interview at the linkbelow where we discussed a number of issues including my candidacy foroffice:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?JSONLINK=/video/politics/2008/08/25/dcl.long.flippen.delegates.cnn
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Equality Florida
http://www.eqfl.org/
-Sixty Day Countdown
Sixty days from today, millions of Florida voters will vote NO on Amendment 2.
Polling shows us that this amendment will be decided by a very slim margin.
In the next 60 days, we must talk to 400,000 Florida undecided voters andmake it clear that Amendment 2 will strip away essential domestic partnerbenefits and family protections. When people understand the harm inflictedby Amendmet 2, they vote NO. Will you help? We know you will vote NO on 2November 4th, but we need your help to reach 400,000 more voters who willvote NO.
There are two immediate ways you can help.
1) Phone Bank - Sign up to phone. If you like to talk - and we know you do -
phone banking is a fun and effective way to educate voters.
2) Contribute - With your help, we'll use our enormous grassroots network toeducate voters face-to face. We'll talk to voters on the phone and ask themto vote NO On 2. We'll mail tens of thousands of voters information on whyAmendment 2 is bad for Florida. But we can only do it with your support.We only have sixty days to ensure this mean-spirited amendment stays out ofthe Florida Constitution.
We need you now!
Sincerely,
Nadine Smith
Co-Chair, Fairness for All Families, Inc.
http://ga4.org/Equalityflorida/join.html?r=upzkIUpqYgqdE
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-Marriage needs no protection from the likes of these
We have all lost a good friend with the passing of Del Martin on August 27.
Most of us don't know Del, but in the photographs of the first legalmarriage between two women to take place in San Francisco on June 16, Del isthe one with the white hair, exchanging vows with Phyllis Lyon, her partnerof 55 years.
Del was a trailblazer for equality of rights for gays and lesbians, but morethan that, she was a human being who just wanted to be treated with dignityand respect, which is what we all deserve.
At the polls this November, faced with the question of Amendment 2 (theso-called "Marriage Protection Amendment"), I will be thinking of Del andPhyllis and their 55 years together. Marriage needs no protection from thelikes of them.
John Cutrone, Lake Worth
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-pbmail921pnsep06,0,7508118.story
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Storm FAQs
What gas stations and stores in Broward and Palm Beach counties havegenerators? And more ...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-qa-0905,0,2422811.story
-Ike continues its track west
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Bahamas and other Atlantic islandsas Hurricane Ike, still a Category 3 storm, inches closer to South Florida,the National Hurricane Center reported. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, the tempestwas just 210 miles east of Grand Turk Island. Its maximum sustained windsremain at 115 mph. Ike is moving west-southwest at almost 16 mph.Forecasters say Ike will pass near or over the southeastern Bahamas lateSaturday night, then continue churning past Cuba and toward the FloridaKeys. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center.If the storm does not change course, it will hit South Florida late Tuesdayor early Wednesday, the Hurricane center said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-ike-8am,0,6144719.story
-Tropical Storm Five Day Forecast Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
Another Palm Beach County election mess, including thousands of missingballots, stumbled toward a new venue today with county officials leaving itto the courts to decide a disputed judicial race.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flprecount0905pnsep05,0,4647658.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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--Florida has plenty of gas to weather Hurricane Ike
Drivers shouldn't have any immediate problems filling up their cars inpreparation for Hurricane Ike. This time around, Florida has plenty of gas.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/674479.html
-Next Dade schools chief likely to come internally
With Rudy Crew's tenure apparently ending, Miami-Dade's next superintendentwill probably come from inside the system.
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/674449.html
-FAMILY CARE: Special-needs families can get extra care during Hurricane Ike
When hurricanes approach, Dr. Daniel Armstrong, director of the University of Miami's Mailman Center for Child Development, worries about the children --and adults -- with special needs. ''The way we respond to this as acommunity says a lot about us,'' he says. ``We learned a lot in HurricaneAndrew. We can do a lot of things to help.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/674489.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Farmworkers exploited, even enslaved, in Florida
Between each December and May, Florida grows nearly the entire U.S. crop of fresh field tomatoes for our homes, restaurants and supermarkets. Although the tomato is essential produce, most consumers do not know, or do not care, that many of the farmworkers who harvest the crop are exploited and otherwise mistreated.
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/article798738.ece
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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~
From Justin Flippen, Candidate for Wilton Manors City Commission
www.justinflippen.com
-I am pleased to share with you that today I officially qualified with theCity of Wilton Manors as a candidate for the Wilton Manors City Commission.I will continue to work hard for your support and vote on November 4th andthen once elected every day after that as your public servant. I recentlyreturned from Colorado where I had the distinct fortune of being interviewedby Melissa Long on CNN. I invite you to watch the interview at the linkbelow where we discussed a number of issues including my candidacy foroffice:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?JSONLINK=/video/politics/2008/08/25/dcl.long.flippen.delegates.cnn
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Equality Florida
http://www.eqfl.org/
-Sixty Day Countdown
Sixty days from today, millions of Florida voters will vote NO on Amendment 2.
Polling shows us that this amendment will be decided by a very slim margin.
In the next 60 days, we must talk to 400,000 Florida undecided voters andmake it clear that Amendment 2 will strip away essential domestic partnerbenefits and family protections. When people understand the harm inflictedby Amendmet 2, they vote NO. Will you help? We know you will vote NO on 2November 4th, but we need your help to reach 400,000 more voters who willvote NO.
There are two immediate ways you can help.
1) Phone Bank - Sign up to phone. If you like to talk - and we know you do -
phone banking is a fun and effective way to educate voters.
2) Contribute - With your help, we'll use our enormous grassroots network toeducate voters face-to face. We'll talk to voters on the phone and ask themto vote NO On 2. We'll mail tens of thousands of voters information on whyAmendment 2 is bad for Florida. But we can only do it with your support.We only have sixty days to ensure this mean-spirited amendment stays out ofthe Florida Constitution.
We need you now!
Sincerely,
Nadine Smith
Co-Chair, Fairness for All Families, Inc.
http://ga4.org/Equalityflorida/join.html?r=upzkIUpqYgqdE
Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Marriage needs no protection from the likes of these
We have all lost a good friend with the passing of Del Martin on August 27.
Most of us don't know Del, but in the photographs of the first legalmarriage between two women to take place in San Francisco on June 16, Del isthe one with the white hair, exchanging vows with Phyllis Lyon, her partnerof 55 years.
Del was a trailblazer for equality of rights for gays and lesbians, but morethan that, she was a human being who just wanted to be treated with dignityand respect, which is what we all deserve.
At the polls this November, faced with the question of Amendment 2 (theso-called "Marriage Protection Amendment"), I will be thinking of Del andPhyllis and their 55 years together. Marriage needs no protection from thelikes of them.
John Cutrone, Lake Worth
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-pbmail921pnsep06,0,7508118.story
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Storm FAQs
What gas stations and stores in Broward and Palm Beach counties havegenerators? And more ...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-qa-0905,0,2422811.story
-Ike continues its track west
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Bahamas and other Atlantic islandsas Hurricane Ike, still a Category 3 storm, inches closer to South Florida,the National Hurricane Center reported. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, the tempestwas just 210 miles east of Grand Turk Island. Its maximum sustained windsremain at 115 mph. Ike is moving west-southwest at almost 16 mph.Forecasters say Ike will pass near or over the southeastern Bahamas lateSaturday night, then continue churning past Cuba and toward the FloridaKeys. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center.If the storm does not change course, it will hit South Florida late Tuesdayor early Wednesday, the Hurricane center said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-ike-8am,0,6144719.story
-Tropical Storm Five Day Forecast Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
Another Palm Beach County election mess, including thousands of missingballots, stumbled toward a new venue today with county officials leaving itto the courts to decide a disputed judicial race.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flprecount0905pnsep05,0,4647658.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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--Florida has plenty of gas to weather Hurricane Ike
Drivers shouldn't have any immediate problems filling up their cars inpreparation for Hurricane Ike. This time around, Florida has plenty of gas.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/674479.html
-Next Dade schools chief likely to come internally
With Rudy Crew's tenure apparently ending, Miami-Dade's next superintendentwill probably come from inside the system.
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/674449.html
-FAMILY CARE: Special-needs families can get extra care during Hurricane Ike
When hurricanes approach, Dr. Daniel Armstrong, director of the University of Miami's Mailman Center for Child Development, worries about the children --and adults -- with special needs. ''The way we respond to this as acommunity says a lot about us,'' he says. ``We learned a lot in HurricaneAndrew. We can do a lot of things to help.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/674489.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Farmworkers exploited, even enslaved, in Florida
Between each December and May, Florida grows nearly the entire U.S. crop of fresh field tomatoes for our homes, restaurants and supermarkets. Although the tomato is essential produce, most consumers do not know, or do not care, that many of the farmworkers who harvest the crop are exploited and otherwise mistreated.
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/article798738.ece
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Friday, September 05, 2008
GLBT DIGEST - September 05, 2008
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-259 major companies score 100 percent on HRC's gay Corporate Equality Index
On Tuesday, September 2, HRC released the 2009 Corporate Equality Index. Thereport measures the extent to which the 583 rated employers protect theirLGBT employees. Ratings are based on factors like non-discriminationpolicies, diversity training and benefits for domestic partners andtransgender employees. The findings of this year's report include:
* 259 major U.S. businesses achieved the highest rating of 100 percent -up from 195 last year.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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South Florida Blade
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-Barney Frank: Sarah Palin's family life is fair game
'They're the ones that made an issue of her family'
Rep. Barney Frank is among the first Democrats to publicly say Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin's family background, including the pregnancy of her unwedteenage daughter, should be fair game for campaign discussion. "They're theones that made an issue of her family," Frank, D-Mass., said Tuesday in atelephone interview with The Associated Press.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=20814
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365Gay.com
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-Obama enlists all-woman army to blunt Palin
Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in aneffort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential topersuade women to vote Republican. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York,Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius all werescheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks. Republicans say theyhope Palin, who made her national debut with a feisty speech on Wednesday,could put some female voters in play.
http://www.365gay.com/news/obama-enlists-all-woman-army-to-blunt-palin/
-Corvino: Palin, pregnancy and principles
I admit it: I was fascinated by the announcement that Sarah Palin's17-year-old daughter is pregnant. It's no surprise that teenagers havesex-even evangelical Christian teenagers, and especially very good lookingones, in Alaska, where there's not much to do but hunting and fishingand.well, you know.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-palin-pregnancy-and-principles/
-Killing ourselves with hate
Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Philadelphia - EPPI - used tobe the place where teenagers who attempted suicide ended up. There was awhole floor of them. Nothing but kids. The walls were that paleinstitutional green of old aquariums and the cloudy windows had chicken wireimbedded in them.
http://www.365gay.com/features/090408-lgbt-teen-suicide/
-Gay man fights for life after homophobic attack
Three teenagers are in police custody following a vicious unprovoked attackin East London that has left a gay man in hospital fighting for his life.The 20-year old victim, whose name is being withheld by police for hisprotection, was stabbed seven times.
http://www.365gay.com/news/090408-gay-hate-crime/
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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Accepting the GOP Nomination, McCain Makes Dubious References to Gays
His running mate had a "news flash" for the media Wednesday night, and JohnMcCain had one for LGBT Americans on Thursday: "Education is thecivil-rights issue of this century." It was the second thinly veiled dig atgays and lesbians the Arizona senator made as he accepted the GOP'snomination for president.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60761.asp
-Virginia Delegation Rejects Gay-Inclusive Guidebook
The Virginia delegation to the Republican National Convention had to bravethe Minneapolis-St. Paul area without a handy guidebook, all because theguide included information on gay-friendly local attractions. According toABC News, a campaign official from the Virginia lieutenant governor's officecanceled an order for 150 of the guidebooks because they included six toeight pages dedicated to gay and lesbian nightclubs.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60724.asp
-McCain's Top Strategist Addresses Log Cabin Republicans
Senior McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt spoke to Log CabinRepublicans, calling them "an important part" of the Republican Party andsounding a personal note about his lesbian sister. In what represents amarked shift from the Republican campaign rhetoric of 2004 - where someGeorge W. Bush advisors stoked anti-gay sentiment in an attempt to drivesocial conservatives to the polls - Steve Schmidt, senior campaignstrategist for the McCain campaign, stopped by a Log Cabin Republicanluncheon Thursday to welcome the group to the convention.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60725.asp
- Sarah Palin's Average American Family Doesn't Support Mine
OPINION: As Sarah Palin stood before the average American family Wednesdaynight, touting hers as one and the same -- her five-months-pregnant,17-year-old daughter, Bristol, dressed in formfitting fabric appearing toalmost accentuate her baby bump while the daddy-to-be, clean-shaven (unlikehis rougher-looking MySpace photos), sat alongside adoringly, the picture ofAbercrombie perfection -- for the first time, I saw what all this gaymarriage fuss was all about.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60715.asp
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Gene May Hold Key to
Neutralizing HIV: U.S. Study
The AIDS virus is especially hard to fight because few people developantibodies to neutralize it, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday they havefound an immunity gene that may offer a new way to fight back. They saidthe gene Apobec3 helps mice develop antibodies against an HIV-like virus,and they think the same gene in humans could lead to a potent vaccineagainst the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. "This gene is central toHIV biology," Dr. Warner Greene of the Gladstone Institutes at theUniversity of California, San Francisco, said in a telephone interview.
-Gay Rugby Team Plays With Pride
I first approached the team in the summer of 2007. At that stage, a verysmall group of friends, probably two or three guys, had decided to put theword around that they would meet up the following Tuesday for a kick-aroundbehind Botanic Park. About eight people turned up and that humble beginningwas the start of what was going to be a really exciting and life-changingjourney for the team.
-Gay Pride Festival Goes on
Against the Odds in Southern Utah
Salt Lake City's gay-pride festival draws tens of thousands of people. Majorsponsors such as Wells Fargo, Hilton and Bud Light line up to splash theirlogos at the event. And politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, marchin the parade - second only in size to Utah's Days of '47 procession. Notso at southwestern Utah's only pride festival.
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Palin no stranger to Focus on the Family
Link: The Rocky Mountain News
James Dobson went from not supporting John McCain to becoming anenthusiastic cheerleader for the Republican presidential ticket in six shortmonths. What happened? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, that's what. While anunknown quantity to many Americans, Palin has been on Focus on the Family'sradar since at least 2006.
-High School Student to McCain: You're No Leader
Link: ABC News - Political Radar
Senator John McCain had a testy exchange with a high school student inConcord, NH, Tuesday, but one that McCain himself characterized as "whatAmerica is supposed to be about." William Sleaster, a student at ConcordHigh School rose to ask McCain a question about gay rights and, ultimatelydissatisfied by the answer he received from McCain, told the Republicanpresidential contender that he'd come looking to see a leader and didn't.
-Hollywood celebrities support gay marriage rights in ad campaign
Link: PageOneQ
Engaged couple Heather Matarazzo and Caroline Murphy, actors Tyne Daly,Christine Lahti, Camryn Mannheim and Wilson Cruz, Air America comediennesFrangela, labor organizer Dolores Huerta and Rev. Neil G. Thomas are amongthose who also contributed their time and voices to the campaign, recentlyfeatured in The Advocate. "If some of us don't have civil rights, then noneof us do," said Angela Shelton, half of Frangela. "At least when we got ridof Jim Crow, I thought that was the goal." "As two black women," addedcounterpart Frances Callier, "we feel that it's really our responsibility,becaus ewe have a platform in terms of the radio, to go out there and speakabout it."
-M. V. Lee Badgett: The Summer of Love and Commitment
Link: Huffington Post
by M. V. Lee Badgett
In 1932, Louis Brandeis, one of the most respected Justices in the historyof the Supreme Court, urged that states should be seen as sociallaboratories, trying out innovative laws and policies that provide helpfulinformation for other states not yet ready to act. Over the last decade,eleven states (with almost a quarter of the U.S. population) have put thisidea into practice in the context of the legal recognition of same-sexcouples. These experiments with ways to legally recognize same-sex coupleshelp explain what we're seeing in California and Massachusetts this summer.The results should encourage social conservatives and liberals alike:
granting same-sex couples an equal right to marry reveals that marriageretains its singular value for expressing love and commitment in the UnitedStates.
-Alaska Guv's Slim, But Unfriendly Record
Republican Senator John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin, Alaska's governorand a little-known conservative with a slim record on gay and AIDS issues,to be his running mate in the 2008 presidential race has sparked scrutiny ofher views on a host of traditionally hot button social issues. "She'sfairly socially conservative, she's fairly anti-choice," said Jeffrey A.Mittman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska(ACLU).
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/1781/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-British Army to host LGBT conference
The most senior solider in the British Army will show his support for gaytroops next month when he attends the fourth Armed Forces LGBT Conference inLondon.
-5% of Beijing gays are HIV+ say health authorities
The number of gay men in the Chinese capital who have HIV is much largerthan previously thought. New figures from the Beijing Centres of DiseaseControl and Prevention indicate that ignorance upt o 5% of gay men inBeijing have HIV.
-Video: McCain accepts nomination as oldest Presidential candidate ever
In the past two weeks we have seen history made. The first African Americanaccepted the nomination of a major party for President and the firstRepublican woman came from nowhere to take the Vice Presidential
endorsement.
-Asylum campaigners to protest in Cardiff
A campaign group who want to overturn the decision to deport a gay asylumseeker will protest in Cardiff tomorrow, the day of the city's Pride event.The 'Keep Babi Safe in Cardiff' anti-deportation campaign will be holding ademonstration by the Aneurin Bevan statue on Queen Street, Cardiff.
-US bishop attacks Rowan Williams over marginalisation of liberals
The symbolic head of the Anglican communion has been criticised by a leadingAmerican cleric for spending too much time and effort attempting to placateconservative bishops. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has hada turbulent year trying to lead the communion towards some sort of commonposition on the issue of gay clergy.
-McCain campaign threatens to sue National Enquirer over VP 'affair' story
An American tabloid newspaper has alleged that the Republican party'snominee for Vice President had an extra-marital affair.
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-The historic Democratic National Convention is over but one questionremains: what the hell happened to the gays? Like so many others aroundthe world, LGBT people watched through excited tears as Barack Obamaaccepted the presidential nomination at Invesco Field last Thursday. Butthere was tremendous anxiety in LGBT land, too: after a week ofinvisibility, would Obama even mention the word "gay"? And then ithappened. Obama said: "I know there are differences on same-sex marriage -but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sistersdeserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives freeof discrimination." Tobias Wolfe, the brilliant author, scholar andCo-chair of Obama's National LGBT Policy Committee, was ecstatic.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-ocamb/requiem-for-gay-political_b_123061.html
-This week's Gay City News
http://gaycitynews.com/
-Democratic Party Platform and Republican Party Platform on Equality
Compare the 2008 Democratic Party platform and the 2008 Republican Partyplatform on gay rights and equality for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Americans.
http://www.equalitygiving.org/Party-Platform
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-259 major companies score 100 percent on HRC's gay Corporate Equality Index
On Tuesday, September 2, HRC released the 2009 Corporate Equality Index. Thereport measures the extent to which the 583 rated employers protect theirLGBT employees. Ratings are based on factors like non-discriminationpolicies, diversity training and benefits for domestic partners andtransgender employees. The findings of this year's report include:
* 259 major U.S. businesses achieved the highest rating of 100 percent -up from 195 last year.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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-Barney Frank: Sarah Palin's family life is fair game
'They're the ones that made an issue of her family'
Rep. Barney Frank is among the first Democrats to publicly say Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin's family background, including the pregnancy of her unwedteenage daughter, should be fair game for campaign discussion. "They're theones that made an issue of her family," Frank, D-Mass., said Tuesday in atelephone interview with The Associated Press.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=20814
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-Obama enlists all-woman army to blunt Palin
Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in aneffort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential topersuade women to vote Republican. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York,Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius all werescheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks. Republicans say theyhope Palin, who made her national debut with a feisty speech on Wednesday,could put some female voters in play.
http://www.365gay.com/news/obama-enlists-all-woman-army-to-blunt-palin/
-Corvino: Palin, pregnancy and principles
I admit it: I was fascinated by the announcement that Sarah Palin's17-year-old daughter is pregnant. It's no surprise that teenagers havesex-even evangelical Christian teenagers, and especially very good lookingones, in Alaska, where there's not much to do but hunting and fishingand.well, you know.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-palin-pregnancy-and-principles/
-Killing ourselves with hate
Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Philadelphia - EPPI - used tobe the place where teenagers who attempted suicide ended up. There was awhole floor of them. Nothing but kids. The walls were that paleinstitutional green of old aquariums and the cloudy windows had chicken wireimbedded in them.
http://www.365gay.com/features/090408-lgbt-teen-suicide/
-Gay man fights for life after homophobic attack
Three teenagers are in police custody following a vicious unprovoked attackin East London that has left a gay man in hospital fighting for his life.The 20-year old victim, whose name is being withheld by police for hisprotection, was stabbed seven times.
http://www.365gay.com/news/090408-gay-hate-crime/
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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Accepting the GOP Nomination, McCain Makes Dubious References to Gays
His running mate had a "news flash" for the media Wednesday night, and JohnMcCain had one for LGBT Americans on Thursday: "Education is thecivil-rights issue of this century." It was the second thinly veiled dig atgays and lesbians the Arizona senator made as he accepted the GOP'snomination for president.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60761.asp
-Virginia Delegation Rejects Gay-Inclusive Guidebook
The Virginia delegation to the Republican National Convention had to bravethe Minneapolis-St. Paul area without a handy guidebook, all because theguide included information on gay-friendly local attractions. According toABC News, a campaign official from the Virginia lieutenant governor's officecanceled an order for 150 of the guidebooks because they included six toeight pages dedicated to gay and lesbian nightclubs.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60724.asp
-McCain's Top Strategist Addresses Log Cabin Republicans
Senior McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt spoke to Log CabinRepublicans, calling them "an important part" of the Republican Party andsounding a personal note about his lesbian sister. In what represents amarked shift from the Republican campaign rhetoric of 2004 - where someGeorge W. Bush advisors stoked anti-gay sentiment in an attempt to drivesocial conservatives to the polls - Steve Schmidt, senior campaignstrategist for the McCain campaign, stopped by a Log Cabin Republicanluncheon Thursday to welcome the group to the convention.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60725.asp
- Sarah Palin's Average American Family Doesn't Support Mine
OPINION: As Sarah Palin stood before the average American family Wednesdaynight, touting hers as one and the same -- her five-months-pregnant,17-year-old daughter, Bristol, dressed in formfitting fabric appearing toalmost accentuate her baby bump while the daddy-to-be, clean-shaven (unlikehis rougher-looking MySpace photos), sat alongside adoringly, the picture ofAbercrombie perfection -- for the first time, I saw what all this gaymarriage fuss was all about.
http://advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60715.asp
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Gene May Hold Key to
Neutralizing HIV: U.S. Study
The AIDS virus is especially hard to fight because few people developantibodies to neutralize it, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday they havefound an immunity gene that may offer a new way to fight back. They saidthe gene Apobec3 helps mice develop antibodies against an HIV-like virus,and they think the same gene in humans could lead to a potent vaccineagainst the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. "This gene is central toHIV biology," Dr. Warner Greene of the Gladstone Institutes at theUniversity of California, San Francisco, said in a telephone interview.
-Gay Rugby Team Plays With Pride
I first approached the team in the summer of 2007. At that stage, a verysmall group of friends, probably two or three guys, had decided to put theword around that they would meet up the following Tuesday for a kick-aroundbehind Botanic Park. About eight people turned up and that humble beginningwas the start of what was going to be a really exciting and life-changingjourney for the team.
-Gay Pride Festival Goes on
Against the Odds in Southern Utah
Salt Lake City's gay-pride festival draws tens of thousands of people. Majorsponsors such as Wells Fargo, Hilton and Bud Light line up to splash theirlogos at the event. And politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, marchin the parade - second only in size to Utah's Days of '47 procession. Notso at southwestern Utah's only pride festival.
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Palin no stranger to Focus on the Family
Link: The Rocky Mountain News
James Dobson went from not supporting John McCain to becoming anenthusiastic cheerleader for the Republican presidential ticket in six shortmonths. What happened? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, that's what. While anunknown quantity to many Americans, Palin has been on Focus on the Family'sradar since at least 2006.
-High School Student to McCain: You're No Leader
Link: ABC News - Political Radar
Senator John McCain had a testy exchange with a high school student inConcord, NH, Tuesday, but one that McCain himself characterized as "whatAmerica is supposed to be about." William Sleaster, a student at ConcordHigh School rose to ask McCain a question about gay rights and, ultimatelydissatisfied by the answer he received from McCain, told the Republicanpresidential contender that he'd come looking to see a leader and didn't.
-Hollywood celebrities support gay marriage rights in ad campaign
Link: PageOneQ
Engaged couple Heather Matarazzo and Caroline Murphy, actors Tyne Daly,Christine Lahti, Camryn Mannheim and Wilson Cruz, Air America comediennesFrangela, labor organizer Dolores Huerta and Rev. Neil G. Thomas are amongthose who also contributed their time and voices to the campaign, recentlyfeatured in The Advocate. "If some of us don't have civil rights, then noneof us do," said Angela Shelton, half of Frangela. "At least when we got ridof Jim Crow, I thought that was the goal." "As two black women," addedcounterpart Frances Callier, "we feel that it's really our responsibility,becaus ewe have a platform in terms of the radio, to go out there and speakabout it."
-M. V. Lee Badgett: The Summer of Love and Commitment
Link: Huffington Post
by M. V. Lee Badgett
In 1932, Louis Brandeis, one of the most respected Justices in the historyof the Supreme Court, urged that states should be seen as sociallaboratories, trying out innovative laws and policies that provide helpfulinformation for other states not yet ready to act. Over the last decade,eleven states (with almost a quarter of the U.S. population) have put thisidea into practice in the context of the legal recognition of same-sexcouples. These experiments with ways to legally recognize same-sex coupleshelp explain what we're seeing in California and Massachusetts this summer.The results should encourage social conservatives and liberals alike:
granting same-sex couples an equal right to marry reveals that marriageretains its singular value for expressing love and commitment in the UnitedStates.
-Alaska Guv's Slim, But Unfriendly Record
Republican Senator John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin, Alaska's governorand a little-known conservative with a slim record on gay and AIDS issues,to be his running mate in the 2008 presidential race has sparked scrutiny ofher views on a host of traditionally hot button social issues. "She'sfairly socially conservative, she's fairly anti-choice," said Jeffrey A.Mittman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska(ACLU).
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/1781/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-British Army to host LGBT conference
The most senior solider in the British Army will show his support for gaytroops next month when he attends the fourth Armed Forces LGBT Conference inLondon.
-5% of Beijing gays are HIV+ say health authorities
The number of gay men in the Chinese capital who have HIV is much largerthan previously thought. New figures from the Beijing Centres of DiseaseControl and Prevention indicate that ignorance upt o 5% of gay men inBeijing have HIV.
-Video: McCain accepts nomination as oldest Presidential candidate ever
In the past two weeks we have seen history made. The first African Americanaccepted the nomination of a major party for President and the firstRepublican woman came from nowhere to take the Vice Presidential
endorsement.
-Asylum campaigners to protest in Cardiff
A campaign group who want to overturn the decision to deport a gay asylumseeker will protest in Cardiff tomorrow, the day of the city's Pride event.The 'Keep Babi Safe in Cardiff' anti-deportation campaign will be holding ademonstration by the Aneurin Bevan statue on Queen Street, Cardiff.
-US bishop attacks Rowan Williams over marginalisation of liberals
The symbolic head of the Anglican communion has been criticised by a leadingAmerican cleric for spending too much time and effort attempting to placateconservative bishops. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has hada turbulent year trying to lead the communion towards some sort of commonposition on the issue of gay clergy.
-McCain campaign threatens to sue National Enquirer over VP 'affair' story
An American tabloid newspaper has alleged that the Republican party'snominee for Vice President had an extra-marital affair.
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-The historic Democratic National Convention is over but one questionremains: what the hell happened to the gays? Like so many others aroundthe world, LGBT people watched through excited tears as Barack Obamaaccepted the presidential nomination at Invesco Field last Thursday. Butthere was tremendous anxiety in LGBT land, too: after a week ofinvisibility, would Obama even mention the word "gay"? And then ithappened. Obama said: "I know there are differences on same-sex marriage -but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sistersdeserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives freeof discrimination." Tobias Wolfe, the brilliant author, scholar andCo-chair of Obama's National LGBT Policy Committee, was ecstatic.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-ocamb/requiem-for-gay-political_b_123061.html
-This week's Gay City News
http://gaycitynews.com/
-Democratic Party Platform and Republican Party Platform on Equality
Compare the 2008 Democratic Party platform and the 2008 Republican Partyplatform on gay rights and equality for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Americans.
http://www.equalitygiving.org/Party-Platform
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
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-News Analysis: Party in Power, Running as if It Weren't
The nominee's friend described him as a "restless reformer who will clean upWashington." His defeated rival described him going to the capital to "drainthat swamp." His running mate described their mission as "change, the goalwe share." And that was at the incumbent party's convention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05assess.html?hp
-The TV Watch: Obama Steps Into O'Reilly's 'No Spin Zone'
It was billed as the ultimate smackdown, and it certainly promised to be awonk vs. wacko match: the cerebral, conciliatory Senator Barack Obama versusBill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel's most irascible, combative anchor: acommentator who calls liberals "loons" and "pinheads" and on Thursday's showdescribed reporters scrutinizing Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as "sniveling,left-wing, wine-drinking, brie-eating."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05watch.html?hp
-Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, isset to become president on Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man knownmore as a wheeler-dealer than a leader. He will start his tenure burdened bya history of corruption allegations that cloud his reputation even as theyremain unproved. Though he has won the reluctant support of the Bushadministration, which views him as a willing partner in the campaign againstterrorism, Mr. Zardari will assume the presidency with what many consideruntested governing skills as a tough Taliban insurgency threatens the veryfabric of Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state of 165 million
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05zardari.html?hp
-The Real John McCain
If John McCain wants to convince Americans that he is offering a differentsort of leadership, he needs to take control of his campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05fri1.html?ref=opinion
-The Resentment Strategy
The G.O.P. is selling the politics of resentment; you're supposed to voteRepublican to stick it to an elite that thinks it's better than you. [...]Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts - the son of a Fortune500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business - reallykeep a straight face while denouncing "Eastern elites"?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05krugman.html?ref=opinion
-Political Memo: Firing Up the Faithful With Echoes of Culture War Rhetoric
Rudolph W. Giuliani, a former mayor of New York, said Senator Barack Obamathought a small Alaska suburb was not "flashy enough" or "cosmopolitanenough," linking his campaign to "Hollywood celebrities." Mitt Romney, aformer governor of Massachusetts, denounced the "Eastern elites" that hesaid dominated the television broadcasts and editorial pages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05memo.html?hp
-Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.1%
The nation's jobless rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent inAugust as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, the government reported.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/economy/06econ.html?hp
-Rangel Failed to Report $75,000 in Income
Representative Charles B. Rangel has owned a villa in the Dominican Republicsince 1988 but never reported rental income on his tax returns.
ttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/nyregion/05rangel.html?hp
-Detroit's Mayor Will Leave Office and Go to Jail
Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges here on Thursdayand agreed to resign from office and serve 120 days in jail, ending eightmonths of political turmoil but also opening a new era of uncertainty forthe city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05detroit.html
-As Texas Execution Nears, Hearing Is Set on a Claim That Judge andProsecutor Had Affair
With less than a week to go before the scheduled execution of a man whocontends his murder trial was tainted by a love affair between the judge andthe prosecutor, a state judge on Thursday ordered a hearing into theaccusation and the Texas attorney general called for a review of thefairness of the trial.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05texas.html
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-McCain campaign courts critical Catholic vote
Shortly after a priest's opening prayer and a screening of a short film onJohn McCain's faith, Sen. Sam Brownback stepped to the microphone and didn'twaste words. "Just to get to the whole meat of the matter, the Catholicvote is a swing vote," the Kansas lawmaker and Catholic convert said at aCatholic reception during this week's Republican National Convention.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090500831.html
-Quick Take: Courage in the Face of Oppression
The relationship of Ferda and Kiymet is one of the few light moments in "AJihad for Love," Parvez Sharma's documentary about homosexuality in theMuslim world. The two Turkish women laugh and touch in public, and in apoignant scene, Kiymet meets Ferda's 80-year-old mother. The introductiongoes well, and the three women sit together and joke about life and love.This kind of normality is absent in the lives of Sharma's other characters,most of whom have had to make wrenching choices between pursuing love andremaining within the embrace of traditional societies. Payam, a gay man whofled persecution in Iran, calls his mother from a phone booth in Turkey toupdate her on his hope of political asylum in Canada. He can hear herweeping, which makes him break down.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090401024.html
-No More Mr. Maverick
The new McCain could win, but it's the old McCain who deserved to bepresident.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402842.html
-The Support the Palins Really Need
Ever since John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, many havelavished praise on her decision not to have an abortion after she and herhusband learned that their youngest child, Trig, would be born with Downsyndrome. Do those telling Palin "attagirl" and "way to go" have any ideawhat challenges and struggles Trig's parents -- and all of us who care forchildren with special needs -- live with every day? Though everyone cheeredthe Palin family in Minnesota this week, will those people be there for thatlittle boy and his family when their support is really needed?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403031.html
-Racism in Plain English
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it finally happened: A Republican congressmanhas come right out and called Barack Obama "uppity." Rep. Lynn Westmoreland(R-Ga.), often described as one of the most conservative members of Congress(which is saying something), used that racially loaded term to describeObama in a conversation today outside the House chamber with a reporter fromThe Hill. As you can see in The Post's news coverage, the reporter gaveWestmoreland a chance to take it back. Bless him, he didn't.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2008/09/_meanwhile_back_at_the.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
-Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison
Judge Cites Assistance Ex-Lobbyist Provided In Corruption Probe
Jack Abramoff, the powerhouse Washington lobbyist who admitted running awide-ranging corruption scheme that ensnared lawmakers, Capitol Hill aidesand government officials, yesterday received a reduced sentence of fouryears in prison because of his cooperation with federal investigators.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=moreheadlines
-Soldiers' Suicide Rate On Pace to Set Record
Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed bothlast year's all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War,the rate among the general U.S. population, Army officials said yesterday.Ninety-three active-duty soldiers had killed themselves through the end ofAugust, the latest data show. A third of those cases are under investigationby the Armed Forces Medical Examiner's Office. In 2007, 115 soldierscommitted suicide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403333.html?hpid=sec-nation
-U.S. Letter Puts India's Premier On Defensive Over Nuclear Deal
NEW DELHI, Sept. 4 -- As international negotiators met in Vienna to decidethe fate of the contentious nuclear energy agreement between India and theUnited States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government found itselffacing a revived political battle at home over the deal because of therelease of a secret letter in Washington.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403447.html?hpid=sec-world
-Palin: Iraq War 'a Task That Is From God'
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that theUnited States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is fromGod."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303102.html?hpid=sec-religion
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-McCain competes with Obama for critical Catholic swing vote
Shortly after a priest's opening prayer and a screening of a short film onJohn McCain's faith, Sen. Sam Brownback stepped to the microphone and didn'twaste words. "Just to get to the whole meat of the matter, the Catholicvote is a swing vote," the Kansas lawmaker and Catholic convert said at aCatholic reception during this week's Republican National Convention.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-cvn-mccain-catholics,0,4484453.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Ike eyes Florida; Hanna races toward Carolinas
Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped intoIke's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.''We are in a state of emergency,'' Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday from thestate's emergency operations center in Tallahassee, repeating: ``We are in astate of emergency.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/574/story/673334.html
-Horrible scene in Haiti after Hanna
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Her third day without food or water, Fleurie Benita wadedthrough the calf-high mud, balancing her life's possessions on her head,uncertain of what to do next, or what will come next. With every step, themother of four recalled the blinding sheets of rain and the sound of deathknocking at her front door. Then her desperate decision.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/story/672860.html
-Arrests mark last anti-war march of convention
Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the finalanti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violentdissent.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/672578.html
-Gov. Palin and Sen. Clinton 'could hardly be less alike'
LEONARD PITTS JR.
You know what bugs me most about Sarah Palin? It isn't that John McCainspent weeks claiming Barack Obama was unready to lead, then chose her as hisrunning mate -- and potential leader of the free world -- a woman who untilsix years ago was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, population: 5,469. [...] No,what's troubling is that in choosing the Alaska governor as his runningmate, McCain makes a cynical and demeaning appeal to women upset thatHillary Clinton's presidential bid fell short and that she was snubbed byBarack Obama as his No. 2. Had McCain chosen a woman of greater experienceor higher national profile, he might at least have a fig leaf of deniabilityto hide behind. In settling on the relatively unknown Palin, he throws eventhe fig leaf away.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard-pitts/story/670090.html
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http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Civil Rights Group Fires Back at GOP for Ridiculing Community Organizing
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama came under attack Wednesdaynight by several Republican convention speakers for his service as acommunity organizer in Chicago, including a zinger from GOP vicepresidential nominee Sarah Palin, who said, "I guess a small-town mayor issort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actualresponsibilities." Now, civil rights groups are fighting back.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/28052-1.html
-Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit
One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against BarackObama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent realworking Americans like Levi "F-in' Redneck" Johnston. It caught ourattention, then, when First Lady Laura Bush and would-be First Lady CindyMcCain took the stage Tuesday night wearing some rather fancy designerclothes. So we asked our fashion department to price out their outfits.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html
-Number of black GOP delegates at a marked low, survey finds
The Republican Party, which seemed poised to make inroads among African-American voters by backing three black candidates in major races - andexecuting a high-profile outreach effort that included a mea culpa forslavery - has far fewer black convention delegates in this year's conventionthan it did in 2004, according to a recently released study.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/09/05/number_of_black_gop_delegates_at_a_marked_low_survey_finds/
-Barack Obama sits down with Bill O'Reilly
He tells the conservative Fox talk-show host that the Iraq troop increasesucceeded 'beyond our wildest dreams.' In a much-anticipated interview withconservative nemesis Bill O'Reilly, Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that thetroop surge in Iraq had "succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated" and"beyond our wildest dreams."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-na-oreilly5-2008sep05,0,6251356.story?track=rss
-Alaska's 'first dude' digs into job creation
Todd Palin - oil worker, champion snowmobiler, hunter and commercialfisherman - also has been boning up on mining lately in his role as Alaska'sfirst spouse. On two separate occasions last fall, the husband of theRepublican vice presidential candidate boarded planes chartered by miningcompanies that want to dig for gold, zinc and lead in remote Alaska valleys.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/672523.html
-Nomination Itself Is a Testament to Obama's Readiness
Early in the 1960 campaign, Democratic vice presidential candidate LyndonJohnson jumped on a special train in Washington and headed out across theSouth, trying to rally that once-solid Democratic region to support hispartner, John F. Kennedy. At his first stop, in Culpeper, Va., Johnson,desperately trying to stem the defections to the Republican ticket, left afew hundred spectators pondering his shouted rhetorical question: "What hasRichard Nixon ever done for Culpeper?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403249.html
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-News Analysis: Party in Power, Running as if It Weren't
The nominee's friend described him as a "restless reformer who will clean upWashington." His defeated rival described him going to the capital to "drainthat swamp." His running mate described their mission as "change, the goalwe share." And that was at the incumbent party's convention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05assess.html?hp
-The TV Watch: Obama Steps Into O'Reilly's 'No Spin Zone'
It was billed as the ultimate smackdown, and it certainly promised to be awonk vs. wacko match: the cerebral, conciliatory Senator Barack Obama versusBill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel's most irascible, combative anchor: acommentator who calls liberals "loons" and "pinheads" and on Thursday's showdescribed reporters scrutinizing Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as "sniveling,left-wing, wine-drinking, brie-eating."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05watch.html?hp
-Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, isset to become president on Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man knownmore as a wheeler-dealer than a leader. He will start his tenure burdened bya history of corruption allegations that cloud his reputation even as theyremain unproved. Though he has won the reluctant support of the Bushadministration, which views him as a willing partner in the campaign againstterrorism, Mr. Zardari will assume the presidency with what many consideruntested governing skills as a tough Taliban insurgency threatens the veryfabric of Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state of 165 million
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05zardari.html?hp
-The Real John McCain
If John McCain wants to convince Americans that he is offering a differentsort of leadership, he needs to take control of his campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05fri1.html?ref=opinion
-The Resentment Strategy
The G.O.P. is selling the politics of resentment; you're supposed to voteRepublican to stick it to an elite that thinks it's better than you. [...]Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts - the son of a Fortune500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business - reallykeep a straight face while denouncing "Eastern elites"?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05krugman.html?ref=opinion
-Political Memo: Firing Up the Faithful With Echoes of Culture War Rhetoric
Rudolph W. Giuliani, a former mayor of New York, said Senator Barack Obamathought a small Alaska suburb was not "flashy enough" or "cosmopolitanenough," linking his campaign to "Hollywood celebrities." Mitt Romney, aformer governor of Massachusetts, denounced the "Eastern elites" that hesaid dominated the television broadcasts and editorial pages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05memo.html?hp
-Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.1%
The nation's jobless rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent inAugust as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, the government reported.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/economy/06econ.html?hp
-Rangel Failed to Report $75,000 in Income
Representative Charles B. Rangel has owned a villa in the Dominican Republicsince 1988 but never reported rental income on his tax returns.
ttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/nyregion/05rangel.html?hp
-Detroit's Mayor Will Leave Office and Go to Jail
Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges here on Thursdayand agreed to resign from office and serve 120 days in jail, ending eightmonths of political turmoil but also opening a new era of uncertainty forthe city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05detroit.html
-As Texas Execution Nears, Hearing Is Set on a Claim That Judge andProsecutor Had Affair
With less than a week to go before the scheduled execution of a man whocontends his murder trial was tainted by a love affair between the judge andthe prosecutor, a state judge on Thursday ordered a hearing into theaccusation and the Texas attorney general called for a review of thefairness of the trial.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05texas.html
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Washington Post
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-McCain campaign courts critical Catholic vote
Shortly after a priest's opening prayer and a screening of a short film onJohn McCain's faith, Sen. Sam Brownback stepped to the microphone and didn'twaste words. "Just to get to the whole meat of the matter, the Catholicvote is a swing vote," the Kansas lawmaker and Catholic convert said at aCatholic reception during this week's Republican National Convention.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090500831.html
-Quick Take: Courage in the Face of Oppression
The relationship of Ferda and Kiymet is one of the few light moments in "AJihad for Love," Parvez Sharma's documentary about homosexuality in theMuslim world. The two Turkish women laugh and touch in public, and in apoignant scene, Kiymet meets Ferda's 80-year-old mother. The introductiongoes well, and the three women sit together and joke about life and love.This kind of normality is absent in the lives of Sharma's other characters,most of whom have had to make wrenching choices between pursuing love andremaining within the embrace of traditional societies. Payam, a gay man whofled persecution in Iran, calls his mother from a phone booth in Turkey toupdate her on his hope of political asylum in Canada. He can hear herweeping, which makes him break down.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090401024.html
-No More Mr. Maverick
The new McCain could win, but it's the old McCain who deserved to bepresident.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402842.html
-The Support the Palins Really Need
Ever since John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, many havelavished praise on her decision not to have an abortion after she and herhusband learned that their youngest child, Trig, would be born with Downsyndrome. Do those telling Palin "attagirl" and "way to go" have any ideawhat challenges and struggles Trig's parents -- and all of us who care forchildren with special needs -- live with every day? Though everyone cheeredthe Palin family in Minnesota this week, will those people be there for thatlittle boy and his family when their support is really needed?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403031.html
-Racism in Plain English
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it finally happened: A Republican congressmanhas come right out and called Barack Obama "uppity." Rep. Lynn Westmoreland(R-Ga.), often described as one of the most conservative members of Congress(which is saying something), used that racially loaded term to describeObama in a conversation today outside the House chamber with a reporter fromThe Hill. As you can see in The Post's news coverage, the reporter gaveWestmoreland a chance to take it back. Bless him, he didn't.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2008/09/_meanwhile_back_at_the.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
-Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison
Judge Cites Assistance Ex-Lobbyist Provided In Corruption Probe
Jack Abramoff, the powerhouse Washington lobbyist who admitted running awide-ranging corruption scheme that ensnared lawmakers, Capitol Hill aidesand government officials, yesterday received a reduced sentence of fouryears in prison because of his cooperation with federal investigators.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=moreheadlines
-Soldiers' Suicide Rate On Pace to Set Record
Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed bothlast year's all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War,the rate among the general U.S. population, Army officials said yesterday.Ninety-three active-duty soldiers had killed themselves through the end ofAugust, the latest data show. A third of those cases are under investigationby the Armed Forces Medical Examiner's Office. In 2007, 115 soldierscommitted suicide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403333.html?hpid=sec-nation
-U.S. Letter Puts India's Premier On Defensive Over Nuclear Deal
NEW DELHI, Sept. 4 -- As international negotiators met in Vienna to decidethe fate of the contentious nuclear energy agreement between India and theUnited States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government found itselffacing a revived political battle at home over the deal because of therelease of a secret letter in Washington.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403447.html?hpid=sec-world
-Palin: Iraq War 'a Task That Is From God'
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that theUnited States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is fromGod."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303102.html?hpid=sec-religion
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-McCain competes with Obama for critical Catholic swing vote
Shortly after a priest's opening prayer and a screening of a short film onJohn McCain's faith, Sen. Sam Brownback stepped to the microphone and didn'twaste words. "Just to get to the whole meat of the matter, the Catholicvote is a swing vote," the Kansas lawmaker and Catholic convert said at aCatholic reception during this week's Republican National Convention.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-cvn-mccain-catholics,0,4484453.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Ike eyes Florida; Hanna races toward Carolinas
Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped intoIke's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.''We are in a state of emergency,'' Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday from thestate's emergency operations center in Tallahassee, repeating: ``We are in astate of emergency.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/574/story/673334.html
-Horrible scene in Haiti after Hanna
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Her third day without food or water, Fleurie Benita wadedthrough the calf-high mud, balancing her life's possessions on her head,uncertain of what to do next, or what will come next. With every step, themother of four recalled the blinding sheets of rain and the sound of deathknocking at her front door. Then her desperate decision.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/story/672860.html
-Arrests mark last anti-war march of convention
Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the finalanti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violentdissent.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/672578.html
-Gov. Palin and Sen. Clinton 'could hardly be less alike'
LEONARD PITTS JR.
You know what bugs me most about Sarah Palin? It isn't that John McCainspent weeks claiming Barack Obama was unready to lead, then chose her as hisrunning mate -- and potential leader of the free world -- a woman who untilsix years ago was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, population: 5,469. [...] No,what's troubling is that in choosing the Alaska governor as his runningmate, McCain makes a cynical and demeaning appeal to women upset thatHillary Clinton's presidential bid fell short and that she was snubbed byBarack Obama as his No. 2. Had McCain chosen a woman of greater experienceor higher national profile, he might at least have a fig leaf of deniabilityto hide behind. In settling on the relatively unknown Palin, he throws eventhe fig leaf away.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard-pitts/story/670090.html
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Fort Report
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-Civil Rights Group Fires Back at GOP for Ridiculing Community Organizing
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama came under attack Wednesdaynight by several Republican convention speakers for his service as acommunity organizer in Chicago, including a zinger from GOP vicepresidential nominee Sarah Palin, who said, "I guess a small-town mayor issort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actualresponsibilities." Now, civil rights groups are fighting back.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/28052-1.html
-Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit
One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against BarackObama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent realworking Americans like Levi "F-in' Redneck" Johnston. It caught ourattention, then, when First Lady Laura Bush and would-be First Lady CindyMcCain took the stage Tuesday night wearing some rather fancy designerclothes. So we asked our fashion department to price out their outfits.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html
-Number of black GOP delegates at a marked low, survey finds
The Republican Party, which seemed poised to make inroads among African-American voters by backing three black candidates in major races - andexecuting a high-profile outreach effort that included a mea culpa forslavery - has far fewer black convention delegates in this year's conventionthan it did in 2004, according to a recently released study.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/09/05/number_of_black_gop_delegates_at_a_marked_low_survey_finds/
-Barack Obama sits down with Bill O'Reilly
He tells the conservative Fox talk-show host that the Iraq troop increasesucceeded 'beyond our wildest dreams.' In a much-anticipated interview withconservative nemesis Bill O'Reilly, Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that thetroop surge in Iraq had "succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated" and"beyond our wildest dreams."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-na-oreilly5-2008sep05,0,6251356.story?track=rss
-Alaska's 'first dude' digs into job creation
Todd Palin - oil worker, champion snowmobiler, hunter and commercialfisherman - also has been boning up on mining lately in his role as Alaska'sfirst spouse. On two separate occasions last fall, the husband of theRepublican vice presidential candidate boarded planes chartered by miningcompanies that want to dig for gold, zinc and lead in remote Alaska valleys.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/672523.html
-Nomination Itself Is a Testament to Obama's Readiness
Early in the 1960 campaign, Democratic vice presidential candidate LyndonJohnson jumped on a special train in Washington and headed out across theSouth, trying to rally that once-solid Democratic region to support hispartner, John F. Kennedy. At his first stop, in Culpeper, Va., Johnson,desperately trying to stem the defections to the Republican ticket, left afew hundred spectators pondering his shouted rhetorical question: "What hasRichard Nixon ever done for Culpeper?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403249.html
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Help Keep Miami-Dade County Schools Safe- Save Our TRUST Counselors!
Our students cannot afford to lose their TRUST!
Miami-Dade County School Board is under pressure to make significant budgetcuts and have set their sights on our student's first line of defenseagainst bullying and harassment. For years now, TRUST (To Reach UltimateSuccess Together) Counselors in Miami-Dade have worked tirelessly to keepall students safe. At an August 28th budgetary committee meeting, Miami-DadeCounty School Board members placed the elimination of the TRUST Counselorprogram on the list of considered abudget cuts. While this item has beentaken off the official agenda for next week's School Board meeting, theprogram is still in jeopardy and needs your support. Tell the School Boardto keep our TRUST counselors! http://ga4.org/campaign/TRUSTcounselorsWe know that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender youth are among thosewho are most often the targets of bullying and harassment. The TRUSTCounselor Program provides award-winning peer counseling programs that thathave proven effective in changing the culture of entire schools. Combinedwith their serving as sponsors of GSAs (Gay Straight Alliances), the TRUSTprogram has become essential in the effort to keep Miami-Dade Public Schoolssafe for all students. Write your school board members TODAY
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Stonewall Library & Archives, ArtsUnited and Fort Lauderdale InternationalFilm Festival (FLIFF) are pleased to announce this month's selection fortheir monthly first-run feature films series, F4U (Films for Us). Thesefirst-run LGBT films are shown at Cinema Paradiso, at 7:00 pm on the secondWednesday of every month. Cinema Paradiso is located in Fort Lauderdale at503 SE 6 Street, a block east of Broward County Courthouse on the south bankof New River. This month's selection, to be shown on Wednesday, September10, is "Fashion Victims," a sexy German farce with a deliciously dislikeable(but untimately redeemed) main character. The twisted buddy picture pits amiddle-aged women's clothing salesman against his adventurous son and setsthem off on a hysterically unfortunate road trip. A male Thelma and Louise?Not exactly. The film won Berlin & Beyond Fest's first-feature prize aswell as an audience award at the Max Ophuls Festival. General admission:$9; Senior and students: $7.00; Members of Stonewall or ArtsUnited: $5.00.Stonewall is located at 1717 North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
For further information, please contact:
Jack Rutland, Executive Director
Stonewall Library & Archives
954-763-8565
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From Mark LaFontaine / Broward County Veterans Council
BROWARD COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL
ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
COLONY WEST - 6800 NW 88TH AVENUE, TAMARAC, FL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008 11:30AM - 1:00PM
I am requesting that those who wish to attend, or take out an ad in our"Souvenir Journal" please contact me at this email address (MJL@AVER-FGC.us)or call me at 954-258-5896 to reserve your seat. Take the opportunity toshow your support for the veterans in our community and for the VeteransService Organizations that are an integral part of the fabric here inBroward County. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Mark LaFontaine
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
South Florida Blade
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Scott Newton re-enters race for Wilton Manors Mayor
After loss of State Legislature primaries, mayor runs for re-electionScott Netwon has announced he will run for re-election as Mayor of WiltonManors, Fla. He had previously not entered the mayoral race because he ranfor election in the State House of Representatives, in District 92, whichincludes Wilton Manors, as well as areas of other such cities as FortLauderdale and Pompano Beach. However, he did not win the Democratic Primaryin his district, coming in behind Gwendolyn Clark-Reed.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20819New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
-A Bad Experiment in Voting
Florida's Oskaloosa County should not allow military members to vote overthe Internet until a reliable system is developed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05fri2.html?ref=opinion
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-It's time to take Hurricane Ike very seriously
As Hurricane Ike churns in our direction, forecasters continue to insistthey still aren't sure where the system will ultimately go.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/blog/
-Tropical Storm Five Day Forecast Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Hurricane Ike shifts south, but remains a threat
The National Hurricane Center is urging South Florida today to stay vigilanteven though Hurricane Ike has weakened, but some folks apparently don't needa reminder. At the Coral Springs Home Depot, the madness started Thursdaynight, said Chris Pryor, an assistant store manager at the business onUniversity Drive and West Atlantic Boulevard.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-ike-11am,0,5226022.story
-Hurricane Ike spurs concern about Lake Okeechobee dike
Tropical Storm Fay gave Lake Okeechobee a welcome boost, but a repeatdrenching from a parade of storms churning toward Florida threatens to pushthe lake's aging dike past its limits. For the first time since April 2006,the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday started lowering newly swollen LakeOkeechobee to ease the strain on its 70-year-old earthen dike - named one ofthe six most at risk of failing in the country.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flplakeo0905pnsep05,0,4764945.story
-Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
A hunt will launch at daybreak today for roughly 2,500 missing Palm Beach County ballots from the Aug. 26 primary, the latest turn in an election plagued by counting problems. The search for ballots will involve what Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman describes as an armada of county workers, including off-duty firefighters and sheriff's deputies, who will go to voting locations in hopes of finding missing ballots.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flprecount0905pnsep05,0,4647658.story
-South Florida Medicare officials seek help fighting phony blood infusion billings
A medical fraud scheme prevalent at HIV/AIDS clinics in Miami is migrating northward into Broward and Palm Beach counties, enough so that federal officials are asking the public for help. Unscrupulous clinics have collected hundreds of millions billing Medicare for phony treatments with costly intravenous drugs for HIV/AIDS and cancer. On Wednesday, Medicare unveiled a new hot line for reporting suspected "infusion fraud," as the scheme is called.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flrxinfuse0904sbsep04,0,3167827.story
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Fine Art Clearance Event
Saturday, September 6, 2008 1:30-4:00 pm
at ArtServe Auditorium, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd, FortLauderdale
Original paintings, photographs, prints and more, all for $200 and less!
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-Clinton visits Florida Monday
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will return to Florida for the second time inthree weeks with campaign stops in Central Florida on Monday, Democratsannounced Thursday. It would be the first public appearance for Clintonsince Republican John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his runningmate.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2008/09/04/clinton0905.html
-Missing ballots case may go to court
Just when Palm Beach County election officials thought they had solved themystery of the missing ballots it blew up in their faces again. A welcomereport that 2,700 of the 3,478 missing ballots had been found on Thursdaywas replaced with the grim news that workers had recovered only 957 ballots.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/04/0904ballots.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76
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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~
Help Keep Miami-Dade County Schools Safe- Save Our TRUST Counselors!
Our students cannot afford to lose their TRUST!
Miami-Dade County School Board is under pressure to make significant budgetcuts and have set their sights on our student's first line of defenseagainst bullying and harassment. For years now, TRUST (To Reach UltimateSuccess Together) Counselors in Miami-Dade have worked tirelessly to keepall students safe. At an August 28th budgetary committee meeting, Miami-DadeCounty School Board members placed the elimination of the TRUST Counselorprogram on the list of considered abudget cuts. While this item has beentaken off the official agenda for next week's School Board meeting, theprogram is still in jeopardy and needs your support. Tell the School Boardto keep our TRUST counselors! http://ga4.org/campaign/TRUSTcounselorsWe know that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender youth are among thosewho are most often the targets of bullying and harassment. The TRUSTCounselor Program provides award-winning peer counseling programs that thathave proven effective in changing the culture of entire schools. Combinedwith their serving as sponsors of GSAs (Gay Straight Alliances), the TRUSTprogram has become essential in the effort to keep Miami-Dade Public Schoolssafe for all students. Write your school board members TODAY
http://ga4.org/campaign/TRUSTcounselors and ask them to support our TRUST
counselors and keep our schools safe!
Sincerely,
Safe Schools South Florida
http://safeschoolssouthflorida.org/
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Stonewall Library & Archives, ArtsUnited and Fort Lauderdale InternationalFilm Festival (FLIFF) are pleased to announce this month's selection fortheir monthly first-run feature films series, F4U (Films for Us). Thesefirst-run LGBT films are shown at Cinema Paradiso, at 7:00 pm on the secondWednesday of every month. Cinema Paradiso is located in Fort Lauderdale at503 SE 6 Street, a block east of Broward County Courthouse on the south bankof New River. This month's selection, to be shown on Wednesday, September10, is "Fashion Victims," a sexy German farce with a deliciously dislikeable(but untimately redeemed) main character. The twisted buddy picture pits amiddle-aged women's clothing salesman against his adventurous son and setsthem off on a hysterically unfortunate road trip. A male Thelma and Louise?Not exactly. The film won Berlin & Beyond Fest's first-feature prize aswell as an audience award at the Max Ophuls Festival. General admission:$9; Senior and students: $7.00; Members of Stonewall or ArtsUnited: $5.00.Stonewall is located at 1717 North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
For further information, please contact:
Jack Rutland, Executive Director
Stonewall Library & Archives
954-763-8565
Jack-rutland@stonewall-library.org
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From Mark LaFontaine / Broward County Veterans Council
BROWARD COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL
ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
COLONY WEST - 6800 NW 88TH AVENUE, TAMARAC, FL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008 11:30AM - 1:00PM
I am requesting that those who wish to attend, or take out an ad in our"Souvenir Journal" please contact me at this email address (MJL@AVER-FGC.us)or call me at 954-258-5896 to reserve your seat. Take the opportunity toshow your support for the veterans in our community and for the VeteransService Organizations that are an integral part of the fabric here inBroward County. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Mark LaFontaine
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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Scott Newton re-enters race for Wilton Manors Mayor
After loss of State Legislature primaries, mayor runs for re-electionScott Netwon has announced he will run for re-election as Mayor of WiltonManors, Fla. He had previously not entered the mayoral race because he ranfor election in the State House of Representatives, in District 92, whichincludes Wilton Manors, as well as areas of other such cities as FortLauderdale and Pompano Beach. However, he did not win the Democratic Primaryin his district, coming in behind Gwendolyn Clark-Reed.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20819New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
-A Bad Experiment in Voting
Florida's Oskaloosa County should not allow military members to vote overthe Internet until a reliable system is developed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/opinion/05fri2.html?ref=opinion
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-It's time to take Hurricane Ike very seriously
As Hurricane Ike churns in our direction, forecasters continue to insistthey still aren't sure where the system will ultimately go.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/blog/
-Tropical Storm Five Day Forecast Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Hurricane Ike shifts south, but remains a threat
The National Hurricane Center is urging South Florida today to stay vigilanteven though Hurricane Ike has weakened, but some folks apparently don't needa reminder. At the Coral Springs Home Depot, the madness started Thursdaynight, said Chris Pryor, an assistant store manager at the business onUniversity Drive and West Atlantic Boulevard.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-ike-11am,0,5226022.story
-Hurricane Ike spurs concern about Lake Okeechobee dike
Tropical Storm Fay gave Lake Okeechobee a welcome boost, but a repeatdrenching from a parade of storms churning toward Florida threatens to pushthe lake's aging dike past its limits. For the first time since April 2006,the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday started lowering newly swollen LakeOkeechobee to ease the strain on its 70-year-old earthen dike - named one ofthe six most at risk of failing in the country.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flplakeo0905pnsep05,0,4764945.story
-Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
A hunt will launch at daybreak today for roughly 2,500 missing Palm Beach County ballots from the Aug. 26 primary, the latest turn in an election plagued by counting problems. The search for ballots will involve what Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman describes as an armada of county workers, including off-duty firefighters and sheriff's deputies, who will go to voting locations in hopes of finding missing ballots.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flprecount0905pnsep05,0,4647658.story
-South Florida Medicare officials seek help fighting phony blood infusion billings
A medical fraud scheme prevalent at HIV/AIDS clinics in Miami is migrating northward into Broward and Palm Beach counties, enough so that federal officials are asking the public for help. Unscrupulous clinics have collected hundreds of millions billing Medicare for phony treatments with costly intravenous drugs for HIV/AIDS and cancer. On Wednesday, Medicare unveiled a new hot line for reporting suspected "infusion fraud," as the scheme is called.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flrxinfuse0904sbsep04,0,3167827.story
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Fine Art Clearance Event
Saturday, September 6, 2008 1:30-4:00 pm
at ArtServe Auditorium, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd, FortLauderdale
Original paintings, photographs, prints and more, all for $200 and less!
Free admission
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Clinton visits Florida Monday
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will return to Florida for the second time inthree weeks with campaign stops in Central Florida on Monday, Democratsannounced Thursday. It would be the first public appearance for Clintonsince Republican John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his runningmate.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2008/09/04/clinton0905.html
-Missing ballots case may go to court
Just when Palm Beach County election officials thought they had solved themystery of the missing ballots it blew up in their faces again. A welcomereport that 2,700 of the 3,478 missing ballots had been found on Thursdaywas replaced with the grim news that workers had recovered only 957 ballots.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/04/0904ballots.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76
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GLBT DIGEST - September 04, 2008
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-Video | Gay Log Cabin Republicans president speaks of McCain endorsementFrom GLAAD Video:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/09/video-gay-log-c.html
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-Meet Deb Mell - running to be Illinois' first lesbian legislator
Deborah Mell was expecting a peaceful event when she joined hundreds ofdemonstrators in downtown Chicago for a pro-gay marriage rally in March2004. Instead, things got rowdy, and Mell was arrested. A female policeofficer said Mell attacked her, and Mell was taken away in a paddy wagon.
http://www.365gay.com/features/meet-deb-mell-running-to-be-illinois-first-lesbian-legislator/
-Report: French police spy on gays ahead of Papal visit
French police are spying on LGBT and HIV/AIDS group ahead of next week'svisit by Pope Benedict XVI, a prominent Paris newspaper reported onWednesday. Among the groups under surveillance is ACT UP, an outspokencritic of the Vatican's refusal to accept condoms as a means of preventingHIV/AIDS, according to Le Figaro.
http://www.365gay.com/news/report-french-police-spy-on-gays-ahead-of-papal-visit/
-Accused gay basher barred from Boston neighborhood
A man accused of taking part in what police call a homophobic attack on fourpeople has been ordered not to enter Boston's heavily gay South End. FabioBrandao pleaded not guilty to four civil rights violations, four counts ofassault and battery, and three counts of assault and battery with adangerous weapon.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boston-gay-basher-barred/
-Gov. Palin's secret (gay) code
There are over 1.5 million gay teenagers who are experiencing a slow motionnervous breakdown this evening - and many of these teenagers may be sittingin their parents' homes tonight listening to the vice presidentialnomination speech by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. What will be the messagebehind her choice of words and phrases this evening - genuine love,understanding and respect, or hostility, prejudice and misunderstanding?
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/gov-palins-secret-gay-code/
-Boyfriend joins Palins at convention
The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter willjoin the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOPconvention in St. Paul, Minn. Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-oldson left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at theconvention where Sen. John McCain will officially receive the Republicannomination for president. The boy's mother, Sherry Johnston, said there hadbeen no pressure put on her son to marry 17-year-old Bristol Palin and thetwo teens had made plans to wed before it was known she was pregnant.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boyfriend-joins-palins-at-convention/
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
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-StudioOUT.com & Vegas, Baby!
StudioOUT.com, Gay Internet Radio, is proud to announce the launch of StudioOUTveGas.com, the network's first local affiliate. StudioOUTveGas.comwill specialize in delivering All Things Gay.in Vegas, to the Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities of Southern Nevada.
StudioOUTveGas.com will carry the StudioOUT.com daily programming, as well
as localized specialty programming.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4173/173/
-Companies with Top Rating for LBGT Workers Jumps by One-Third
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation today released the seventh annualCorporate Equality Index, which rates 583 businesses on a scale from 0 to100 percent on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenderemployees, consumers and investors. The 2009 edition of the CEI reports 259businesses achieved a perfect score, a one-third increase over last yearwhen the number was 195. The 259 top-rated businesses collectively employmore than 9 million full-time employees. These workers are protected fromemployment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity orexpression because of their employers' policies on diversity & inclusion,training, health care, and domestic partnership benefits.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4172/173/
-New Gay and Lesbian Magazine in Hawaii
Expression! magazine made its debut in Hawaii August 2008 with the intent ofpromoting a positive and quality resource for the State's Lesbian, Gay, Biand Transgender community. Expression! is locally owned and operated formedby a group of professionals with the vision of propelling its communityforward. "It's time Hawaii has a resource that connects its Gay and Lesbiancommunity in a positive manner with its 'heterosexual counterparts' and wehope to do this by representing our community with professionalism andintegrity", stated Jade Le - President and Founder.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4171/173/
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
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-CA: Bakersfield school board rejects resolution on same-sex marriage
Link: Bakersfield Californian
Excerpt: Mona Twocats lives in Bakersfield with her wife, who she has beenwith for 20 years, and they have sent three children through the Kern HighSchool District. So when she found out a resolution to support Proposition8, which is a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, would bediscussed Tuesday evening, she decided to speak to the KHSD board.
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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-Welsh Anglicans unlikely to appoint gay man as bishop
The leaders of the Anglican Church in Wales have played down suggestionsthat a prominent gay man could be selected as the next Bishop of Bangor.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8904.html
-Christian attempts private prosecution over erect Jesus statue
The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead is facing a privateprosecution after it exhibited a 1ft high statue of Jesus with an erection.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8902.html
-Sir Cliff Richard reveals identity of his male companion
Legendary pop singer Sir Cliff Richard has revealed that he has shared hislife with a former Roman Catholic priest for the last seven years.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8900.html
-Straight Pride attracts zero participants
Plans for a so-called "Straight Pride" in New York, promoted by a reggaemusic label, appear to have backfired. The event, due to be held lastweekend, was billed as "a chance for heterosexuals to gather together andproudly embrace their sexuality and celebrate reggae, dancehall and familyin love and unity."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8899.html
-France to ask UN for universal decriminalisation of homosexuality
The French minister of human rights and foreign affairs has confirmed thatshe will appeal at the United Nations for the universal decriminalisation ofhomosexuality. Rama Yade also said that the EU wanted to take the lead instopping violence against women worldwide.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8898.html
-90% of straight Americans OK with gay co-workers
An annual US workplace survey has found that 79% of heterosexual adultsthink gay co-workers should be judged on how they do their job. The 7thnational Out & Equal Workplace Survey also found that 71% of heterosexualsagree that how an employee performs at their job should be the standard forjudging them and not whether or not they are transgender.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8895.html
-Republicans have nothing to offer gay Americans claims HRC
America's leading gay rights group has accused the Republicans of not havinga positive word to say about LGBT people. Human Rights Campaign's AssociateCounsel Brian Moulton said that the Republican Platform at this week'sNational Convention includes: "Calling us unfit for military service,opposing legal recognition for our relationships and our families,supporting faith-based organisations that would deny us jobs and servicesusing federal dollars, and attacking judges who acknowledge our equalityunder the law."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8893.html
-HIV conference told of sexual abuse of youths in Papua New Guinea
A delegate to the Pan Pacific Gathering for HIV+ People has said that atraditional practice in the Pacific country of Papua New Guinea puts youngmales at risk of sexual contact from village elders. GayNZ.com reports thatthe PNG delegate, a transgender woman, spoke out during a closed session atthe Auckland conference.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8892.html
-Cardiff prepares for Saturday Pride
Wales' capital will celebrate Pride this weekend, replacing the annualCardiff Mardi Gras, which was cancelled due to lack of community andfinancial support. There will be a women's stage, supported by lesbianmagazine Diva, hosting a variety of entertainment aimed at women, while menwill have their own zone.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8891.html
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Forwarded from Victoria Lavin
Daily Queer News
www.dailyqueernews.com
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-Truth Wins Out is Troubled that Sarah Palin's Church Supports 'Ex-Gay'Ministries
Contact: Wayne Besen
E-Mail: wbesen@truthwinsout.org
Truth Wins Out expressed deep concern today after learning that RepublicanVice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's church appears to support so-called"ex-gay" ministries. These programs that aim to "pray away the gay" areineffective and have harmed thousands of gay and lesbian people. TWO urgedthe media to ask Palin if she supports such programs and what her views areon this topic. In a background article on Palin, Time Magazine revealedthat Wasilla Bible Church, where the Palins worship, had a Sunday morningprogram insert advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference oncuring homosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. Truth Wins Out'sExecutive Director, Wayne Besen, will be in Anchorage next week to opposethis anti-gay symposium.
-McCain: Stop Questions on Palin Background
MSNBC
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain's campaign on Wednesday angrily called for anend to questions about its review of Sarah Palin's background, deriding a"faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee"for vice president. "This nonsense is over," declared senior campaignadviser Steve Schmidt in a written statement. The statement stood out forits admission that Palin is under siege - it condemns "this vettingcontroversy" - and for its attempt to blunt questions about how rigorouslyMcCain and his campaign explored the background of a candidate who may getthe nation's second most powerful job. It also suggested that Palin is avictim of gender bias in the media.
-NYC's School Antibullying Policy Given More Teeth
Advocate
The New York City Department of Education will start training educators thisfall through a new initiative that strengthens the city's existing Respectfor All antibullying policy for the city's schools. The plan was approved byMayor Michael Bloomberg and city schools chancellor Joel Klein, according toTowleRoad.com. The initiative "prohibits students from bullying otherstudents for any reason, including taunting and/or intimidation through theuse of epithets or slurs involving race, color, ethnicity, national origin,religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation ordisability," according to the DOE.
-Palin's Church Supports Ex-Gay Therapy
By Jim Burroway | Box Turtle Bulletin
This comes from Time magazine: "We like to call this the Bible Belt ofAlaska," says Cheryl Metiva, head of the local chamber of commerce. Churchesproliferate in Wasilla today, and among the largest and most influential isthe Wasilla Bible Church, where the Palins worship. At the 11:15 am Sundayservice, hundreds sit in folding chairs, sing along with alt-rock praisesongs, and listen to a 20-minute sermon about the book of Malachi. The onlysign of culture warring in the whole production is an insert in the day'sprogram advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference onhomosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. The group promises to teachattendees how to "respond to misinformation in our culture" and help them"overcome" homosexuality.
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Kenneth.Sherrill@hunter.cuny.edu
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-Equality Forum, a national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual andtransgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, reported that 471 (94.2%) ofthe 2008 FORTUNE 500 companies voluntarily include sexual orientation intheir employment nondiscrimination policies. This year marks the fifthanniversary of Equality Forum's FORTUNE 500 project, which is acollaboration with Professor Louis Thomas, Wharton School of the Universityof Pennsylvania, and Ian Ayres, William K. Townsend Professor, Yale LawSchool. "The FORTUNE 500 have overwhelmingly decided that including sexualorientation is in the best corporate interest and helps communicatecorporate values to the estimated $660 billion annual domestic GLBT consumermarket," stated Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum.
...Noncompliant Companies
AES
Aleris International
Auto-Owners Insurance
BJ Services
Cameron International
Celanese
CHS
Commercial Metals
D.R. Horton
DISH Network
Energy Transfer Equity
Expeditors International of Washington
Exxon Mobil
Fidelity National Financial
Frontier Oil
GMAC
Holly
Huntsman
Jarden
KBR
Leggett & Platt
Perini
Pilgrim's Pride
Plains All American Pipeline
Targa Resources
TRW Automotive Holdings
Universal Health Services
Virgin Media
Western Refining
www.equalityforum.com/fortune500
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http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-Video | Gay Log Cabin Republicans president speaks of McCain endorsementFrom GLAAD Video:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/09/video-gay-log-c.html
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-Meet Deb Mell - running to be Illinois' first lesbian legislator
Deborah Mell was expecting a peaceful event when she joined hundreds ofdemonstrators in downtown Chicago for a pro-gay marriage rally in March2004. Instead, things got rowdy, and Mell was arrested. A female policeofficer said Mell attacked her, and Mell was taken away in a paddy wagon.
http://www.365gay.com/features/meet-deb-mell-running-to-be-illinois-first-lesbian-legislator/
-Report: French police spy on gays ahead of Papal visit
French police are spying on LGBT and HIV/AIDS group ahead of next week'svisit by Pope Benedict XVI, a prominent Paris newspaper reported onWednesday. Among the groups under surveillance is ACT UP, an outspokencritic of the Vatican's refusal to accept condoms as a means of preventingHIV/AIDS, according to Le Figaro.
http://www.365gay.com/news/report-french-police-spy-on-gays-ahead-of-papal-visit/
-Accused gay basher barred from Boston neighborhood
A man accused of taking part in what police call a homophobic attack on fourpeople has been ordered not to enter Boston's heavily gay South End. FabioBrandao pleaded not guilty to four civil rights violations, four counts ofassault and battery, and three counts of assault and battery with adangerous weapon.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boston-gay-basher-barred/
-Gov. Palin's secret (gay) code
There are over 1.5 million gay teenagers who are experiencing a slow motionnervous breakdown this evening - and many of these teenagers may be sittingin their parents' homes tonight listening to the vice presidentialnomination speech by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. What will be the messagebehind her choice of words and phrases this evening - genuine love,understanding and respect, or hostility, prejudice and misunderstanding?
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/gov-palins-secret-gay-code/
-Boyfriend joins Palins at convention
The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter willjoin the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOPconvention in St. Paul, Minn. Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-oldson left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at theconvention where Sen. John McCain will officially receive the Republicannomination for president. The boy's mother, Sherry Johnston, said there hadbeen no pressure put on her son to marry 17-year-old Bristol Palin and thetwo teens had made plans to wed before it was known she was pregnant.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boyfriend-joins-palins-at-convention/
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
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-StudioOUT.com & Vegas, Baby!
StudioOUT.com, Gay Internet Radio, is proud to announce the launch of StudioOUTveGas.com, the network's first local affiliate. StudioOUTveGas.comwill specialize in delivering All Things Gay.in Vegas, to the Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities of Southern Nevada.
StudioOUTveGas.com will carry the StudioOUT.com daily programming, as well
as localized specialty programming.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4173/173/
-Companies with Top Rating for LBGT Workers Jumps by One-Third
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation today released the seventh annualCorporate Equality Index, which rates 583 businesses on a scale from 0 to100 percent on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenderemployees, consumers and investors. The 2009 edition of the CEI reports 259businesses achieved a perfect score, a one-third increase over last yearwhen the number was 195. The 259 top-rated businesses collectively employmore than 9 million full-time employees. These workers are protected fromemployment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity orexpression because of their employers' policies on diversity & inclusion,training, health care, and domestic partnership benefits.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4172/173/
-New Gay and Lesbian Magazine in Hawaii
Expression! magazine made its debut in Hawaii August 2008 with the intent ofpromoting a positive and quality resource for the State's Lesbian, Gay, Biand Transgender community. Expression! is locally owned and operated formedby a group of professionals with the vision of propelling its communityforward. "It's time Hawaii has a resource that connects its Gay and Lesbiancommunity in a positive manner with its 'heterosexual counterparts' and wehope to do this by representing our community with professionalism andintegrity", stated Jade Le - President and Founder.
http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4171/173/
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
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-CA: Bakersfield school board rejects resolution on same-sex marriage
Link: Bakersfield Californian
Excerpt: Mona Twocats lives in Bakersfield with her wife, who she has beenwith for 20 years, and they have sent three children through the Kern HighSchool District. So when she found out a resolution to support Proposition8, which is a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, would bediscussed Tuesday evening, she decided to speak to the KHSD board.
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Welsh Anglicans unlikely to appoint gay man as bishop
The leaders of the Anglican Church in Wales have played down suggestionsthat a prominent gay man could be selected as the next Bishop of Bangor.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8904.html
-Christian attempts private prosecution over erect Jesus statue
The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead is facing a privateprosecution after it exhibited a 1ft high statue of Jesus with an erection.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8902.html
-Sir Cliff Richard reveals identity of his male companion
Legendary pop singer Sir Cliff Richard has revealed that he has shared hislife with a former Roman Catholic priest for the last seven years.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8900.html
-Straight Pride attracts zero participants
Plans for a so-called "Straight Pride" in New York, promoted by a reggaemusic label, appear to have backfired. The event, due to be held lastweekend, was billed as "a chance for heterosexuals to gather together andproudly embrace their sexuality and celebrate reggae, dancehall and familyin love and unity."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8899.html
-France to ask UN for universal decriminalisation of homosexuality
The French minister of human rights and foreign affairs has confirmed thatshe will appeal at the United Nations for the universal decriminalisation ofhomosexuality. Rama Yade also said that the EU wanted to take the lead instopping violence against women worldwide.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8898.html
-90% of straight Americans OK with gay co-workers
An annual US workplace survey has found that 79% of heterosexual adultsthink gay co-workers should be judged on how they do their job. The 7thnational Out & Equal Workplace Survey also found that 71% of heterosexualsagree that how an employee performs at their job should be the standard forjudging them and not whether or not they are transgender.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8895.html
-Republicans have nothing to offer gay Americans claims HRC
America's leading gay rights group has accused the Republicans of not havinga positive word to say about LGBT people. Human Rights Campaign's AssociateCounsel Brian Moulton said that the Republican Platform at this week'sNational Convention includes: "Calling us unfit for military service,opposing legal recognition for our relationships and our families,supporting faith-based organisations that would deny us jobs and servicesusing federal dollars, and attacking judges who acknowledge our equalityunder the law."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8893.html
-HIV conference told of sexual abuse of youths in Papua New Guinea
A delegate to the Pan Pacific Gathering for HIV+ People has said that atraditional practice in the Pacific country of Papua New Guinea puts youngmales at risk of sexual contact from village elders. GayNZ.com reports thatthe PNG delegate, a transgender woman, spoke out during a closed session atthe Auckland conference.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8892.html
-Cardiff prepares for Saturday Pride
Wales' capital will celebrate Pride this weekend, replacing the annualCardiff Mardi Gras, which was cancelled due to lack of community andfinancial support. There will be a women's stage, supported by lesbianmagazine Diva, hosting a variety of entertainment aimed at women, while menwill have their own zone.
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-Truth Wins Out is Troubled that Sarah Palin's Church Supports 'Ex-Gay'Ministries
Contact: Wayne Besen
E-Mail: wbesen@truthwinsout.org
Truth Wins Out expressed deep concern today after learning that RepublicanVice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's church appears to support so-called"ex-gay" ministries. These programs that aim to "pray away the gay" areineffective and have harmed thousands of gay and lesbian people. TWO urgedthe media to ask Palin if she supports such programs and what her views areon this topic. In a background article on Palin, Time Magazine revealedthat Wasilla Bible Church, where the Palins worship, had a Sunday morningprogram insert advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference oncuring homosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. Truth Wins Out'sExecutive Director, Wayne Besen, will be in Anchorage next week to opposethis anti-gay symposium.
-McCain: Stop Questions on Palin Background
MSNBC
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain's campaign on Wednesday angrily called for anend to questions about its review of Sarah Palin's background, deriding a"faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee"for vice president. "This nonsense is over," declared senior campaignadviser Steve Schmidt in a written statement. The statement stood out forits admission that Palin is under siege - it condemns "this vettingcontroversy" - and for its attempt to blunt questions about how rigorouslyMcCain and his campaign explored the background of a candidate who may getthe nation's second most powerful job. It also suggested that Palin is avictim of gender bias in the media.
-NYC's School Antibullying Policy Given More Teeth
Advocate
The New York City Department of Education will start training educators thisfall through a new initiative that strengthens the city's existing Respectfor All antibullying policy for the city's schools. The plan was approved byMayor Michael Bloomberg and city schools chancellor Joel Klein, according toTowleRoad.com. The initiative "prohibits students from bullying otherstudents for any reason, including taunting and/or intimidation through theuse of epithets or slurs involving race, color, ethnicity, national origin,religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation ordisability," according to the DOE.
-Palin's Church Supports Ex-Gay Therapy
By Jim Burroway | Box Turtle Bulletin
This comes from Time magazine: "We like to call this the Bible Belt ofAlaska," says Cheryl Metiva, head of the local chamber of commerce. Churchesproliferate in Wasilla today, and among the largest and most influential isthe Wasilla Bible Church, where the Palins worship. At the 11:15 am Sundayservice, hundreds sit in folding chairs, sing along with alt-rock praisesongs, and listen to a 20-minute sermon about the book of Malachi. The onlysign of culture warring in the whole production is an insert in the day'sprogram advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference onhomosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. The group promises to teachattendees how to "respond to misinformation in our culture" and help them"overcome" homosexuality.
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-Equality Forum, a national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual andtransgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, reported that 471 (94.2%) ofthe 2008 FORTUNE 500 companies voluntarily include sexual orientation intheir employment nondiscrimination policies. This year marks the fifthanniversary of Equality Forum's FORTUNE 500 project, which is acollaboration with Professor Louis Thomas, Wharton School of the Universityof Pennsylvania, and Ian Ayres, William K. Townsend Professor, Yale LawSchool. "The FORTUNE 500 have overwhelmingly decided that including sexualorientation is in the best corporate interest and helps communicatecorporate values to the estimated $660 billion annual domestic GLBT consumermarket," stated Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum.
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AES
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CHS
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D.R. Horton
DISH Network
Energy Transfer Equity
Expeditors International of Washington
Exxon Mobil
Fidelity National Financial
Frontier Oil
GMAC
Holly
Huntsman
Jarden
KBR
Leggett & Platt
Perini
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Plains All American Pipeline
Targa Resources
TRW Automotive Holdings
Universal Health Services
Virgin Media
Western Refining
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-G.O.P. Officially Nominates McCain
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska sought to wrest back the narrative of her life asshe introduced herself to a roaring crowd at the Republican NationalConvention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04repubday.html?hp
-Running Against Themselves
The difficulty for the Republican ticket in talking about change and actinglike insurgents is that they have been running Washington for most of thelast eight years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04thu1.html?ref=opinion
-Sarah Palin Speaks!
Many people believe that Sarah Palin is a terrible choice for a runningmate. But you have to remember who the other options were.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04collins.html?ref=opinion
-Political Memo
Two Conventions With No Shortage of Contrasts
Three days into the Republican National Convention, its differences fromlast week's Democratic conclave have grown apparent: overwhelmingly whitedelegates, a strongly unified hall, erratic energy levels and speeches thatfocus heavily on iconography.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04compare.html
-Op-Ed Columnist: How Home Became Homeland
Oh, it's good to be home. The threat level has been raised (or was thatlowered?) to orange. I wonder idly what this means - an image ofmedium-intensity jihadist chatter menacing Armonk, N.Y., comes to mind - butI have no time to get that vision in focus before another cheery messagerolls out across the airport.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04Cohen.html?ref=opinion
-American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil
Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killingseven people, the Pakistani military said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04attack.html?hp
-Cheney Backs NATO Membership for Georgia
One day after the United States proposed $1 billion in assistance forGeorgia, Vice President Dick Cheney flew there to reaffirm support for itseventual NATO membership.\
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05cheney.html?hp
-Mugabe Threatens to Appoint Cabinet
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, said he will name a new cabinet ifopposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refuses to sign a power-sharing deal byThursday, the state-owned newspaper reported on Thursday - a deal that bothsides have confirmed would leave Mr. Mugabe himself in command.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/africa/05zimbabwe.html?hp
-Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines
With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoinwants to generate some of his own electricity. He marveled the other day athow close he is to that goal, gazing at two new wind turbines atop hisgarage roof. They will soon be hooked to the power grid.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/04wind.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1220533817-hRSduoolv+FTgqtk8Z5SEA
-US readies for T.S. Hanna; Cat. 4 Ike close behind
Residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guardtroops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical StormHanna plowed through the Atlantic on Thursday, with Category 4 Hurricane Iketrailing a few days behind. The uncertain path of Hanna, which may become ahurricane by the time it hits land sometime Saturday, had emergencyofficials holding off ordering coastal residents to head inland Wednesday.Still, high schools in South Carolina canceled football games and workers inSavannah, Ga., put storm shutters over the windows of the gold-domed CityHall.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Hanna-US.html
-Hearing on Detroit Mayor Begins
After months of legal challenges meant to stop her, Gov. Jennifer M.Granholm of Michigan opened an unusual hearing on Wednesday to determinewhether she should remove Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick of Detroit from officefor misconduct.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04detroit.html
-Living Together: In Studies of Virtual Twins, Nature Wins Again
AS sisters only four months apart, Julie and Sara Curry grew up beingpeppered with questions from confused classmates. Your mom was in labor forfour months? asked one friend, said Sara, 19. How is it possible? othersinquired.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/garden/04twins.html
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Washington Post
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-Pentecostalism obscured in Palin biography
Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply as Christian. Yet John McCain'srunning mate has deep roots in Pentecostalism, a spirit-filled Christiantradition that is one of the fastest growing in the world. It's oftenderided by outsiders and Bible-believers alike.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090400374.html
-Where Palin Stands
Policy positions previously staked out by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:Abortion: Opposes abortion in all circumstances except when a pregnancythreatens the woman's life. A member of Feminists for Life.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303700.html
-McCain's Focus on Iraq War Carries Risk
The 55-page Republican Party platform, approved here this week, containsexactly one paragraph devoted to the war in Iraq -- a sign of how theconflict that dominated the last two national election cycles has faded as amajor political issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303794.html?hpid=artslot
-Criticizing McCain, Obama Keeps Focus on Economy
Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday dismissed the ongoing Republican NationalConvention as a substance-free spectacle hiding behind Sen. John McCain'sbiography and ignoring the economic insecurity that many Americans arefacing every day as he continued a swing through working-class towns in theMidwest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303511.html?hpid=artslot
-In Diverse Nation, a White Convention
Republicans have worked to improve their minority outreach, but setbackshave negated their efforts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303962.html?hpid=artslot
-Democracy Within Our Reach: What's at Stake Saturday in Pakistan
Pakistan is at a crossroads. The gravity of the situation has led me, at theinsistence of my Pakistan People's Party (PPP), to run for president inSaturday's elections. My children and I are still mourning our belovedleader, wife and mother, Benazir Bhutto. We did not make the decision for meto run lightly. But we know what is at stake. Chief among the challengesthat all Pakistanis face is the threat of global terrorism, demonstratedagain in this week's assassination attempt against Prime Minister YousafRaza Gillani.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303131.html
-Stepping Off the Gas
When it comes to fuel prices and energy independence, the watchword is 'nopain, no gain.' THE PRICE of crude oil is falling sharply. It closed atless than $110 a barrel yesterday -- down almost $38 since its July peak.The slack oil market has translated into direct relief at the pump, withregular gasoline now 19 cents a gallon cheaper than it was a month ago.Great news, right? The U.S. economy can grow faster with less risk ofinflation; the potential benefits range from brisker domestic car sales toless pressure on state and local government budgets. So much for those evilspeculators driving us all to the poorhouse!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303164.html
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Miami Herald
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-What the Anchorage Daily News has had to say on Palin
How well has Sarah Palin done during her 21 months as Alaska's governor?Here are excerpts of Anchorage Daily News editorials about some major issuesand challenges during her tenure.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/671188.html
-In Palin's hometown, pregnancy news doesn't hurt support
If you watched TV news or went online on Monday, there was a lot ofspeculation about how her unmarried pregnant daugther would play into SarahPalin's appeal as a devoted mother and proponent of conservative values.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/671189.html
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-Pundits Noonan and Murphy Slam Palin On-camera -- and Off
In what was thought to be an off-air exchange, Wall Street Journal columnistPeggy Noonan and former John McCain adviser Mike Murphy were caught in a"Jesse Jackson" moment when the two Republican insiders continued to discussSarah Palin well after they thought the NBC cameras had stopped taping,calling McCain's VP pick "cynical" and "gimmicky." The incident occurredwhen NBC host Chuck Todd asked Noonan if she thought Palin was the mostqualified choice for the VP spot. "The most qualified? No. I think they wentfor this, excuse me, political bullshit about narratives. Every time theRepublicans do that, because that's not where they live and that's not whatthey're good at, they blow it." A former speechwriter for President Reagan,Noonan has continued to spark controversy on MSNBC's Morning Joe, callingSarah Palin a "Hail Mary" pass that probably won't complete the RepublicanParty. Time columnist Mike Murphy, who said McCain's choice flies in theface of his "reputation as a noncynical politician," continued when hethought the cameras were off with "It's not going to work." "It's over,"replied Noonan.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60632.asp
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-Palin Helps Alaska Get Rich Off Oil While the Rest of the Country Suffers
By Robert Scheer | Truthdig | AlterNet
Welcome to the People's Republic of Alaska, where every resident this yearwill get a $3,200 payout, thanks in no small measure to the efforts of SarahPalin, the state's Republican governor. That's $22,400 for a family ofseven, like Palin's. Since 1982, the Alaska Permanent Fund, which investsoil revenues from state lands, has paid out a dividend on invested oil lootto everyone who has been in the state for a year. But Palin upped the anteby joining with Democrats and some recalcitrant Republican state legislatorsto share in oil company windfall profits, further fattening state taxrevenue and permitting an additional payout in tax funds to residents. Nowonder she is popular with voters in a state whose residents pay no incomeor sales taxes but are blessed with state coffers rolling in cash at a timewhen all other states are suffering. Indeed, when the oil companies pay moretaxes to the state of Alaska, they get to write that off against theirfederal tax obligation, leaving the rest of us to make up the shortfall. Thestate of Alaska owns most of the oil-producing land and was getting upwardof 85 percent of its budget from the oil companies that lease the fields,even before Palin helped increase the state's cut. While other states fireschoolteachers because of the economic downturn, Alaska has, as Palinindicated in accepting John McCain's offer to join him on the GOP ticket,more money than it knows what to do with. In a display of plucky arroganceat her coming-out press conference, Palin boasted deceptively that ifAlaskans wanted that infamous bridge to nowhere, "we'd build it ourselves."
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-Palin Missed Her Chance
All right: Sarah Palin's speech was well-delivered, charming, anopening-night hit. The anchors and pundits now analyzing it on CNN arefalling all over themselves: "I think Republicans have to be thrilled withwhat happened here tonight-the most macho speech of the night was deliveredby a woman," Republican consultant Alex Castellanos marveled. But this allhad been a foregone conclusion. People have questioned her experience andher background; nobody really questioned whether she could give a goodspeech, especially after her successful rollout address last Friday.Tonight, diminished expectations combined with Palin'sknown-to-be-remarkable charisma made for the speech-making equivalent ofputting a champ bowler two feet in front of a set of plastic duckpins.
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/09/04/palin-missed-her-chance.aspx
-Why Bristol's Baby Matters
Families deserve privacy about family matters, but families that wantabsolute privacy should stay out of politics. Sooner or later someone wouldhave noticed the pregnancy of Bristol Palin, 17-year-old daughter of JohnMcCain's vice-presidential pick, especially since everyone in her hometownof Wasilla, Alaska, seemed to know already.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/why_bristols_baby_matters.html
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-G.O.P. Officially Nominates McCain
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska sought to wrest back the narrative of her life asshe introduced herself to a roaring crowd at the Republican NationalConvention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04repubday.html?hp
-Running Against Themselves
The difficulty for the Republican ticket in talking about change and actinglike insurgents is that they have been running Washington for most of thelast eight years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04thu1.html?ref=opinion
-Sarah Palin Speaks!
Many people believe that Sarah Palin is a terrible choice for a runningmate. But you have to remember who the other options were.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04collins.html?ref=opinion
-Political Memo
Two Conventions With No Shortage of Contrasts
Three days into the Republican National Convention, its differences fromlast week's Democratic conclave have grown apparent: overwhelmingly whitedelegates, a strongly unified hall, erratic energy levels and speeches thatfocus heavily on iconography.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04compare.html
-Op-Ed Columnist: How Home Became Homeland
Oh, it's good to be home. The threat level has been raised (or was thatlowered?) to orange. I wonder idly what this means - an image ofmedium-intensity jihadist chatter menacing Armonk, N.Y., comes to mind - butI have no time to get that vision in focus before another cheery messagerolls out across the airport.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04Cohen.html?ref=opinion
-American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil
Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killingseven people, the Pakistani military said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04attack.html?hp
-Cheney Backs NATO Membership for Georgia
One day after the United States proposed $1 billion in assistance forGeorgia, Vice President Dick Cheney flew there to reaffirm support for itseventual NATO membership.\
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05cheney.html?hp
-Mugabe Threatens to Appoint Cabinet
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, said he will name a new cabinet ifopposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refuses to sign a power-sharing deal byThursday, the state-owned newspaper reported on Thursday - a deal that bothsides have confirmed would leave Mr. Mugabe himself in command.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/africa/05zimbabwe.html?hp
-Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines
With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoinwants to generate some of his own electricity. He marveled the other day athow close he is to that goal, gazing at two new wind turbines atop hisgarage roof. They will soon be hooked to the power grid.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/04wind.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1220533817-hRSduoolv+FTgqtk8Z5SEA
-US readies for T.S. Hanna; Cat. 4 Ike close behind
Residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guardtroops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical StormHanna plowed through the Atlantic on Thursday, with Category 4 Hurricane Iketrailing a few days behind. The uncertain path of Hanna, which may become ahurricane by the time it hits land sometime Saturday, had emergencyofficials holding off ordering coastal residents to head inland Wednesday.Still, high schools in South Carolina canceled football games and workers inSavannah, Ga., put storm shutters over the windows of the gold-domed CityHall.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Hanna-US.html
-Hearing on Detroit Mayor Begins
After months of legal challenges meant to stop her, Gov. Jennifer M.Granholm of Michigan opened an unusual hearing on Wednesday to determinewhether she should remove Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick of Detroit from officefor misconduct.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04detroit.html
-Living Together: In Studies of Virtual Twins, Nature Wins Again
AS sisters only four months apart, Julie and Sara Curry grew up beingpeppered with questions from confused classmates. Your mom was in labor forfour months? asked one friend, said Sara, 19. How is it possible? othersinquired.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/garden/04twins.html
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-Pentecostalism obscured in Palin biography
Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply as Christian. Yet John McCain'srunning mate has deep roots in Pentecostalism, a spirit-filled Christiantradition that is one of the fastest growing in the world. It's oftenderided by outsiders and Bible-believers alike.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090400374.html
-Where Palin Stands
Policy positions previously staked out by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:Abortion: Opposes abortion in all circumstances except when a pregnancythreatens the woman's life. A member of Feminists for Life.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303700.html
-McCain's Focus on Iraq War Carries Risk
The 55-page Republican Party platform, approved here this week, containsexactly one paragraph devoted to the war in Iraq -- a sign of how theconflict that dominated the last two national election cycles has faded as amajor political issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303794.html?hpid=artslot
-Criticizing McCain, Obama Keeps Focus on Economy
Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday dismissed the ongoing Republican NationalConvention as a substance-free spectacle hiding behind Sen. John McCain'sbiography and ignoring the economic insecurity that many Americans arefacing every day as he continued a swing through working-class towns in theMidwest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303511.html?hpid=artslot
-In Diverse Nation, a White Convention
Republicans have worked to improve their minority outreach, but setbackshave negated their efforts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303962.html?hpid=artslot
-Democracy Within Our Reach: What's at Stake Saturday in Pakistan
Pakistan is at a crossroads. The gravity of the situation has led me, at theinsistence of my Pakistan People's Party (PPP), to run for president inSaturday's elections. My children and I are still mourning our belovedleader, wife and mother, Benazir Bhutto. We did not make the decision for meto run lightly. But we know what is at stake. Chief among the challengesthat all Pakistanis face is the threat of global terrorism, demonstratedagain in this week's assassination attempt against Prime Minister YousafRaza Gillani.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303131.html
-Stepping Off the Gas
When it comes to fuel prices and energy independence, the watchword is 'nopain, no gain.' THE PRICE of crude oil is falling sharply. It closed atless than $110 a barrel yesterday -- down almost $38 since its July peak.The slack oil market has translated into direct relief at the pump, withregular gasoline now 19 cents a gallon cheaper than it was a month ago.Great news, right? The U.S. economy can grow faster with less risk ofinflation; the potential benefits range from brisker domestic car sales toless pressure on state and local government budgets. So much for those evilspeculators driving us all to the poorhouse!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303164.html
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Miami Herald
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-What the Anchorage Daily News has had to say on Palin
How well has Sarah Palin done during her 21 months as Alaska's governor?Here are excerpts of Anchorage Daily News editorials about some major issuesand challenges during her tenure.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/671188.html
-In Palin's hometown, pregnancy news doesn't hurt support
If you watched TV news or went online on Monday, there was a lot ofspeculation about how her unmarried pregnant daugther would play into SarahPalin's appeal as a devoted mother and proponent of conservative values.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/671189.html
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http://advocate.com/
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-Pundits Noonan and Murphy Slam Palin On-camera -- and Off
In what was thought to be an off-air exchange, Wall Street Journal columnistPeggy Noonan and former John McCain adviser Mike Murphy were caught in a"Jesse Jackson" moment when the two Republican insiders continued to discussSarah Palin well after they thought the NBC cameras had stopped taping,calling McCain's VP pick "cynical" and "gimmicky." The incident occurredwhen NBC host Chuck Todd asked Noonan if she thought Palin was the mostqualified choice for the VP spot. "The most qualified? No. I think they wentfor this, excuse me, political bullshit about narratives. Every time theRepublicans do that, because that's not where they live and that's not whatthey're good at, they blow it." A former speechwriter for President Reagan,Noonan has continued to spark controversy on MSNBC's Morning Joe, callingSarah Palin a "Hail Mary" pass that probably won't complete the RepublicanParty. Time columnist Mike Murphy, who said McCain's choice flies in theface of his "reputation as a noncynical politician," continued when hethought the cameras were off with "It's not going to work." "It's over,"replied Noonan.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60632.asp
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-Palin Helps Alaska Get Rich Off Oil While the Rest of the Country Suffers
By Robert Scheer | Truthdig | AlterNet
Welcome to the People's Republic of Alaska, where every resident this yearwill get a $3,200 payout, thanks in no small measure to the efforts of SarahPalin, the state's Republican governor. That's $22,400 for a family ofseven, like Palin's. Since 1982, the Alaska Permanent Fund, which investsoil revenues from state lands, has paid out a dividend on invested oil lootto everyone who has been in the state for a year. But Palin upped the anteby joining with Democrats and some recalcitrant Republican state legislatorsto share in oil company windfall profits, further fattening state taxrevenue and permitting an additional payout in tax funds to residents. Nowonder she is popular with voters in a state whose residents pay no incomeor sales taxes but are blessed with state coffers rolling in cash at a timewhen all other states are suffering. Indeed, when the oil companies pay moretaxes to the state of Alaska, they get to write that off against theirfederal tax obligation, leaving the rest of us to make up the shortfall. Thestate of Alaska owns most of the oil-producing land and was getting upwardof 85 percent of its budget from the oil companies that lease the fields,even before Palin helped increase the state's cut. While other states fireschoolteachers because of the economic downturn, Alaska has, as Palinindicated in accepting John McCain's offer to join him on the GOP ticket,more money than it knows what to do with. In a display of plucky arroganceat her coming-out press conference, Palin boasted deceptively that ifAlaskans wanted that infamous bridge to nowhere, "we'd build it ourselves."
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/1754/
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Palin Missed Her Chance
All right: Sarah Palin's speech was well-delivered, charming, anopening-night hit. The anchors and pundits now analyzing it on CNN arefalling all over themselves: "I think Republicans have to be thrilled withwhat happened here tonight-the most macho speech of the night was deliveredby a woman," Republican consultant Alex Castellanos marveled. But this allhad been a foregone conclusion. People have questioned her experience andher background; nobody really questioned whether she could give a goodspeech, especially after her successful rollout address last Friday.Tonight, diminished expectations combined with Palin'sknown-to-be-remarkable charisma made for the speech-making equivalent ofputting a champ bowler two feet in front of a set of plastic duckpins.
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/09/04/palin-missed-her-chance.aspx
-Why Bristol's Baby Matters
Families deserve privacy about family matters, but families that wantabsolute privacy should stay out of politics. Sooner or later someone wouldhave noticed the pregnancy of Bristol Palin, 17-year-old daughter of JohnMcCain's vice-presidential pick, especially since everyone in her hometownof Wasilla, Alaska, seemed to know already.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/why_bristols_baby_matters.html
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FLORIDA DIGEST - September 04, 2008
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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-DANIEL SHOER ROTH | VIEW FROM EL NUEVO HERALD
Losing Miami-Dade schools' TRUST program would set gay students adrift It no longer bothers him when they call him ''homo'' at school. Roberto Ramirez now holds his head proudly, running a hand across his long curly hair,smiles and replies curtly, ``Thanks a lot, I know who I am.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/671211.html
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Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South FloridaGLCCSF
www.glccsf.org
-The GLCC Board of Directors and staff would like to thank The Melting Pot
and The Law Office of Arthur B. Smith for sponsoring the August FoundersReception. Over 250 people attended the event which was held on the newCampus of the GLCC. We would also like to recognize Cookies By Design,Victoria Park Florist and Petals Panache for their contributions! To viewpictures from the event, please click on the following link:
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/fE9zH8mW
-GLCC JOB POSTING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
Job Title: Customer Service Manager
Date Posted: September 2, 2008
Reports to: Director of Development
Salary Range: $33,000 to $38,000
Must Apply to: Janet Vargas, Business Mgr, jvargas@glccsf.org
Deadline: September 16, 2008
JOB SUMMARY - BASIC FUNCTION
The Customer Service Manager (CSM) ensures consistently high quality servicefor GLCC visitors, callers and customers. The CSM recruits and organizes inareas including: reception/switchboard, events, administration andprograms-- providing training, motivation, reinforcement, support,supervision and accountability. The SCM ensures the effectiveness of theGLCC's reception/switchboard function. The CSM is responsible for providinglogistical, financial and administrative support to advance the developmenteffort for the GLCC. The CSM will assist in the process to create andimplement fundraising strategies that increase the organization's supportfrom individuals, corporations, foundations and other sources, with aspecial emphasis on developing individual donors.
- Let's get B.U.S.Y
Your community needs you to take action and get B.U.S.Y. Benefitting UnderServed Youth needs committed volunteers for one hour each week, to read withchildren from low income families at their elementary school. Thesechildren are at an alarmingly high risk of dropping out. Our everyday livesare impacted as a result: we experience intolerance and violence as acommunity; we are victims of home invasions, vandalism, and armed robbery. Education is our weapon. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School needs yourunique personality to engage these students. Honestly, I didn't even likekids until I began volunteering. I can tell you now, that my favorite hourof each week is spent with these students. Please contact me immediatelyto make a difference in your community. It's only one hour of your timeeach week, but that hour could change the lifetime of a child.
Contact Jim Howell at Ja2howell@aol.com or call 954-525-3627
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From Dolphin Democrats - Ft. Lauderdale
http://dolphindems.org/
-Hurricane Hanna will not be a factor this weekend!!
DOLPHIN DEMOCRATS GET OUT THE VOTE TABLE
GLCC FLEA MARKET 8AM- 2PM SATURDAY, September 6th
1717 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE
SET UP TIME IS MOST NEEDED; ONLY NEED TWO PEOPLE
@ 7AM ( THEY STAY TO 9AM)
AND THEN FLOATING SHIFTS EVERY TWO HOURS
9AM- 11AM - 11AM -1PM - 12 NOON TO 2PM
INTERESTED IN MAKING A DEMOCRATIC CHANGE?
CALL MICHAEL ALBETTA-954- 390-6537
IF YOU'RE A CANDIDATE; GREAT PLACE TO GREET & MEET ALL THE PEOPLE !
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Mark's List
http://frontpage.jumponmarkslist.com/MSFL/2008/090308.htm
Ft. Lauderdale: Today - September 4
Club Blue Human Rights Campaign at Himmarshee Bar and Grille from 6pm -8pm Club Blue is a monthly social event open to the community and designedto promote the Human Rights Campaign and its membership in South Florida.Join the HRC South Florida Committee each month and mingle with other gay,lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies while learning about theHRC in South Florida! Ticket Info: $10 suggested donation includescomplimentary drink and appetizers. See Photos from Last Month
http://frontpage.jumponmarkslist.com/hrc/index_hrc.htm
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Court Blocks Florida Ballot Measures Intended to Help School Vouchers
Two constitutional amendments intended to help Florida's school voucherprograms withstand legal challenges cannot appear on the November ballot,the State Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling was a major blow forprominent Republican leaders, especially former Gov. Jeb Bush, who madevouchers the centerpiece of education changes he pushed through in 1999. Themeasures were placed on the ballot by the Florida Taxation and Budget ReformCommission, which meets every 20 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04florida.html
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Will Hurricane Ike follow in Hanna's footsteps?
Right now, it looks like Ike might be Hanna's twin brother - a considerablybulked up brother. Under this morning's advisory, Category 4 Ike wasprojected to follow a course remarkably similar to that of Hanna - curvinginto the southern Bahamas and possibly turning northwest before reachingFlorida.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/blog/2008/09/will_hurricane_ike_follow_in_h.html
-Hurricane Ike Tracking Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Trial ready to review homeless beatings; Broward County jury sworn in
A day after defense attorneys argued that widely broadcast surveillanceimages of two teens bashing a homeless man with a baseball bat was making itimpossible to seat an impartial local jury, a Broward County judge onWednesday swore in a panel of 14. That jury, winnowed from a pool of 629,will hear opening statements today. Two Plantation residents are accused ofa January 2006 rampage that left one homeless man dead and two otherscritically injured. Thomas Daugherty, now 19, and Brian Hooks, 21, havepleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of attemptedmurder.
Tonya Alanez
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbhomeless0904sbsep04,0,5234015.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-FLORIDA SUPREME COURT: High court axes 3 key amendments
The Florida Supreme Court removed three high-profile constitutionalamendments from the November ballot, including one calling for a tax-swapplan. The Florida Supreme Court dealt a blow to a tax revision plan andschool vouchers Wednesday, removing from the November ballot threecontroversial amendments that could have dramatically altered the future ofFlorida.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/671259.html
-BROWARD COUNTY: Broward teachers bare their soles, will work less
First it was black clothes. On Wednesday, it was old shoes. Now, Broward teacherswill protest their lack of raises by cutting back their time on the job.Frustrated at the stalemate in negotiations about their raises, BrowardCounty teachers vowed Wednesday to paralyze the school system by workingless.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/671272.html
-CENTRAL FLORIDA: Some water will be released from Lake Okeechobee
Starting Thursday, gates on either side of Lake Okeechobee will dischargethe equivalent of about 5,800 Olympic swimming pools a day. With TropicalStorm Hanna's fringes expected to skirt the coast in coming days, federalengineers confirmed Wednesday that they'll start letting water out of risingLake Okeechobee.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/671214.html
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Palm Beach County starts counting election ballots by hand
Teams of Palm Beach County workers this morning began counting thousands ofballots in hopes of accounting for all 102,523 that officials believe werecast in last week's election. Shortly after midnight, county electionstaffers said they had found 2,700 of the 3,478 ballots that somehowdisappeared between the Aug. 26 primary and a weekend recount.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/04/0904ballots.html
-High court saves Florida
As its name suggests, the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission wassupposed to make the state fiscally stronger. Instead, it launched anassault against the Florida Constitution and public schools. On Wednesday,the Florida Supreme Court repelled that assault by killing threecommission-proposed amendments. Amendment 5 would have eliminated a largeshare of school property taxes and replaced the money with a higher salestax and ... something else. In upholding a lower court ruling, the justicessaid the amendment, which did not specify how the state would make up thosebillions or require it to happen, was misleading.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/09/04/a10a_amend_edit_0904.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmates
At issue is the constitutionality of the guards' practice at Florida StatePrison in Starke. Jacksonville judge begins hearing evidence today aboutthe use of pepper spray, tear gas and other chemical agents on mentally illinmates by guards at Florida State Prison.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/090308/met_326878580.shtml
-Judging the judges in Broward County: A disturbing name game
I'm no political consultant, but I'll offer this advice to the dwindlingranks of Hispanic judges in Broward: It might be time for some seriousre-branding. It should be clear from last week's results that thewrong-sounding name in a low-turnout election can be career death, no matterhow professional or capable a judge may be.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbmayocol0904sbsep04,0,6274524.column
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer will appear this Sunday, September 7th at1:00 pm at Temple Solel, 5100 Sheridan St, Hollywood, FL.
For a discussion on Israel and other issues of importance to the Jewishcommunity in this election
Please join us in welcoming Senator Chuck Schumer On behalf of SenatorBarack Obama
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From Clarence Brooks - Florida Atlantic Universit
clarencejr1960@bellsouth.net
Please consider attending the Political Circus: A 3-Ring Reflection on the2008 Election Campaigns at FAU Ritter Gallery (Sept 5 ? Nov 1, 2008). Thisexhibit looks at issues of stereotyping that have had an unprecedentedappearance (sexism, racism, homophobia, ageism, etc.) in this historicpresidential campaign?s election paraphernalia
Political Circus: A - 3 Ring Reflection on the 2008 Election
CampaignsPolitical Circus is comprised of three components (or rings)assembled together to present contemporary popular culture, art influencedby the current presidential election, and art reflecting politicallymotivated works of the past few decades.
..RING I:Hating Hillary, Baiting Barack, and Mocking McCain?presents a widearray of promotional and anti-promotional political materials selected todemonstrate racist, sexist, and misogynistic tendencies running rampant inthe 2008 presidential election. This section is selected and thematically byFAU Women's Studies Professor, Jane Caputi whose commentary accompany's theobjects.
..RING II:Artists Weigh In?presents the work of severalcontemporary American artists mostly from the southeast responding to anopen call to artists to propose a work or installation influenced by the2008 Presidential campaigns.
..RING III:Reflections and Refractions?is a selection of existing works thatboth generally and specifically reflecting on American politics, politicalfigures and events. This group of works will be selected from area?private collections by internationally recognized as well as lesser known artists.
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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-DANIEL SHOER ROTH | VIEW FROM EL NUEVO HERALD
Losing Miami-Dade schools' TRUST program would set gay students adrift It no longer bothers him when they call him ''homo'' at school. Roberto Ramirez now holds his head proudly, running a hand across his long curly hair,smiles and replies curtly, ``Thanks a lot, I know who I am.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/671211.html
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Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South FloridaGLCCSF
www.glccsf.org
-The GLCC Board of Directors and staff would like to thank The Melting Pot
and The Law Office of Arthur B. Smith for sponsoring the August FoundersReception. Over 250 people attended the event which was held on the newCampus of the GLCC. We would also like to recognize Cookies By Design,Victoria Park Florist and Petals Panache for their contributions! To viewpictures from the event, please click on the following link:
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/fE9zH8mW
-GLCC JOB POSTING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
Job Title: Customer Service Manager
Date Posted: September 2, 2008
Reports to: Director of Development
Salary Range: $33,000 to $38,000
Must Apply to: Janet Vargas, Business Mgr, jvargas@glccsf.org
Deadline: September 16, 2008
JOB SUMMARY - BASIC FUNCTION
The Customer Service Manager (CSM) ensures consistently high quality servicefor GLCC visitors, callers and customers. The CSM recruits and organizes inareas including: reception/switchboard, events, administration andprograms-- providing training, motivation, reinforcement, support,supervision and accountability. The SCM ensures the effectiveness of theGLCC's reception/switchboard function. The CSM is responsible for providinglogistical, financial and administrative support to advance the developmenteffort for the GLCC. The CSM will assist in the process to create andimplement fundraising strategies that increase the organization's supportfrom individuals, corporations, foundations and other sources, with aspecial emphasis on developing individual donors.
- Let's get B.U.S.Y
Your community needs you to take action and get B.U.S.Y. Benefitting UnderServed Youth needs committed volunteers for one hour each week, to read withchildren from low income families at their elementary school. Thesechildren are at an alarmingly high risk of dropping out. Our everyday livesare impacted as a result: we experience intolerance and violence as acommunity; we are victims of home invasions, vandalism, and armed robbery. Education is our weapon. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School needs yourunique personality to engage these students. Honestly, I didn't even likekids until I began volunteering. I can tell you now, that my favorite hourof each week is spent with these students. Please contact me immediatelyto make a difference in your community. It's only one hour of your timeeach week, but that hour could change the lifetime of a child.
Contact Jim Howell at Ja2howell@aol.com or call 954-525-3627
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From Dolphin Democrats - Ft. Lauderdale
http://dolphindems.org/
-Hurricane Hanna will not be a factor this weekend!!
DOLPHIN DEMOCRATS GET OUT THE VOTE TABLE
GLCC FLEA MARKET 8AM- 2PM SATURDAY, September 6th
1717 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE
SET UP TIME IS MOST NEEDED; ONLY NEED TWO PEOPLE
@ 7AM ( THEY STAY TO 9AM)
AND THEN FLOATING SHIFTS EVERY TWO HOURS
9AM- 11AM - 11AM -1PM - 12 NOON TO 2PM
INTERESTED IN MAKING A DEMOCRATIC CHANGE?
CALL MICHAEL ALBETTA-954- 390-6537
IF YOU'RE A CANDIDATE; GREAT PLACE TO GREET & MEET ALL THE PEOPLE !
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Mark's List
http://frontpage.jumponmarkslist.com/MSFL/2008/090308.htm
Ft. Lauderdale: Today - September 4
Club Blue Human Rights Campaign at Himmarshee Bar and Grille from 6pm -8pm Club Blue is a monthly social event open to the community and designedto promote the Human Rights Campaign and its membership in South Florida.Join the HRC South Florida Committee each month and mingle with other gay,lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies while learning about theHRC in South Florida! Ticket Info: $10 suggested donation includescomplimentary drink and appetizers. See Photos from Last Month
http://frontpage.jumponmarkslist.com/hrc/index_hrc.htm
~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Court Blocks Florida Ballot Measures Intended to Help School Vouchers
Two constitutional amendments intended to help Florida's school voucherprograms withstand legal challenges cannot appear on the November ballot,the State Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling was a major blow forprominent Republican leaders, especially former Gov. Jeb Bush, who madevouchers the centerpiece of education changes he pushed through in 1999. Themeasures were placed on the ballot by the Florida Taxation and Budget ReformCommission, which meets every 20 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04florida.html
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Will Hurricane Ike follow in Hanna's footsteps?
Right now, it looks like Ike might be Hanna's twin brother - a considerablybulked up brother. Under this morning's advisory, Category 4 Ike wasprojected to follow a course remarkably similar to that of Hanna - curvinginto the southern Bahamas and possibly turning northwest before reachingFlorida.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/blog/2008/09/will_hurricane_ike_follow_in_h.html
-Hurricane Ike Tracking Map
http://weather.sun-sentinel.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_5day.html
-Trial ready to review homeless beatings; Broward County jury sworn in
A day after defense attorneys argued that widely broadcast surveillanceimages of two teens bashing a homeless man with a baseball bat was making itimpossible to seat an impartial local jury, a Broward County judge onWednesday swore in a panel of 14. That jury, winnowed from a pool of 629,will hear opening statements today. Two Plantation residents are accused ofa January 2006 rampage that left one homeless man dead and two otherscritically injured. Thomas Daugherty, now 19, and Brian Hooks, 21, havepleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of attemptedmurder.
Tonya Alanez
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbhomeless0904sbsep04,0,5234015.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-FLORIDA SUPREME COURT: High court axes 3 key amendments
The Florida Supreme Court removed three high-profile constitutionalamendments from the November ballot, including one calling for a tax-swapplan. The Florida Supreme Court dealt a blow to a tax revision plan andschool vouchers Wednesday, removing from the November ballot threecontroversial amendments that could have dramatically altered the future ofFlorida.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/671259.html
-BROWARD COUNTY: Broward teachers bare their soles, will work less
First it was black clothes. On Wednesday, it was old shoes. Now, Broward teacherswill protest their lack of raises by cutting back their time on the job.Frustrated at the stalemate in negotiations about their raises, BrowardCounty teachers vowed Wednesday to paralyze the school system by workingless.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/671272.html
-CENTRAL FLORIDA: Some water will be released from Lake Okeechobee
Starting Thursday, gates on either side of Lake Okeechobee will dischargethe equivalent of about 5,800 Olympic swimming pools a day. With TropicalStorm Hanna's fringes expected to skirt the coast in coming days, federalengineers confirmed Wednesday that they'll start letting water out of risingLake Okeechobee.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/671214.html
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Palm Beach County starts counting election ballots by hand
Teams of Palm Beach County workers this morning began counting thousands ofballots in hopes of accounting for all 102,523 that officials believe werecast in last week's election. Shortly after midnight, county electionstaffers said they had found 2,700 of the 3,478 ballots that somehowdisappeared between the Aug. 26 primary and a weekend recount.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/09/04/0904ballots.html
-High court saves Florida
As its name suggests, the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission wassupposed to make the state fiscally stronger. Instead, it launched anassault against the Florida Constitution and public schools. On Wednesday,the Florida Supreme Court repelled that assault by killing threecommission-proposed amendments. Amendment 5 would have eliminated a largeshare of school property taxes and replaced the money with a higher salestax and ... something else. In upholding a lower court ruling, the justicessaid the amendment, which did not specify how the state would make up thosebillions or require it to happen, was misleading.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/09/04/a10a_amend_edit_0904.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmates
At issue is the constitutionality of the guards' practice at Florida StatePrison in Starke. Jacksonville judge begins hearing evidence today aboutthe use of pepper spray, tear gas and other chemical agents on mentally illinmates by guards at Florida State Prison.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/090308/met_326878580.shtml
-Judging the judges in Broward County: A disturbing name game
I'm no political consultant, but I'll offer this advice to the dwindlingranks of Hispanic judges in Broward: It might be time for some seriousre-branding. It should be clear from last week's results that thewrong-sounding name in a low-turnout election can be career death, no matterhow professional or capable a judge may be.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbmayocol0904sbsep04,0,6274524.column
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer will appear this Sunday, September 7th at1:00 pm at Temple Solel, 5100 Sheridan St, Hollywood, FL.
For a discussion on Israel and other issues of importance to the Jewishcommunity in this election
Please join us in welcoming Senator Chuck Schumer On behalf of SenatorBarack Obama
=
From Clarence Brooks - Florida Atlantic Universit
clarencejr1960@bellsouth.net
Please consider attending the Political Circus: A 3-Ring Reflection on the2008 Election Campaigns at FAU Ritter Gallery (Sept 5 ? Nov 1, 2008). Thisexhibit looks at issues of stereotyping that have had an unprecedentedappearance (sexism, racism, homophobia, ageism, etc.) in this historicpresidential campaign?s election paraphernalia
Political Circus: A - 3 Ring Reflection on the 2008 Election
CampaignsPolitical Circus is comprised of three components (or rings)assembled together to present contemporary popular culture, art influencedby the current presidential election, and art reflecting politicallymotivated works of the past few decades.
..RING I:Hating Hillary, Baiting Barack, and Mocking McCain?presents a widearray of promotional and anti-promotional political materials selected todemonstrate racist, sexist, and misogynistic tendencies running rampant inthe 2008 presidential election. This section is selected and thematically byFAU Women's Studies Professor, Jane Caputi whose commentary accompany's theobjects.
..RING II:Artists Weigh In?presents the work of severalcontemporary American artists mostly from the southeast responding to anopen call to artists to propose a work or installation influenced by the2008 Presidential campaigns.
..RING III:Reflections and Refractions?is a selection of existing works thatboth generally and specifically reflecting on American politics, politicalfigures and events. This group of works will be selected from area?private collections by internationally recognized as well as lesser known artists.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
GLBT DIGEST - September 03, 2008
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
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-Federal officials need to redouble their efforts to lower the rate of newH.I.V. infections nationwide. A recent report from the federal Centers forDisease Control and Prevention showed that the number of people newlyinfected each year with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, is 40 percenthigher than previously estimated. The report, based on new technology thatallows more precise estimates, found that 56,300 people around the countrybecame newly infected in 2006, well above the 40,000 cited in recent years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed3.html?ref=opinion
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-AIDS PREVENTION: HIV Rates Spur Outreach to African Immigrants
Jeanne Tshibungu imparts her lessons wherever African immigrants agree tolisten -- at apartments, hair braiding salons, taxicab stands and, on oneparticular rainy morning, inside a steamy garage at a Silver Springday-labor center packed with Cameroonians. Standing with a plastic bagfilled with condoms, she began explaining in lilting French how they couldcontract HIV and especially how not to.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102541.html?hpid=sec-health
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Log Cabin Republicans report from GOP convention: McCain accepts gaygroup's endorsement
Log Cabin's Big Tent event at the Republican National Convention todayfeatured the McCain campaign's National Political Director. Mike DuHaimeaccepted Log Cabin's endorsement on behalf of Sen. McCain. He told the crowdof 200 people, "On behalf of Senator McCain and the campaign, thank you forthis endorsement. Sen. McCain is running an inclusive campaign and he'llhave an inclusive administration [as president]."
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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-Majority of GOP delegates favor GLBT DP's
NY Times poll of Republican Convention delegates show support of legalrecognition
In a surprising twist of politics, a poll of delegates to the RepublicanNational Convention shows a slight majority support either gay marriage ordomestic partnerships, according to the New York Times.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20784
-Miami gays head to Coral GAYbles
Social group in the 'burbs of the southland
Coral GAYbles, the organization for GLBT men and women in the Coral Gablesarea, hosts monthly socials at rotating venues, and tonight's the big eventfor September! ?Go to Bellagio, at the Merrick Park shopping center, from 6p.m. to 9 p.m., and mingle amongst the crowds of rather affluent gentlemen.It's worth the drive to Coral Gables, to find a man with a job and somemoney, honey. Info? www.coralgaybles.com. No cover charge, and they servesnacks for free!
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20781
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-LGBT group critical of gay Republican endorsement of McCain
The nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization is taking Log CabinRepublicans to task for endorsing John McCain and Sarah Palin. John McCainclaims to be a maverick who breaks with his party, but on matters of LGBTequality, he's shown that he's anything but," said Human Rights CampaignPresident Joe Solmonese.
http://www.365gay.com/news/lgbt-group-critical-of-gay-republican-endorsement-of-mccain/
-Boyfriend joins Palins at convention
The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter will
join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOP
convention in St. Paul, Minn. Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-old
son left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at the
convention where Sen. John McCain will officially receive the Republican
nomination for president. The boy's mother, Sherry Johnston, said there had
been no pressure put on her son to marry 17-year-old Bristol Palin and the
two teens had made plans to wed before it was known she was pregnant.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boyfriend-joins-palins-at-convention/
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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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-McCain Fought Sex-Ed, Teen Pregnancy Programs
Republican John McCain, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federalmoney on teen pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teenmothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60515.asp
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Majority Of Americans Support Gay Workers
A new report finds that the American workplace is increasingly supportive ofgay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers, finding that a majoritysupport marriage-like benefits. The 2008 Out & Equal Workplace Surveyconducted online by polling group Harris Interactive in conjunction with Out& Equal, a group dedicated to ending gay & lesbian discrimination in theworkplace, and Witeck-Combs Communications finds that a majority of workersagree that performance, not sexual orientation or gender identity, should bethe basis on which to judge GLBT people and most support marriage-likebenefits for gays couples.
-Mexico City Approves Name Changes for Transsexuals
Mexico City's legislature has passed a law making it easier for transsexualsand transgender people to legally change their names and obtain revisedbirth certificates that reflect their gender identification. Current lawalready lets people change their names based on gender identification. Butbecause of the lack of specific rules, the process can take years to windthrough the courts.
-Two Lesbians Arrested After Kissing In Dubai
Dubai again finds itself on our radar! And, no, we're not talking about theoil rich territory's organized raids against the gays. Two foreign womenhave been jailed for a month after getting "intimate" on a public beach:The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the one-month jail sentence handed down bya lower court to the women, a 30-year-old Lebanese national and a36-year-old Bulgarian who both pleaded not guilty.
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
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-Website features Republican supporters of gay marriage
Link: PageOneQ
Excerpt: The GOP's stance may be wider than you think when it comes to yourright to marry. The Log Cabin Republicans' Republicans Against 8 describesitself as a "coalition of Republicans who believe Proposition 8 violates theprinciples of limited government, personal responsibility, and individualliberty."
-Opinion: "Support for gay marriage grows"
by Thomas Elias
Excerpt: "There are no acceptable prejudices in the 21st century," HillaryClinton, the New York senator and former first lady, asserted when shefinally conceded her party's nomination to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in amid-June speech. Well, maybe. But it won't be certain whether the senator'srhetoric was based in any reality until the results are in on Proposition 8,the November ballot initiative aiming to overturn last spring's stateSupreme Court decision and once again ban same-sex marriages in California.
-Pam's House Blend: Thrice-married Newt Gingrich - Brave Champion ofProposition 8
by Chino Blanco
Excerpt: Newt dumped cancer-stricken 1st wife. When his pastor criticizedhim for not supporting his two kids, he left the church. Newt dumped 2ndwife after cheating on her with the Congressional aide who is now his 3rdwife. The scandal sidelined Newt in 2008. Until now.
-U. Hawaii reaches settlement in gay pair's housing suit
Link: Honolulu Star Bulletin
Excerpt: The University of Hawaii has settled a discrimination lawsuit by agay couple who said they were denied family housing Attorney Brian Chase ofLambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., one of the couple's attorneys,said he believes the suit is the first against a public university involvinghousing for same-sex couples.
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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-Gay cops get organised in Italy
More than 200 police officers, paramilitary troops and members of the ArmedForces in Italy have set up a new gay organisation. The group will have itsfirst meeting later this month in Bologna.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8890.html
-Court backs New York's recognition of out of state gay marriages
A New York court has backed the state Governor's order that gay and lesbiancouples who legally married in other countries or US states will have theirstatus recognised. A legal challenge brought by the Alliance Defence Fund,a conservative Christian pressure group, and Republican politicians wasrejected by Judge Lucy Billings.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8887.html
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Daily Queer News
www.dailyqueernews.com
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-Marriage Woes? Maybe It's in His Genes
By SHANKAR VEDANTAM | Washington Post | Star Tribune
Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack aparticular variant of a gene that influences brain activity, researchersannounced this week - the first time science has shown a direct link betweena man's genes and his aptitude for monogamy. The finding is strikingbecause it not only links the gene variant - present in two of every fivemen - with the risk of marital discord and divorce, but also appears topredict whether women involved with these men are likely to say theirpartners are emotionally close and available, or distant and disagreeable.The presence of the gene variant, or allele, also seems predictive ofwhether men get married or live with women without getting married.
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-Swedish lesbian couple sues over fertility treatment rules
The ombudsman against discrimination due to sexual orientation (HomO) istaking the case of a lesbian couple from northern Sweden who claim theydon't have equal access to artificial insemination procedures.
http://www.thelocal.se/14074/
-IRISH RAIL ENFORCE BAN ON SAME SEX COUPLES
Irish Rail has advised their staff that same sex couples are not entitled toa married/partner travel pass. A notice telling ticket checkers not toallow same sex couples with married/partner travel passes to travel, signedby the Manager for Revenue Protection for Irish Rail, was spotted inDublin's Heuston Station, signed January 27, 2008. Such travel passes areawarded to people who are married or cohabiting as married. The notice isin accordance with the Social Welfare Amendment Act 2004 which defines aspouse as a member of the opposite sex. The act was introduced by the thenMinister for Social Welfare, Mary Coughlan, after a gay pensioner won a caseunder the Equal Status Act, allowing himself and his partner to travel underthe same pensioner's travel pass.
http://www.gcn.ie/feature.aspx?articleid=802§ionid=14
-Anti-porn group wants teen books under wraps
By Steve Birmingham
A citizens anti-pornography group wants certain books in the St. LouisCounty Library's teen section segregated from younger eyes and placed in theadult section. However, the library director says a system is in place toreview materials on the shelves. Citizens Against Pornography (CAP) is aninterfaith community organization that wants to alert the public to thedangers of pornography. Carl Hendrickson, chairman of the group, submittedpetitions signed by almost 150 residents at the library's board of directorsmeeting last week. The petitions call on the board to establish an AdultAdvisory Committee to review literature going into the teen section. CAPsays some titles in the teen section contain graphic depictions ofhomosexual and heterosexual sex acts not suitable for young readers.
http://westcountyjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/09/02/news/sj2tn20080826-0827wcj-cap0.ii1.txt
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HeartStrong
http://www.heartstrong.org
Contact rays.list@comcast.net for the full article
-As summer comes to a close and the new academic year begins, we are mindfulof the GLBT students in religious schools everywhere who are facing anothertime of fear and anxiety. People often ask us why there are GLBT studentsin religious schools and if you talk to your friends about our work perhapsthey have the same question. Here's a link to a page on our HeartStrongsite which gives a helpful response to this question.
http://heartstrong.org/HeartStrong/WhyAtReligiousSchools.html
-We are gearing up for our Fall Outreach Trip which begins on September18th. Traditionally we have spent September and October in the SW andNovember and December in the NE. After weather issues forced us to concelseveral programs in the NE last winter, we have switched our traveling sothat we will be in the NE in September and October and the SW in Novemberand December. It makes much more sense. Our trip in September and Octoberwill take us through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,Connecticut and Massachusetts. We have scheduled dozens of educationalforums and school visits during this trip. While we have raised the moneyto cover our expenses for our summer outreach trips in Minnesota andColorado, we still haven't reached our goal for our NE trip which is$2500.00. You can help us! If you would like to make a donation to help uson this outreach trip, just click here http://www.heartstrong.org and makeyour donation securely online. Or, if you prefer, you may mail yourdonation to HeartStrong, PO Box 2051, Seattle WA 98111.
All donations are tax deductible and go a long way to helping us helpothers. You can help us reach our goal and reach more students with ourlifesaving message!
Marc Adams
http://www.heartstrong.org
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frishkorn@bellsouth.net
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-Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole SalazarReleased After Illegal Arrest at RNC
Goodman Charged with Obstruction; Felony Riot Charges Pending AgainstKouddous and Salazar
ST. PAUL - Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif AbdelKouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody inSt. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Mondayafternoon. All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel Kouddous was slammed against a wall and the ground, leaving his armsscraped and bloodied. He sustained other injuries to his chest and back. Salazar's violent arrest by baton-wielding officers, during which she wasslammed to the ground while yelling, "I'm Press! Press!," resulted in hernose bleeding, as well as causing facial pain. Goodman's arm was violentlyyanked by police as she was arrested. Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/1/update_democracy_now_s_amy_goodman_sharif_abdel_kouddous_and_nicole_salazar_released_after_illegal_arrest_at_rnc
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New York Times
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-Federal officials need to redouble their efforts to lower the rate of newH.I.V. infections nationwide. A recent report from the federal Centers forDisease Control and Prevention showed that the number of people newlyinfected each year with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, is 40 percenthigher than previously estimated. The report, based on new technology thatallows more precise estimates, found that 56,300 people around the countrybecame newly infected in 2006, well above the 40,000 cited in recent years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed3.html?ref=opinion
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-AIDS PREVENTION: HIV Rates Spur Outreach to African Immigrants
Jeanne Tshibungu imparts her lessons wherever African immigrants agree tolisten -- at apartments, hair braiding salons, taxicab stands and, on oneparticular rainy morning, inside a steamy garage at a Silver Springday-labor center packed with Cameroonians. Standing with a plastic bagfilled with condoms, she began explaining in lilting French how they couldcontract HIV and especially how not to.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102541.html?hpid=sec-health
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/steve_rothaus/
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-Log Cabin Republicans report from GOP convention: McCain accepts gaygroup's endorsement
Log Cabin's Big Tent event at the Republican National Convention todayfeatured the McCain campaign's National Political Director. Mike DuHaimeaccepted Log Cabin's endorsement on behalf of Sen. McCain. He told the crowdof 200 people, "On behalf of Senator McCain and the campaign, thank you forthis endorsement. Sen. McCain is running an inclusive campaign and he'llhave an inclusive administration [as president]."
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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-Majority of GOP delegates favor GLBT DP's
NY Times poll of Republican Convention delegates show support of legalrecognition
In a surprising twist of politics, a poll of delegates to the RepublicanNational Convention shows a slight majority support either gay marriage ordomestic partnerships, according to the New York Times.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20784
-Miami gays head to Coral GAYbles
Social group in the 'burbs of the southland
Coral GAYbles, the organization for GLBT men and women in the Coral Gablesarea, hosts monthly socials at rotating venues, and tonight's the big eventfor September! ?Go to Bellagio, at the Merrick Park shopping center, from 6p.m. to 9 p.m., and mingle amongst the crowds of rather affluent gentlemen.It's worth the drive to Coral Gables, to find a man with a job and somemoney, honey. Info? www.coralgaybles.com. No cover charge, and they servesnacks for free!
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20781
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-LGBT group critical of gay Republican endorsement of McCain
The nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization is taking Log CabinRepublicans to task for endorsing John McCain and Sarah Palin. John McCainclaims to be a maverick who breaks with his party, but on matters of LGBTequality, he's shown that he's anything but," said Human Rights CampaignPresident Joe Solmonese.
http://www.365gay.com/news/lgbt-group-critical-of-gay-republican-endorsement-of-mccain/
-Boyfriend joins Palins at convention
The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter will
join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOP
convention in St. Paul, Minn. Levi Johnston's mother said her 18-year-old
son left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at the
convention where Sen. John McCain will officially receive the Republican
nomination for president. The boy's mother, Sherry Johnston, said there had
been no pressure put on her son to marry 17-year-old Bristol Palin and the
two teens had made plans to wed before it was known she was pregnant.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boyfriend-joins-palins-at-convention/
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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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-McCain Fought Sex-Ed, Teen Pregnancy Programs
Republican John McCain, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federalmoney on teen pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teenmothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid60515.asp
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National Gay News
http://nationalgaynews.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Majority Of Americans Support Gay Workers
A new report finds that the American workplace is increasingly supportive ofgay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers, finding that a majoritysupport marriage-like benefits. The 2008 Out & Equal Workplace Surveyconducted online by polling group Harris Interactive in conjunction with Out& Equal, a group dedicated to ending gay & lesbian discrimination in theworkplace, and Witeck-Combs Communications finds that a majority of workersagree that performance, not sexual orientation or gender identity, should bethe basis on which to judge GLBT people and most support marriage-likebenefits for gays couples.
-Mexico City Approves Name Changes for Transsexuals
Mexico City's legislature has passed a law making it easier for transsexualsand transgender people to legally change their names and obtain revisedbirth certificates that reflect their gender identification. Current lawalready lets people change their names based on gender identification. Butbecause of the lack of specific rules, the process can take years to windthrough the courts.
-Two Lesbians Arrested After Kissing In Dubai
Dubai again finds itself on our radar! And, no, we're not talking about theoil rich territory's organized raids against the gays. Two foreign womenhave been jailed for a month after getting "intimate" on a public beach:The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the one-month jail sentence handed down bya lower court to the women, a 30-year-old Lebanese national and a36-year-old Bulgarian who both pleaded not guilty.
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Marriage Equality News
http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Website features Republican supporters of gay marriage
Link: PageOneQ
Excerpt: The GOP's stance may be wider than you think when it comes to yourright to marry. The Log Cabin Republicans' Republicans Against 8 describesitself as a "coalition of Republicans who believe Proposition 8 violates theprinciples of limited government, personal responsibility, and individualliberty."
-Opinion: "Support for gay marriage grows"
by Thomas Elias
Excerpt: "There are no acceptable prejudices in the 21st century," HillaryClinton, the New York senator and former first lady, asserted when shefinally conceded her party's nomination to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in amid-June speech. Well, maybe. But it won't be certain whether the senator'srhetoric was based in any reality until the results are in on Proposition 8,the November ballot initiative aiming to overturn last spring's stateSupreme Court decision and once again ban same-sex marriages in California.
-Pam's House Blend: Thrice-married Newt Gingrich - Brave Champion ofProposition 8
by Chino Blanco
Excerpt: Newt dumped cancer-stricken 1st wife. When his pastor criticizedhim for not supporting his two kids, he left the church. Newt dumped 2ndwife after cheating on her with the Congressional aide who is now his 3rdwife. The scandal sidelined Newt in 2008. Until now.
-U. Hawaii reaches settlement in gay pair's housing suit
Link: Honolulu Star Bulletin
Excerpt: The University of Hawaii has settled a discrimination lawsuit by agay couple who said they were denied family housing Attorney Brian Chase ofLambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., one of the couple's attorneys,said he believes the suit is the first against a public university involvinghousing for same-sex couples.
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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-Gay cops get organised in Italy
More than 200 police officers, paramilitary troops and members of the ArmedForces in Italy have set up a new gay organisation. The group will have itsfirst meeting later this month in Bologna.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8890.html
-Court backs New York's recognition of out of state gay marriages
A New York court has backed the state Governor's order that gay and lesbiancouples who legally married in other countries or US states will have theirstatus recognised. A legal challenge brought by the Alliance Defence Fund,a conservative Christian pressure group, and Republican politicians wasrejected by Judge Lucy Billings.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8887.html
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Daily Queer News
www.dailyqueernews.com
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-Marriage Woes? Maybe It's in His Genes
By SHANKAR VEDANTAM | Washington Post | Star Tribune
Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack aparticular variant of a gene that influences brain activity, researchersannounced this week - the first time science has shown a direct link betweena man's genes and his aptitude for monogamy. The finding is strikingbecause it not only links the gene variant - present in two of every fivemen - with the risk of marital discord and divorce, but also appears topredict whether women involved with these men are likely to say theirpartners are emotionally close and available, or distant and disagreeable.The presence of the gene variant, or allele, also seems predictive ofwhether men get married or live with women without getting married.
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-Swedish lesbian couple sues over fertility treatment rules
The ombudsman against discrimination due to sexual orientation (HomO) istaking the case of a lesbian couple from northern Sweden who claim theydon't have equal access to artificial insemination procedures.
http://www.thelocal.se/14074/
-IRISH RAIL ENFORCE BAN ON SAME SEX COUPLES
Irish Rail has advised their staff that same sex couples are not entitled toa married/partner travel pass. A notice telling ticket checkers not toallow same sex couples with married/partner travel passes to travel, signedby the Manager for Revenue Protection for Irish Rail, was spotted inDublin's Heuston Station, signed January 27, 2008. Such travel passes areawarded to people who are married or cohabiting as married. The notice isin accordance with the Social Welfare Amendment Act 2004 which defines aspouse as a member of the opposite sex. The act was introduced by the thenMinister for Social Welfare, Mary Coughlan, after a gay pensioner won a caseunder the Equal Status Act, allowing himself and his partner to travel underthe same pensioner's travel pass.
http://www.gcn.ie/feature.aspx?articleid=802§ionid=14
-Anti-porn group wants teen books under wraps
By Steve Birmingham
A citizens anti-pornography group wants certain books in the St. LouisCounty Library's teen section segregated from younger eyes and placed in theadult section. However, the library director says a system is in place toreview materials on the shelves. Citizens Against Pornography (CAP) is aninterfaith community organization that wants to alert the public to thedangers of pornography. Carl Hendrickson, chairman of the group, submittedpetitions signed by almost 150 residents at the library's board of directorsmeeting last week. The petitions call on the board to establish an AdultAdvisory Committee to review literature going into the teen section. CAPsays some titles in the teen section contain graphic depictions ofhomosexual and heterosexual sex acts not suitable for young readers.
http://westcountyjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/09/02/news/sj2tn20080826-0827wcj-cap0.ii1.txt
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HeartStrong
http://www.heartstrong.org
Contact rays.list@comcast.net for the full article
-As summer comes to a close and the new academic year begins, we are mindfulof the GLBT students in religious schools everywhere who are facing anothertime of fear and anxiety. People often ask us why there are GLBT studentsin religious schools and if you talk to your friends about our work perhapsthey have the same question. Here's a link to a page on our HeartStrongsite which gives a helpful response to this question.
http://heartstrong.org/HeartStrong/WhyAtReligiousSchools.html
-We are gearing up for our Fall Outreach Trip which begins on September18th. Traditionally we have spent September and October in the SW andNovember and December in the NE. After weather issues forced us to concelseveral programs in the NE last winter, we have switched our traveling sothat we will be in the NE in September and October and the SW in Novemberand December. It makes much more sense. Our trip in September and Octoberwill take us through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,Connecticut and Massachusetts. We have scheduled dozens of educationalforums and school visits during this trip. While we have raised the moneyto cover our expenses for our summer outreach trips in Minnesota andColorado, we still haven't reached our goal for our NE trip which is$2500.00. You can help us! If you would like to make a donation to help uson this outreach trip, just click here http://www.heartstrong.org and makeyour donation securely online. Or, if you prefer, you may mail yourdonation to HeartStrong, PO Box 2051, Seattle WA 98111.
All donations are tax deductible and go a long way to helping us helpothers. You can help us reach our goal and reach more students with ourlifesaving message!
Marc Adams
http://www.heartstrong.org
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Forwarded from Susan Frishkorn
frishkorn@bellsouth.net
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-Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole SalazarReleased After Illegal Arrest at RNC
Goodman Charged with Obstruction; Felony Riot Charges Pending AgainstKouddous and Salazar
ST. PAUL - Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif AbdelKouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody inSt. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Mondayafternoon. All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel Kouddous was slammed against a wall and the ground, leaving his armsscraped and bloodied. He sustained other injuries to his chest and back. Salazar's violent arrest by baton-wielding officers, during which she wasslammed to the ground while yelling, "I'm Press! Press!," resulted in hernose bleeding, as well as causing facial pain. Goodman's arm was violentlyyanked by police as she was arrested. Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/1/update_democracy_now_s_amy_goodman_sharif_abdel_kouddous_and_nicole_salazar_released_after_illegal_arrest_at_rnc
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New York Times
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-Court Backs Paterson Regarding Gay Unions
Gov. David A. Paterson was acting within his powers when he issued anexecutive order requiring government agencies to recognize same-sexmarriages performed outside the state, a court ruled on Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/nyregion/03marry.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse&oref=slogin
-Bush and Lieberman Hail McCain as a Leader
President Bush's speech at the Republican National Convention seemed tohighlight how eager Senator John McCain is to usher him off the stage. [...]The brief talk, one day after Hurricane Gustav forced him to jettison hisplanned appearance here, made Mr. Bush the first sitting president not toattend his own party's political convention since Lyndon B. Johnson skippedthe Democratic convention in 1968.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03repubs.html?hp
-Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual
When Sarah Palin ran for mayor in 1996, Wasilla, Alaska, got its first locallesson in wedge politics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?hp
-McCain's Effort to Woo Conservatives Is Paying Off
The McCain campaign has shored up support among religious conservatives, whoviewed him as a nemesis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03conservatives.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
-Candidate McCain's Big Decision
Choosing Sarah Palin raises serious questions about John McCain'squalifications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed1.html?ref=opinion
-THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: And Then There Was One
And Then There Was OneWith his choice of Sarah Palin, John McCain hascompleted his makeover from the greenest Republican to run for president tojust another representative of big oil. [...] Given the fact that SenatorMcCain deliberately avoided voting on all eight attempts to pass a billextending the vital tax credits and production subsidies to expand our windand solar industries, and given his support for lowering the gasoline tax ina reckless giveaway that would only promote more gasoline consumption andintensify our addiction to oil, and given his desire to make moreoil-drilling, not innovation around renewable energy, the centerpiece of hisenergy policy - in an effort to mislead voters that support for drillingtoday would translate into lower prices at the pump today - McCain hasforfeited any claim to be a green candidate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03friedman.html?ref=opinion
-Life of Her Party
by MAUREEN DOWD
Unable to stop the onslaught of wild soap opera story lines erupting fromthe Palin family, the McCain campaign offered a new mantra: "Life happens."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03dowd.html?ref=opinion
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Washington Post
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-Palin has not pushed creation science as governor
As a candidate for governor, Sarah Palin called for teaching creationismalongside evolution in public schools. But after Alaska voters elected her,Palin, now Republican John McCain's presidential running mate, kept hercampaign pledge to not push the idea in the schools.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090300511.html
-A Milestone for Gays, A Boon for Massachusetts
Nonresidents' Same-Sex Weddings Bring Economic Boost
The news flashed to Kathy Arminio as an instant electronic bulletin from agay rights advocacy group: New York Gov. David A. Paterson (D) had issued adirective ordering state agencies to recognize same-sex weddings performedin other jurisdictions. Within seconds of learning about it in May,Arminio, 51, called Kim Angotti, 38, her partner of six years, with thequestion she had long wanted to ask: "Do you want to get married?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202682.html
-Impulse, Meet Experience
The word "experience" appears 91 times in the Federalist Papers, thosedistillations of conservative sense and sensibility. Madison, Hamilton andJay said that truths are "taught" and "corroborated" by experience. Thesewriters were eager to "consult" and be "led" by experience. They spoke of"indubitable" and "unequivocal" lessons from experience, the "testimony" ofexperience and "the accumulated experience of ages." "Accumulating"experience is "the parent of wisdom" and a "guide" that "justifies,""confirms" and can "admonish." America's Founders were empiricists andstudents of history who trusted "that best oracle of wisdom, experience,"which is humanity's "least fallible guide."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202441.html
-N. Korea Said to Restore Nuclear Site
TOKYO (AP) -- North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility,citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors, Japanese mediaand Fox News reported Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Koreas-Nuclear.html?hp
-2 Journalists Are Attacked in Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) -- One journalist was shot and killed and anotherwas left with a fractured skull after a beating in Russia's troubled NorthCaucasus, and police and co-workers said Wednesday the two men were likelytargeted for their work.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Russia-Journalists-Attacked.html?hp
-Aides: Palin Interviewed Late in Game
One of two finalists for vice president, Palin not interviewed by chief ofvetting process until day before she was tapped.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203462.html?hpid=topnews
-Obama Met With Fox News Executives
At a secret meeting with Barack Obama three months ago, Fox News ChairmanRoger Ailes says, he tried to clear the air with the Democratic senator bysaying that his organization was determined to be fair but would not be "inthe tank" for Obama's campaign. [...] Obama expressed concern about theway Fox was covering him. "I just wanted to know if I'm going to get a fairshake from Fox News Channel," Ailes recalled him saying. "Senator, you'rethe one who boycotted us," Ailes says he replied. "We're not the ones whoboycotted you. Nor did we retaliate for your boycott." [...] Afterresisting invitations for months, Obama now plans to appear on BillO'Reilly's prime-time Fox program on Thursday, the night that John McCaindelivers his acceptance speech at the Republican convention here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202730.html?hpid=topnews
-Southern Baptists and their Gender Double-Standard
Now that Southern Baptist leaders are embracing the idea of a woman leadingthis nation, will they rethink their rejection of the idea of a womanleading their congregations? Probably not. In an online interview withChristianity Today's Sarah Pulliam, the SBC's Richard Land -- who said he is"ecstatic" about the selection of Sarah Palin as Republican candidate forvice president -- threw holy water on any notion that a woman he considersqualified to lead the free world can lead him in prayer and worship. "Theonly restrictions we find in Scripture are, that for whatever reason womenare not to be in charge of a marriage and women are not to be in charge of achurch," explained Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention'sEthics & Religious Liberty Commission. "That has nothing to do withgovernor, or senator or the House of Representatives, or president, or vicepresident."
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2008/09/southern_baptists_and_their_ge.html
-Dollar Gains Strength Against Euro As European Economies Shrink
The dollar on Tuesday rose to the highest level against the euro in almostseven months as crude oil fell and traders speculated that the FederalReserve's monetary policy would help the U.S. economy outperform Europe'sand Asia's.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202624.html?hpid=sec-business
-Report Describes Careless Handling of U.S. Secrets: Gonzales Says He DoesNot Recall
Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales told investigators that he couldnot recall whether he took home notes regarding the government's mostsensitive national security program and that he did not know they containedclassified information, despite his own markings that they were "topsecret -- eyes only," according to a Justice Department report releasedyesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090201029.html?hpid=sec-nation
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-A lower legal drinking age? Health experts, college presidents debate
Both sides offer studies that support keeping or lowering the legal drinkingage from 21 to 18. GORDIE BAILEY JR. had been in college only one monthbefore he overdosed on alcohol. Urged on by members of a frat house he wasintent on joining, the 18-year-old drank until he passed out, was dumpedonto a couch and was found dead the next morning. The 2004 incident at theUniversity of Colorado was one of the approximately 1,700 alcohol-relateddeaths that occur among college students each year in the United States.They include traffic accidents, falls, suffocation, drowning and alcoholpoisoning. Hundreds of thousands of other students commit crimes, becomecrime victims, fail classes, make poor sexual decisions or sicken themselvesby drinking too much alcohol. In a survey published last year by theAmerican college Health Assn., just over one-third of college studentsadmitted they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous twoweeks -- a number that appears to be rising.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/health/la-he-drinking1-2008sep01,0,7761047.story
-Study: US workers can expect skimpy base salary raises next year; biggerbumps in merit pay
U.S. workers can expect skimpy raises in their base salaries next year, buttop performers may still fatten their paychecks with merit compensation. Astudy released Tuesday by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consultingfirm, found base pay will rise by 3.8 percent in 2009, marking the seventhconsecutive year of flat growth.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-merit-pay-bumps,0,829502.story
-Former Fla. professor released after 5 years, awaits 2nd trial
A former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinianterrorist has been released for the first time in more than five years.Immigration authorities released Sami Al-Arian on Tuesday. They were holdinghim for refusing to testify before a grand jury about a cluster of Muslimorganizations in northern Virginia.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-903flaprofessor,0,6996742.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Finding the cure abroad
Is ''medical tourism'' -- Americans' going abroad for cheaper treatments --good or bad? The answer is ''yes.'' It's both. But one thing is for sure:Medical tourism is here to stay. A new study by the Deloitte consulting firmforecasts that the number of Americans going abroad for care, 750,000 lastyear, will explode to 10 million by 2012.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/669563.html
-An evolving GOP approach to family values?
Dan Quayle struck a nerve in 1992 when he went after the TV series "MurphyBrown" by saying its depiction of a single mother was irresponsible and seta bad example for America. The Republican vice president said the fictionalcharacter was "mocking the importance of fathers by bearing a child aloneand calling it just another 'lifestyle choice.'"
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/669788.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-McCain's Obama-Palin Comparison Falls Short
Republican presidential candidate John McCain says his vice presidentialpick, Sarah Palin, was already an experienced government official while hisDemocratic rival, Barack Obama, was working as a community organizer.
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/cvn_mccain_fact_check/2008/09/02/127065.html
-Palin: average isn't good enough
She's not qualified to be president, and in picking her, McCain shows thathe has little respect for the presidency. So let us ask the question thatshould be on the mind of every thinking person in the world at this moment:If John McCain becomes the 44th president of the United States, what are theodds that a blood clot or falling object will make Sarah Palin the 45th?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-harris3-2008sep03,0,5745350.story
-Obama can't sway the black GOP faithful
There is nothing unusual about Republican Clarence McKee's criticism ofDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080902/NEWS/809020210/1105/NEWS&title=Obama_can_t_sway_the_black_GOP_faithful
-A stark choice on abortion
DURING a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania last March, Senator Barack Obamawas asked about teenagers and sexually transmitted diseases. He repliedthat "the most important prevention is education," including "informationabout contraception." Then he added: "Look, I've got two daughters - 9 yearsold and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values andmorals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.I don't want them punished with an STD at the age of 16."
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/09/03/a_stark_choice_on_abortion/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns
-Tim Rutten: Palin's privacy versus her public stance
She, her husband and daughter got to make private decisions privately. Buther public views would deny that same right to other Americans. Howsensitive is Sen. John McCain's campaign about his presumptive running mate,Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Well, there's the fact that they appear unwillingto let her be alone with the media. God forbid anyone should ask about herviews on, say, global warming -- she doesn't believe that human activity hasanything to do with it. Perhaps they don't want anyone to hear her explainwhy she opposes hate-crime laws?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten3-2008sep03,0,2319099.column?track=rss
-'Third-rate sexist' makes confession
I'm in trouble already. On a national television talk show I referred toAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice to be his running mate,as a nice "young lady" who is probably not the best choice.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0903pagesep03,0,1067203.column
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CONSERVATIVE ANDREW SULLIVAN QUOTES AN ALASKAN FROM WASILIA..
SARAH PALIN'S HOMETOWN.
-A Shameless Plug
If you want to read a deeper discussion that helps explain why the GOP isnow in a public mental breakdown, I remain proud of my 2006 book, "TheConservative Soul," which was widely scorned and reviled by the right whenit wasn't outright ignored. If you want to know why a once decent,honorable, if erratic figure like John McCain came to pick a total unknownwith a Down Syndrome baby as his replacement as war-president, you have tounderstand the immense importance of the Christianist base. McCain isn'tone of them, however much he tries to re-tell his life-story to make it so.They know it, he knows it, and he needed a religious running mate. He mighthave succeeded with Pawlenty, who is a solid pick that a mature andresponsible campaign would have selected in a heartbeat. Instead - partlyout of insane cynicism (did he really believe Hillary's voters would switchover to vote for Palin?), partly out of a shallow liking for a shallowreading of Palin's record, and partly out of pure negligence - he pickedPalin, barely knowing her. And so religious fundamentalism, as it alwayswill, swamps the frontal cortex required for effective governance and givesus this reality show disgrace as serious politics. Has America really cometo this? Yes it has. The debate over whether the Republican party is nowunfit for public office at a national level is now resolved. The longer,deeper explaination for this is in my book. One day, we will revive realconservatism. Right now, we have to ensure that this insane circusmasquerading as a serious political party is defeated.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html
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The Daily Dish
by Andrew Sullivan
-This was posted in the comments section on the Washington Independent byAlaskan and a Wasillan, Anne .Kilkenny, someone who has followed Sarah Palinvery, very closely - with too many city council meetings under her belt -not to say her piece. ...Kilkenny: Her experience is as mayor of a citywith a population of about 5,000 (at the time), and less than 2 years asgovernor of a state with about 670,000 residents. During her mayoraladministration most of the actual work of running this small city was turnedover to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator byparty power-brokers after she had gotten herself into some trouble overprecipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign. Sarahcampaigned in Wasilla as a "fiscal conservative". During her 6 years asMayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. Duringthose same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by38%. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reducedprogressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxedeven food. ...Sullivan: The debate over whether the Republican party isnow unfit for public office at a national level is now resolved. The longer,deeper explaination for this is in my book. One day, we will revive realconservatism. Right now, we have to ensure that this insane circusmasquerading as a serious political party is defeated.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html
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McCain Doesn't Get It: Women are NOT that stupid
by Barbra Streisand
Maybe he was sick of the lack of media attention.maybe he had enough of thelate night talk show hosts poking fun at his age.maybe he realized thatbelonging to a party that has been associated with rich, white men was notgoing to connect with voters in this historical election year. Or maybe hewas just ready to take back some of the spotlight that has shined sobrightly on Barack Obama and the Democrats since the beginning of theDemocratic convention. Desperation can motivate people to make some prettycynical and hypocritical decisions. Whatever the reason, John McCain's HailMary-- in the form of Vice Presidential pick Governor Sarah Palin--sent avery clear message to America about how he views female voters. Women, hethinks, will vote another woman into office regardless of the candidate'svalues, experience and political positions. No one can dispute that thisdecision was micro-targeted to the small percentage of Independent andDemocratic women residing in the Rocky Mountain West, who strongly supportedHillary Clinton in the primary and still find themselves undecided as wemove into the general election. Unfortunately, what John McCain failed torealize is that after eight long and destructive years of George W. Bush,Dick Cheney and their cronies, American voters will not fall prey topolitical ploys once again.
http://www.barbrastreisand.com/index.php?page=statements&n_id=828
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Inside Higher Education
http://www.insidehighered.com/
-The Gay Political Scientist
A national survey of political scientists has found that many gay andlesbian scholars in the profession report that they have faceddiscrimination of various types, but many more have not or don't know.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/09/03/polisci
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New York Times
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-Court Backs Paterson Regarding Gay Unions
Gov. David A. Paterson was acting within his powers when he issued anexecutive order requiring government agencies to recognize same-sexmarriages performed outside the state, a court ruled on Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/nyregion/03marry.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse&oref=slogin
-Bush and Lieberman Hail McCain as a Leader
President Bush's speech at the Republican National Convention seemed tohighlight how eager Senator John McCain is to usher him off the stage. [...]The brief talk, one day after Hurricane Gustav forced him to jettison hisplanned appearance here, made Mr. Bush the first sitting president not toattend his own party's political convention since Lyndon B. Johnson skippedthe Democratic convention in 1968.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03repubs.html?hp
-Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual
When Sarah Palin ran for mayor in 1996, Wasilla, Alaska, got its first locallesson in wedge politics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?hp
-McCain's Effort to Woo Conservatives Is Paying Off
The McCain campaign has shored up support among religious conservatives, whoviewed him as a nemesis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03conservatives.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
-Candidate McCain's Big Decision
Choosing Sarah Palin raises serious questions about John McCain'squalifications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed1.html?ref=opinion
-THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: And Then There Was One
And Then There Was OneWith his choice of Sarah Palin, John McCain hascompleted his makeover from the greenest Republican to run for president tojust another representative of big oil. [...] Given the fact that SenatorMcCain deliberately avoided voting on all eight attempts to pass a billextending the vital tax credits and production subsidies to expand our windand solar industries, and given his support for lowering the gasoline tax ina reckless giveaway that would only promote more gasoline consumption andintensify our addiction to oil, and given his desire to make moreoil-drilling, not innovation around renewable energy, the centerpiece of hisenergy policy - in an effort to mislead voters that support for drillingtoday would translate into lower prices at the pump today - McCain hasforfeited any claim to be a green candidate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03friedman.html?ref=opinion
-Life of Her Party
by MAUREEN DOWD
Unable to stop the onslaught of wild soap opera story lines erupting fromthe Palin family, the McCain campaign offered a new mantra: "Life happens."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03dowd.html?ref=opinion
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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-Palin has not pushed creation science as governor
As a candidate for governor, Sarah Palin called for teaching creationismalongside evolution in public schools. But after Alaska voters elected her,Palin, now Republican John McCain's presidential running mate, kept hercampaign pledge to not push the idea in the schools.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090300511.html
-A Milestone for Gays, A Boon for Massachusetts
Nonresidents' Same-Sex Weddings Bring Economic Boost
The news flashed to Kathy Arminio as an instant electronic bulletin from agay rights advocacy group: New York Gov. David A. Paterson (D) had issued adirective ordering state agencies to recognize same-sex weddings performedin other jurisdictions. Within seconds of learning about it in May,Arminio, 51, called Kim Angotti, 38, her partner of six years, with thequestion she had long wanted to ask: "Do you want to get married?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202682.html
-Impulse, Meet Experience
The word "experience" appears 91 times in the Federalist Papers, thosedistillations of conservative sense and sensibility. Madison, Hamilton andJay said that truths are "taught" and "corroborated" by experience. Thesewriters were eager to "consult" and be "led" by experience. They spoke of"indubitable" and "unequivocal" lessons from experience, the "testimony" ofexperience and "the accumulated experience of ages." "Accumulating"experience is "the parent of wisdom" and a "guide" that "justifies,""confirms" and can "admonish." America's Founders were empiricists andstudents of history who trusted "that best oracle of wisdom, experience,"which is humanity's "least fallible guide."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202441.html
-N. Korea Said to Restore Nuclear Site
TOKYO (AP) -- North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility,citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors, Japanese mediaand Fox News reported Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Koreas-Nuclear.html?hp
-2 Journalists Are Attacked in Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) -- One journalist was shot and killed and anotherwas left with a fractured skull after a beating in Russia's troubled NorthCaucasus, and police and co-workers said Wednesday the two men were likelytargeted for their work.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Russia-Journalists-Attacked.html?hp
-Aides: Palin Interviewed Late in Game
One of two finalists for vice president, Palin not interviewed by chief ofvetting process until day before she was tapped.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203462.html?hpid=topnews
-Obama Met With Fox News Executives
At a secret meeting with Barack Obama three months ago, Fox News ChairmanRoger Ailes says, he tried to clear the air with the Democratic senator bysaying that his organization was determined to be fair but would not be "inthe tank" for Obama's campaign. [...] Obama expressed concern about theway Fox was covering him. "I just wanted to know if I'm going to get a fairshake from Fox News Channel," Ailes recalled him saying. "Senator, you'rethe one who boycotted us," Ailes says he replied. "We're not the ones whoboycotted you. Nor did we retaliate for your boycott." [...] Afterresisting invitations for months, Obama now plans to appear on BillO'Reilly's prime-time Fox program on Thursday, the night that John McCaindelivers his acceptance speech at the Republican convention here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202730.html?hpid=topnews
-Southern Baptists and their Gender Double-Standard
Now that Southern Baptist leaders are embracing the idea of a woman leadingthis nation, will they rethink their rejection of the idea of a womanleading their congregations? Probably not. In an online interview withChristianity Today's Sarah Pulliam, the SBC's Richard Land -- who said he is"ecstatic" about the selection of Sarah Palin as Republican candidate forvice president -- threw holy water on any notion that a woman he considersqualified to lead the free world can lead him in prayer and worship. "Theonly restrictions we find in Scripture are, that for whatever reason womenare not to be in charge of a marriage and women are not to be in charge of achurch," explained Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention'sEthics & Religious Liberty Commission. "That has nothing to do withgovernor, or senator or the House of Representatives, or president, or vicepresident."
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2008/09/southern_baptists_and_their_ge.html
-Dollar Gains Strength Against Euro As European Economies Shrink
The dollar on Tuesday rose to the highest level against the euro in almostseven months as crude oil fell and traders speculated that the FederalReserve's monetary policy would help the U.S. economy outperform Europe'sand Asia's.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202624.html?hpid=sec-business
-Report Describes Careless Handling of U.S. Secrets: Gonzales Says He DoesNot Recall
Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales told investigators that he couldnot recall whether he took home notes regarding the government's mostsensitive national security program and that he did not know they containedclassified information, despite his own markings that they were "topsecret -- eyes only," according to a Justice Department report releasedyesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090201029.html?hpid=sec-nation
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-A lower legal drinking age? Health experts, college presidents debate
Both sides offer studies that support keeping or lowering the legal drinkingage from 21 to 18. GORDIE BAILEY JR. had been in college only one monthbefore he overdosed on alcohol. Urged on by members of a frat house he wasintent on joining, the 18-year-old drank until he passed out, was dumpedonto a couch and was found dead the next morning. The 2004 incident at theUniversity of Colorado was one of the approximately 1,700 alcohol-relateddeaths that occur among college students each year in the United States.They include traffic accidents, falls, suffocation, drowning and alcoholpoisoning. Hundreds of thousands of other students commit crimes, becomecrime victims, fail classes, make poor sexual decisions or sicken themselvesby drinking too much alcohol. In a survey published last year by theAmerican college Health Assn., just over one-third of college studentsadmitted they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous twoweeks -- a number that appears to be rising.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/health/la-he-drinking1-2008sep01,0,7761047.story
-Study: US workers can expect skimpy base salary raises next year; biggerbumps in merit pay
U.S. workers can expect skimpy raises in their base salaries next year, buttop performers may still fatten their paychecks with merit compensation. Astudy released Tuesday by Hewitt Associates, a human resources consultingfirm, found base pay will rise by 3.8 percent in 2009, marking the seventhconsecutive year of flat growth.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-merit-pay-bumps,0,829502.story
-Former Fla. professor released after 5 years, awaits 2nd trial
A former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinianterrorist has been released for the first time in more than five years.Immigration authorities released Sami Al-Arian on Tuesday. They were holdinghim for refusing to testify before a grand jury about a cluster of Muslimorganizations in northern Virginia.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-903flaprofessor,0,6996742.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Finding the cure abroad
Is ''medical tourism'' -- Americans' going abroad for cheaper treatments --good or bad? The answer is ''yes.'' It's both. But one thing is for sure:Medical tourism is here to stay. A new study by the Deloitte consulting firmforecasts that the number of Americans going abroad for care, 750,000 lastyear, will explode to 10 million by 2012.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/669563.html
-An evolving GOP approach to family values?
Dan Quayle struck a nerve in 1992 when he went after the TV series "MurphyBrown" by saying its depiction of a single mother was irresponsible and seta bad example for America. The Republican vice president said the fictionalcharacter was "mocking the importance of fathers by bearing a child aloneand calling it just another 'lifestyle choice.'"
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/669788.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-McCain's Obama-Palin Comparison Falls Short
Republican presidential candidate John McCain says his vice presidentialpick, Sarah Palin, was already an experienced government official while hisDemocratic rival, Barack Obama, was working as a community organizer.
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/cvn_mccain_fact_check/2008/09/02/127065.html
-Palin: average isn't good enough
She's not qualified to be president, and in picking her, McCain shows thathe has little respect for the presidency. So let us ask the question thatshould be on the mind of every thinking person in the world at this moment:If John McCain becomes the 44th president of the United States, what are theodds that a blood clot or falling object will make Sarah Palin the 45th?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-harris3-2008sep03,0,5745350.story
-Obama can't sway the black GOP faithful
There is nothing unusual about Republican Clarence McKee's criticism ofDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080902/NEWS/809020210/1105/NEWS&title=Obama_can_t_sway_the_black_GOP_faithful
-A stark choice on abortion
DURING a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania last March, Senator Barack Obamawas asked about teenagers and sexually transmitted diseases. He repliedthat "the most important prevention is education," including "informationabout contraception." Then he added: "Look, I've got two daughters - 9 yearsold and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values andmorals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.I don't want them punished with an STD at the age of 16."
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/09/03/a_stark_choice_on_abortion/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns
-Tim Rutten: Palin's privacy versus her public stance
She, her husband and daughter got to make private decisions privately. Buther public views would deny that same right to other Americans. Howsensitive is Sen. John McCain's campaign about his presumptive running mate,Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Well, there's the fact that they appear unwillingto let her be alone with the media. God forbid anyone should ask about herviews on, say, global warming -- she doesn't believe that human activity hasanything to do with it. Perhaps they don't want anyone to hear her explainwhy she opposes hate-crime laws?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten3-2008sep03,0,2319099.column?track=rss
-'Third-rate sexist' makes confession
I'm in trouble already. On a national television talk show I referred toAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice to be his running mate,as a nice "young lady" who is probably not the best choice.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0903pagesep03,0,1067203.column
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CONSERVATIVE ANDREW SULLIVAN QUOTES AN ALASKAN FROM WASILIA..
SARAH PALIN'S HOMETOWN.
-A Shameless Plug
If you want to read a deeper discussion that helps explain why the GOP isnow in a public mental breakdown, I remain proud of my 2006 book, "TheConservative Soul," which was widely scorned and reviled by the right whenit wasn't outright ignored. If you want to know why a once decent,honorable, if erratic figure like John McCain came to pick a total unknownwith a Down Syndrome baby as his replacement as war-president, you have tounderstand the immense importance of the Christianist base. McCain isn'tone of them, however much he tries to re-tell his life-story to make it so.They know it, he knows it, and he needed a religious running mate. He mighthave succeeded with Pawlenty, who is a solid pick that a mature andresponsible campaign would have selected in a heartbeat. Instead - partlyout of insane cynicism (did he really believe Hillary's voters would switchover to vote for Palin?), partly out of a shallow liking for a shallowreading of Palin's record, and partly out of pure negligence - he pickedPalin, barely knowing her. And so religious fundamentalism, as it alwayswill, swamps the frontal cortex required for effective governance and givesus this reality show disgrace as serious politics. Has America really cometo this? Yes it has. The debate over whether the Republican party is nowunfit for public office at a national level is now resolved. The longer,deeper explaination for this is in my book. One day, we will revive realconservatism. Right now, we have to ensure that this insane circusmasquerading as a serious political party is defeated.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html
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The Daily Dish
by Andrew Sullivan
-This was posted in the comments section on the Washington Independent byAlaskan and a Wasillan, Anne .Kilkenny, someone who has followed Sarah Palinvery, very closely - with too many city council meetings under her belt -not to say her piece. ...Kilkenny: Her experience is as mayor of a citywith a population of about 5,000 (at the time), and less than 2 years asgovernor of a state with about 670,000 residents. During her mayoraladministration most of the actual work of running this small city was turnedover to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator byparty power-brokers after she had gotten herself into some trouble overprecipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign. Sarahcampaigned in Wasilla as a "fiscal conservative". During her 6 years asMayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. Duringthose same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by38%. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reducedprogressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxedeven food. ...Sullivan: The debate over whether the Republican party isnow unfit for public office at a national level is now resolved. The longer,deeper explaination for this is in my book. One day, we will revive realconservatism. Right now, we have to ensure that this insane circusmasquerading as a serious political party is defeated.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html
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McCain Doesn't Get It: Women are NOT that stupid
by Barbra Streisand
Maybe he was sick of the lack of media attention.maybe he had enough of thelate night talk show hosts poking fun at his age.maybe he realized thatbelonging to a party that has been associated with rich, white men was notgoing to connect with voters in this historical election year. Or maybe hewas just ready to take back some of the spotlight that has shined sobrightly on Barack Obama and the Democrats since the beginning of theDemocratic convention. Desperation can motivate people to make some prettycynical and hypocritical decisions. Whatever the reason, John McCain's HailMary-- in the form of Vice Presidential pick Governor Sarah Palin--sent avery clear message to America about how he views female voters. Women, hethinks, will vote another woman into office regardless of the candidate'svalues, experience and political positions. No one can dispute that thisdecision was micro-targeted to the small percentage of Independent andDemocratic women residing in the Rocky Mountain West, who strongly supportedHillary Clinton in the primary and still find themselves undecided as wemove into the general election. Unfortunately, what John McCain failed torealize is that after eight long and destructive years of George W. Bush,Dick Cheney and their cronies, American voters will not fall prey topolitical ploys once again.
http://www.barbrastreisand.com/index.php?page=statements&n_id=828
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-The Gay Political Scientist
A national survey of political scientists has found that many gay andlesbian scholars in the profession report that they have faceddiscrimination of various types, but many more have not or don't know.
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-Erratic Hanna meanders off Haiti; Ike to strengthen
Tropical Storm Hanna has been moving eastward at about 5 mph over the pastfew hours with a gradual turn toward the northwest expected to begin latertoday. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Ike continues moving west with sustainedwinds at 65 mph.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Top court hears arguments on tax swap plan
The fight over a bold bid to do away with most school property taxes entersa new arena today: the Florida Supreme Court.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flbamendment0903sbsep03,0,6950590.story
-Departure of airlines from South Florida means fewer tourists
Soaring costs could spell trouble for hotels and restaurants
Airlines are retreating from South Florida, which could leave hotels andrestaurants with fewer tourists this fall. This month, carriers using FortLauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will offer 94,160 fewer seatsthan in September 2007, a 9.6 percent cut.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzleisure0903sbsep03,0,611920.story
-Sen. Joe Biden reiterates support for Israel at two South Florida rallies
Democratic vice presidential nominee reiterates his support for IsraelU.S. Sen. Joe Biden, the Democrats' blunt-talking vice presidential pick, onTuesday put his foreign policy experience on display for South Floridiansand reiterated that he and Barack Obama will be wholehearted supporters ofIsrael.
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-LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Lake Okeechobee draining may have to start quickly
With more storms brewing and Lake Okeechobee still rising from TropicalStorm Fay, engineers plan to crack open the flood gates. The slow drainingdown of Lake Okeechobee could begin as early as Wednesday.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/669520.html
-UTILITIES: FPL rates are likely to rise 7%
The typical electric bill will rise to about $119 a month in January to payfor added fuel costs and advance costs to build nuclear and solarplants.Florida Power & Light customers are likely to see a 7 percent hike intheir bills starting in January, if regulators approve the utility's requestfiled Tuesday for adjustments to fuel costs, conservation measures andpreconstruction expenses for new nuclear and solar power plants.
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-Vice presidential candidate Biden in Fort Myers today for invitation-onlyevent
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in Fort Myers thismorning as part of a swing through the state.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080903/NEWS0107/80903001/1085/NEWS01
-Biden in South Florida: Obama is a friend of the middle class
On his first day of stumping on his own for the Democratic ticket, vicepresidential nominee Joe Biden told South Florida audiences that BarackObama is a friend of Israel, of hurricane-battered homeowners and of the"apprehensive" middle class. The loquacious Delaware Senator had little tosay about his headline-grabbing rival vice presidential candidate,Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.
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-Negotiations On Teacher Salaries Fail
Hundreds of Broward County teachers are planning to protest Wednesday, aftersalary negotiations between the teachers union and the school board failedon Tuesday. The union was asking for a 2 percent increase now, and another2 percent raise in January. The school district only offered teachers araise this year.
http://www.local10.com/news/17377727/detail.html?treets=mia&tid=2655619429813&tml=mia_9am&tmi=mia_9am_1_08000309032008&ts=H
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-Erratic Hanna meanders off Haiti; Ike to strengthen
Tropical Storm Hanna has been moving eastward at about 5 mph over the pastfew hours with a gradual turn toward the northwest expected to begin latertoday. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Ike continues moving west with sustainedwinds at 65 mph.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Top court hears arguments on tax swap plan
The fight over a bold bid to do away with most school property taxes entersa new arena today: the Florida Supreme Court.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flbamendment0903sbsep03,0,6950590.story
-Departure of airlines from South Florida means fewer tourists
Soaring costs could spell trouble for hotels and restaurants
Airlines are retreating from South Florida, which could leave hotels andrestaurants with fewer tourists this fall. This month, carriers using FortLauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will offer 94,160 fewer seatsthan in September 2007, a 9.6 percent cut.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzleisure0903sbsep03,0,611920.story
-Sen. Joe Biden reiterates support for Israel at two South Florida rallies
Democratic vice presidential nominee reiterates his support for IsraelU.S. Sen. Joe Biden, the Democrats' blunt-talking vice presidential pick, onTuesday put his foreign policy experience on display for South Floridiansand reiterated that he and Barack Obama will be wholehearted supporters ofIsrael.
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-LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Lake Okeechobee draining may have to start quickly
With more storms brewing and Lake Okeechobee still rising from TropicalStorm Fay, engineers plan to crack open the flood gates. The slow drainingdown of Lake Okeechobee could begin as early as Wednesday.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/669520.html
-UTILITIES: FPL rates are likely to rise 7%
The typical electric bill will rise to about $119 a month in January to payfor added fuel costs and advance costs to build nuclear and solarplants.Florida Power & Light customers are likely to see a 7 percent hike intheir bills starting in January, if regulators approve the utility's requestfiled Tuesday for adjustments to fuel costs, conservation measures andpreconstruction expenses for new nuclear and solar power plants.
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-Vice presidential candidate Biden in Fort Myers today for invitation-onlyevent
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden will be in Fort Myers thismorning as part of a swing through the state.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080903/NEWS0107/80903001/1085/NEWS01
-Biden in South Florida: Obama is a friend of the middle class
On his first day of stumping on his own for the Democratic ticket, vicepresidential nominee Joe Biden told South Florida audiences that BarackObama is a friend of Israel, of hurricane-battered homeowners and of the"apprehensive" middle class. The loquacious Delaware Senator had little tosay about his headline-grabbing rival vice presidential candidate,Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.
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-Negotiations On Teacher Salaries Fail
Hundreds of Broward County teachers are planning to protest Wednesday, aftersalary negotiations between the teachers union and the school board failedon Tuesday. The union was asking for a 2 percent increase now, and another2 percent raise in January. The school district only offered teachers araise this year.
http://www.local10.com/news/17377727/detail.html?treets=mia&tid=2655619429813&tml=mia_9am&tmi=mia_9am_1_08000309032008&ts=H
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-Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested At the RNC Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St.Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violentlymanhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Goodman wasarrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who werebeing unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and NicoleSalazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out theirjournalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the RepublicanNational Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been defending hercolleagues and the freedom of the press. [...] Democracy Now! is callingon all journalists and concerned citizens to call the office of Mayor ChrisColeman and the Ramsey County Jail and demand the immediate release ofGoodman, Kouddous and Salazar. These calls can be directed to: ChrisRider from Mayor Coleman's office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jailat 651-266-9350 (press extension 0). [...] Amy Goodman is one of the mostwell-known and well-respected journalists in the United States. She hasreceived journalism's top honors for her reporting and has a distinguishedreputation of bravery and courage. The arrest of Goodman, Kouddous andSalazar is a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists from thenation's leading independent news outlet. Democracy Now! is a nationallysyndicated public TV and radio program that airs on over 700 radio and TVstations across the US and the globe. Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest:
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-New Orleans Notebook
In the Big Empty, a Calm After The Storm
The Big Easy became the Big Empty -- few people and no floodwater, hardly,given expectations. Man, was it strange. Strings of Mardi Gras beads fromparties past flapped like pennants from shredded awnings. But it was a goodstrange.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090103203.html
-CAMPAIGN CANCELLATION: Bolling Staffer Rejects Book With Gay, LesbianSection
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's reelection campaign canceled an order for150 guidebooks produced in the Twin Cities that devoted a section to gay andlesbian tourists. Bolling (R) had planned to give the guidebooks, publishedby the Rake, to the 123 members of the Virginia delegation to the RepublicanNational Convention in St. Paul, Minn. A Bolling spokesman said Monday thatthe lieutenant governor never saw a copy of the guidebook but would not havehad a problem with it. A staffer reviewed a copy and canceled the orderbecause of the section on gays and lesbians, said Randy Marcus, Bolling'schief of staff and a convention delegate. Bolling's campaign ordered anotherguidebook for the delegates and alternates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102773_pf.html
-GOP Deals With the Storm -- and the Stork
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 1 Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Louisianacoast about 10:30 a.m. Monday. Hurricane Bristol made landfall in Minnesotaat 11:43 a.m. "Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant," announced the article bySteve Holland on the Reuters news wire. Sarah Palin, John McCain's runningmate, disclosed this bombshell about her daughter Bristol "to knock downrumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover upfor her child."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102553.html
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-As GOP looks to 'values voters,' church it hoped to court shuns politics toembrace many views
The message from the pulpit was "Wine, Water and Worship" - with no mentionof the other "W," George W. Bush. At Eagle Brook Church, Minnesota'slargest evangelical Christian congregation, there was zero talk of politicson the eve of the Republican National Convention. Church pastors politelydeclined an invitation to a GOP prayer breakfast this week.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-cvn-gop-evangelicals,0,5921659.story
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-Michael Feinstein Announces Wedding Plans with Longtime Partner
In Monday's New York Times, Stephen Holden has done an in-depth piece onMichael Feinstein as Michael prepares for his upcoming run and the releaseof his new album. In the piece, Holden also breaks the news of Feinstein'sengagement to longtime partner Terrence Flannery. The couple are due to bemarried in Los Angeles on October 17, 2008.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=31737
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-Dems embarrassed by Gustav remark
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized forsuggesting that Hurricane Gustav's arrival as Republicans prepared to opentheir national convention was a sign that God favors Democrats.
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-Biden Called a 'Proven Advocate' for Gay Rights
By LOU CHIBBARO JR | Washington Blade
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's decision to pick Sen. JoeBiden (D-Del.) as his vice presidential running mate drew immediate praisefrom gay activists in Delaware, who called Biden a strong and reliablefriend of the gay community. After more than two months of deliberationover selecting a vice presidential nominee, Obama announced Biden'sselection shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in text messages and e-mails sent tohis campaign supporters.
-Seven Out Athletes Win Medals in Beijing
by Anthony Glassman | Gay People's Chronicle
Beijing-Of 11 out athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, seven took medalsand one made history. Linda Bresonik of Germany took a bronze medal forsoccer, while Lauren Lappin and Vicky Galindo nabbed silver medals with theUnited States women's softball team. Natasha Kai of the U.S. brought homegold in soccer, while Gro Hammerseng and Katya Nyberg, who are a couple,brought gold medals home to Norway in handball.
-Michigan Elections Panel OKs Ballot Proposals
By Tim Martin | Pride Source
Michigan voters will decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions onembryonic stem cell research and allow medical use of marijuana duringNovember's election. A state election panel gave final approval to theproposals Thursday, clearing their path to appear on the ballot. Supportersof both measures collected more than enough valid voter signatures toqualify.
-Poll: New Jerseyans Ready for Same-Sex Marriage
By Rex Wockner | Pride Source
A Zogby Poll released Aug. 19 found that 59 percent of New Jerseyans supportgranting same-sex couples access to marriage "if public officials concludethat the civil-union law has not worked to provide same-sex couples thelegal protections that marriage would." Thirty-six percent oppose the idea.Sixty-nine percent said marriage equality is inevitable in New Jersey, while21 percent think it isn't.
-GLAAD: 1,049 US Daily Newspapers Accept Gay Wedding Announcements
By Rex Wockner | Pride Source
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Aug. 18 that 1,049 dailyU.S. newspapers now accept same-sex wedding announcements - a 15-foldincrease since 2002. According to the group, 83 percent of all U.S.newspaper consumers now read a paper that accepts wedding announcements fromsame-sex couples, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have newspapersthat print announcements for gay and lesbian couples, all but three of thenation's top 100 media markets are home to newspapers with an inclusiveannouncement policy, and every daily newspaper in nine states and theDistrict of Columbia prints wedding announcements for same-sex couples.
-Deadly Inattention to HIV
By David R. Holtgrave and Julie M. Scofield | Baltimore Sun
Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. That's about 150 every day - more than 1,000 a week. This is part of the news fromthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recently unveiled HIVincidence statistics, and it has critical implications for the nation.Previously, it was thought that there was an infection every 13 minutes. Butthe CDC's new tool for estimating HIV reveals that there are more than15,000 more HIV infections annually than had been previously estimated.Roughly 200 of those 15,000 people will die each year because of HIVdisease. The number of new infections among gay and bisexual men of allraces is on the rise, and the disproportionate impact in racial and ethnicminority communities is staggering.
-Not All Mormon Faithful Support Gay Marriage Ban
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(Salt Lake City, Utah) Prompted by their church's support for a Californiainitiative to ban gay marriage, some Mormons are voicing opposition to theproposed ban on the Internet - saying in cyberspace what they might not beable to express in church buildings. "We need a place where people can havea discussion and get information," said Laura Compton, a contributor atMormonsforMarriage.com. "And people need to know that it's not coming froman anti-Mormon place, or a gay Castro district place. It's coming from afaithful place."
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-Gay man may be selected as Anglican bishop
Sources close to the selection process for the next Anglican Bishop ofBangor in Wales have revealed that a prominent gay man is on the shortlist.
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-Was a Would-Be Saint Gay?
The long-running battle between gay rights activists and the Vatican hasmoved into the realm of the dead. With 19th century Anglican convertCardinal John Henry Newman, arguably the greatest Catholic thinker from theEnglish-speaking world, moving ever closer to sainthood, trouble is brewingover where his final resting place should be. The London-born historian andtheologian died in 1890 and, following the instructions in his will, wasburied beside his lifelong friend and fellow convert Ambrose St. John, whohad died 15 years earlier. Newman's deep expressions of grief after St.John's death, along with other writings, have led some historians to askwhether the two men, who lived together for many years, lived much likecommon-law spouses. newman, whose ideas on conscience and faith haveinfluenced Christian theology ever since, is expected to be beatified nextyear following the Vatican's recent certification of a Newman miracle - whena Boston man's cure from a crippling spinal disease could not be explainedmedically. The final step of canonization - full Sainthood - will requireproof of an additional miracle achieved through the intercession of Newman'sspirit.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html
-Ambrose St John, the Cardinal and Catholic grave robbers
The famous Catholic Cardinal, John Henry Newman, who died in 1890 was a manof deep passion and conviction. The celebrated theologian and historian isviewed by many Catholics as one the greatest thinkers from theEnglish-speaking world. Despite the hidebound traditions of his day, Newmanmaintained a relationship of great intimacy with an Anglican clergyman,Father Ambrose St John. The relationship was so close, it has been likenedto the relationship between "husband and wife." When Ambrose St John diedin 1875, Newman was deeply stricken. He said: "I have ever thought nobereavement was equal to that of a husband's or a wife's, but I feel itdifficult to believe that any can be greater, or any one's sorrow greater,than mine."
-Fed up with straight talking
As far as most women's mags are concerned, lesbians don't exist. So shouldgay readers stick to specialist titles or is there room for middle ground?
by Claudia Cahalane, The Guardian, How to please your man. Bag the guy ofyour dreams. Britain's most eligible bachelors. Sex tips he'll love. Thewomen's glossies often seem to have but one thing on their minds: sex. Andlots of it. But not, perhaps, if you're a lesbian. There's the oddtitillating feature about getting off with your best mate, but as far asmost mainstream glossies are concerned, gay women only exist as asubculture. Images and words virtually always assume heterosexuality, andthere is little recognition that a portion of the readership (at least 6% ofthe female population) will not be straight. So what does a gay woman readon the bus?
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-Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested At the RNC Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St.Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violentlymanhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Goodman wasarrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who werebeing unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and NicoleSalazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out theirjournalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the RepublicanNational Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been defending hercolleagues and the freedom of the press. [...] Democracy Now! is callingon all journalists and concerned citizens to call the office of Mayor ChrisColeman and the Ramsey County Jail and demand the immediate release ofGoodman, Kouddous and Salazar. These calls can be directed to: ChrisRider from Mayor Coleman's office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jailat 651-266-9350 (press extension 0). [...] Amy Goodman is one of the mostwell-known and well-respected journalists in the United States. She hasreceived journalism's top honors for her reporting and has a distinguishedreputation of bravery and courage. The arrest of Goodman, Kouddous andSalazar is a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists from thenation's leading independent news outlet. Democracy Now! is a nationallysyndicated public TV and radio program that airs on over 700 radio and TVstations across the US and the globe. Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest:
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-New Orleans Notebook
In the Big Empty, a Calm After The Storm
The Big Easy became the Big Empty -- few people and no floodwater, hardly,given expectations. Man, was it strange. Strings of Mardi Gras beads fromparties past flapped like pennants from shredded awnings. But it was a goodstrange.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090103203.html
-CAMPAIGN CANCELLATION: Bolling Staffer Rejects Book With Gay, LesbianSection
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's reelection campaign canceled an order for150 guidebooks produced in the Twin Cities that devoted a section to gay andlesbian tourists. Bolling (R) had planned to give the guidebooks, publishedby the Rake, to the 123 members of the Virginia delegation to the RepublicanNational Convention in St. Paul, Minn. A Bolling spokesman said Monday thatthe lieutenant governor never saw a copy of the guidebook but would not havehad a problem with it. A staffer reviewed a copy and canceled the orderbecause of the section on gays and lesbians, said Randy Marcus, Bolling'schief of staff and a convention delegate. Bolling's campaign ordered anotherguidebook for the delegates and alternates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102773_pf.html
-GOP Deals With the Storm -- and the Stork
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 1 Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Louisianacoast about 10:30 a.m. Monday. Hurricane Bristol made landfall in Minnesotaat 11:43 a.m. "Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant," announced the article bySteve Holland on the Reuters news wire. Sarah Palin, John McCain's runningmate, disclosed this bombshell about her daughter Bristol "to knock downrumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover upfor her child."
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-As GOP looks to 'values voters,' church it hoped to court shuns politics toembrace many views
The message from the pulpit was "Wine, Water and Worship" - with no mentionof the other "W," George W. Bush. At Eagle Brook Church, Minnesota'slargest evangelical Christian congregation, there was zero talk of politicson the eve of the Republican National Convention. Church pastors politelydeclined an invitation to a GOP prayer breakfast this week.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-cvn-gop-evangelicals,0,5921659.story
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-Michael Feinstein Announces Wedding Plans with Longtime Partner
In Monday's New York Times, Stephen Holden has done an in-depth piece onMichael Feinstein as Michael prepares for his upcoming run and the releaseof his new album. In the piece, Holden also breaks the news of Feinstein'sengagement to longtime partner Terrence Flannery. The couple are due to bemarried in Los Angeles on October 17, 2008.
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-Dems embarrassed by Gustav remark
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized forsuggesting that Hurricane Gustav's arrival as Republicans prepared to opentheir national convention was a sign that God favors Democrats.
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-Biden Called a 'Proven Advocate' for Gay Rights
By LOU CHIBBARO JR | Washington Blade
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's decision to pick Sen. JoeBiden (D-Del.) as his vice presidential running mate drew immediate praisefrom gay activists in Delaware, who called Biden a strong and reliablefriend of the gay community. After more than two months of deliberationover selecting a vice presidential nominee, Obama announced Biden'sselection shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in text messages and e-mails sent tohis campaign supporters.
-Seven Out Athletes Win Medals in Beijing
by Anthony Glassman | Gay People's Chronicle
Beijing-Of 11 out athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics, seven took medalsand one made history. Linda Bresonik of Germany took a bronze medal forsoccer, while Lauren Lappin and Vicky Galindo nabbed silver medals with theUnited States women's softball team. Natasha Kai of the U.S. brought homegold in soccer, while Gro Hammerseng and Katya Nyberg, who are a couple,brought gold medals home to Norway in handball.
-Michigan Elections Panel OKs Ballot Proposals
By Tim Martin | Pride Source
Michigan voters will decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions onembryonic stem cell research and allow medical use of marijuana duringNovember's election. A state election panel gave final approval to theproposals Thursday, clearing their path to appear on the ballot. Supportersof both measures collected more than enough valid voter signatures toqualify.
-Poll: New Jerseyans Ready for Same-Sex Marriage
By Rex Wockner | Pride Source
A Zogby Poll released Aug. 19 found that 59 percent of New Jerseyans supportgranting same-sex couples access to marriage "if public officials concludethat the civil-union law has not worked to provide same-sex couples thelegal protections that marriage would." Thirty-six percent oppose the idea.Sixty-nine percent said marriage equality is inevitable in New Jersey, while21 percent think it isn't.
-GLAAD: 1,049 US Daily Newspapers Accept Gay Wedding Announcements
By Rex Wockner | Pride Source
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Aug. 18 that 1,049 dailyU.S. newspapers now accept same-sex wedding announcements - a 15-foldincrease since 2002. According to the group, 83 percent of all U.S.newspaper consumers now read a paper that accepts wedding announcements fromsame-sex couples, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have newspapersthat print announcements for gay and lesbian couples, all but three of thenation's top 100 media markets are home to newspapers with an inclusiveannouncement policy, and every daily newspaper in nine states and theDistrict of Columbia prints wedding announcements for same-sex couples.
-Deadly Inattention to HIV
By David R. Holtgrave and Julie M. Scofield | Baltimore Sun
Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. That's about 150 every day - more than 1,000 a week. This is part of the news fromthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recently unveiled HIVincidence statistics, and it has critical implications for the nation.Previously, it was thought that there was an infection every 13 minutes. Butthe CDC's new tool for estimating HIV reveals that there are more than15,000 more HIV infections annually than had been previously estimated.Roughly 200 of those 15,000 people will die each year because of HIVdisease. The number of new infections among gay and bisexual men of allraces is on the rise, and the disproportionate impact in racial and ethnicminority communities is staggering.
-Not All Mormon Faithful Support Gay Marriage Ban
365Gay.com
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Prompted by their church's support for a Californiainitiative to ban gay marriage, some Mormons are voicing opposition to theproposed ban on the Internet - saying in cyberspace what they might not beable to express in church buildings. "We need a place where people can havea discussion and get information," said Laura Compton, a contributor atMormonsforMarriage.com. "And people need to know that it's not coming froman anti-Mormon place, or a gay Castro district place. It's coming from afaithful place."
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-Gay man may be selected as Anglican bishop
Sources close to the selection process for the next Anglican Bishop ofBangor in Wales have revealed that a prominent gay man is on the shortlist.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8876.html
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-Was a Would-Be Saint Gay?
The long-running battle between gay rights activists and the Vatican hasmoved into the realm of the dead. With 19th century Anglican convertCardinal John Henry Newman, arguably the greatest Catholic thinker from theEnglish-speaking world, moving ever closer to sainthood, trouble is brewingover where his final resting place should be. The London-born historian andtheologian died in 1890 and, following the instructions in his will, wasburied beside his lifelong friend and fellow convert Ambrose St. John, whohad died 15 years earlier. Newman's deep expressions of grief after St.John's death, along with other writings, have led some historians to askwhether the two men, who lived together for many years, lived much likecommon-law spouses. newman, whose ideas on conscience and faith haveinfluenced Christian theology ever since, is expected to be beatified nextyear following the Vatican's recent certification of a Newman miracle - whena Boston man's cure from a crippling spinal disease could not be explainedmedically. The final step of canonization - full Sainthood - will requireproof of an additional miracle achieved through the intercession of Newman'sspirit.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html
-Ambrose St John, the Cardinal and Catholic grave robbers
The famous Catholic Cardinal, John Henry Newman, who died in 1890 was a manof deep passion and conviction. The celebrated theologian and historian isviewed by many Catholics as one the greatest thinkers from theEnglish-speaking world. Despite the hidebound traditions of his day, Newmanmaintained a relationship of great intimacy with an Anglican clergyman,Father Ambrose St John. The relationship was so close, it has been likenedto the relationship between "husband and wife." When Ambrose St John diedin 1875, Newman was deeply stricken. He said: "I have ever thought nobereavement was equal to that of a husband's or a wife's, but I feel itdifficult to believe that any can be greater, or any one's sorrow greater,than mine."
-Fed up with straight talking
As far as most women's mags are concerned, lesbians don't exist. So shouldgay readers stick to specialist titles or is there room for middle ground?
by Claudia Cahalane, The Guardian, How to please your man. Bag the guy ofyour dreams. Britain's most eligible bachelors. Sex tips he'll love. Thewomen's glossies often seem to have but one thing on their minds: sex. Andlots of it. But not, perhaps, if you're a lesbian. There's the oddtitillating feature about getting off with your best mate, but as far asmost mainstream glossies are concerned, gay women only exist as asubculture. Images and words virtually always assume heterosexuality, andthere is little recognition that a portion of the readership (at least 6% ofthe female population) will not be straight. So what does a gay woman readon the bus?
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-Spared a Direct Hit, New Orleans Exhales
This nearly deserted city appeared to have escaped threats of full-scaledevastation on Monday when Hurricane Gustav came ashore 70 miles to thesouthwest, bearing winds and rain far less formidable than earlier forecast.The storm smashed through the bayou country of rural Louisiana, raisingfears of widespread coastal erosion and damage to fishing villages thatstate officials were unable to confirm Monday evening. But before makinglandfall, it was downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to Category 2 whenits winds slowed to 110 miles per hour, from 115 m.p.h., and state officialssaid they believed that their worst fears had not been realized.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/02gustav.html?hp
-Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process
A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choiceas running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCainhad examined her background before putting her on the Republicanpresidential ticket.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02vetting.html?hp
-News Analysis: In Political Realm, 'Family Problem' Emerges as Test
For at least the time being, Gov. Sarah Palin appears to have survived theinitial test after the disclosure that her unmarried teenage daughter waspregnant. Republican delegates rallied around her on Monday, saying thedisclosure would not threaten her hopes of being Senator John McCain'srunning mate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02assess.html?hp
-Op-Ed Columnist: What the Palin Pick Says
John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, butis not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaughunderstands, but the Democrats apparently do not, a McCain administrationwould not be like a Bush administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02brooks.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Head for the High Road
The Democrats need to be careful about the intensity of their criticism ofSarah Palin. She may look like an easy target, an appalling lightweight whowill send serious voters scurrying to the more substantive Obama-Bidenticket. And the temptation to get on her case probably became greater withMs. Palin's disclosure Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02herbert.html?ref=opinion
-Editorial: An Even Poorer World
There is a lot more poverty in the world than previously thought. The WorldBank reported in August that in 2005, there were 1.4 billion people livingbelow the poverty line - that is, living on less than $1.25 a day.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02tue3.html?ref=opinion
-A New Twist in the Debate Over Mothers
When Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska was introduced as a vice-presidential pick, she was presented as a magnet for female voters, the epitome of every mom appeal. But since then, as mothers across the country supervise the season's final water fights and pack book bags, some have voiced the kind of doubtsthat few male pundits have dared raise on television. With five children,including an infant with Down syndrome and, as the country learned Monday, apregnant 17-year-old, Ms. Palin has set off a fierce argument among womenabout whether there are enough hours in the day for her to take on the vicepresidency, and whether she is right to try.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02mother.html
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Washington Post
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-How Many Americans?
When the Census Bureau released its new population projections last month,most of the media focused on the country's changing racial composition. Butthis was almost certainly not the most important finding. The projectionsshow that the U.S. population will grow by 135 million in just 42 years -- a44 percent increase. Such growth would have profound implications for ourenvironment and quality of life. Most of the increase would be a directresult of one federal policy -- immigration. If we reduced the level ofimmigration, the projections would be much lower. The question we have toask ourselves is: Do we want to be a much more densely settled country?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090101714.html
-Understanding Russia
Moscow's aggression is aimed not at Georgia's territory but at Europe's newdemocracies. THERE WAS a telling juxtaposition of headlines from Russiayesterday. On one side you had President Dmitry Medvedev claiming a "sphereof influence" outside Russian borders and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovwarning the West not to arm Georgia. On the other side, you had the murderof Magomed Yevloyev, a journalist whose independence had angered thegovernment. He was arrested, shot in the head by police while riding in theback of a police car, and dumped by the side of the road.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102592.html
-Would You Do That to Your Daughter?
As I tried to make my way through St. Paul today - protesters managed tomake driving, or even walking, anywhere pretty much impossible - people Iran into were asking one question: Is Sarah Palin doing what's best for herdaughter?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2008/09/_as_i_tried_to.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
-Protester's Mother Pays Price
Police Focus on 73-Year-Old After Son's Actions During Games
During the Olympics, China quashed all applications from people hoping todemonstrate in officially sanctioned "protest pens." Police also stoppedprotests by foreigners sympathetic to the pro-Tibet movement. But oneChinese man succeeded at breaking through the security dragnet, protestingbriefly in Ritan Park with his young son and a sign that read, "ShandongHuimin County government illegally sold my grandmother's house and took awaythe money!"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102351.html?hpid=sec-world
-Dalai Lama discharged from Indian hospital
The Dalai Lama's spokesman says the Tibetan spiritual leader has beendischarged from the hospital where he has been undergoing tests forabdominal discomfort. Tenzin Takla says the Dalai Lama was dischargedMonday morning, but will remain in Mumbai for several days. Takla says he isin good condition but doctors have advised him to rest as much as possible.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090100068.html?hpid=sec-religion
-THE CYNICISM EXPRESS
We learned last week that John McCain is not who he is -- not, at least, whohe claims to be. The steady, straight-talking, country-first statesman hiscampaign has been selling is a fictional character. The real McCain iseither alarmingly cynical or dangerously reckless.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090101716.html
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-India rushes doctors to flood areas to prevent disease outbreaks after 1.2 million displaced
SAHARSA DISTRICT, India (AP) _ Indian authorities rushed doctors and medical equipment to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaksof disease among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding relief camps,officials said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-india-monsoon-flooding,0,4650164.story
-More elderly Americans being forced into bankruptcy
First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched thebills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did somethingshe never thought she'd be forced to do. She declared bankruptcy. Whilethe bankruptcy filing rate for those younger than 55 has fallen, it hassoared for older Americans, according to a new analysis from the ConsumerBankruptcy Project, which examined a sampling of noncommercial bankruptciesfiled between 1991 and 2007.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzseniors0902sbsep02,0,1197151.story
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-Palin supported by Republicans as gay-friendly
Log Cabin Republicans support VP pick, despite poor record on GLBT issues
http://www.floridablade.com/
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1: Palin supports gunning down wolves from planes
2: Palin doesn't believe global warming is man-made
3: Palin is the candidate of powerful far right-wing cabal; her nominationseals their support for the little-wanted McCain
4: Palin staunchly opposes abortion, even in cases of rape and incest
5: Palin takes unnecessary risks with the health of her own child, supportsfailed abstinence-only programs
6: Palin is under investigation for allegedly abusing her power as governorto help her sister in a messy divorce
7: Palin lied about her plans for the "Bridge to Nowhere"
8: A so-called political reformer, Palin has big money ties to Alaska Sen.Ted Stevens, who has been indicted for political corruption9: Palin exploits her son's Iraq service for political gain10: During her time as mayor, Palin drove a town deep into debtContact rays.list@comcast.net for the full article
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-McCain: A roll-the-dice commander
The world has been moving John McCain's way over the past year. The successof the "surge" in Iraq has helped his cause. So has the Russian invasion ofGeorgia. On both issues, the Republican candidate for the presidency tookpositions that now look prescient and courageous.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f78b52e-7827-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2f78b52e-7827-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c%2Cs01%3D1.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Ffortreport.com%2F&nclick_check=1
-Protests at GOP gathering result in 284 arrests
Sporadic violence broke out as thousands of protesters marched on theRepublican National Convention on Monday, chanting for an end to the war inIraq and demanding Republicans be denied the White House in November'selection. Members of the Connecticut delegation were roughed up in oneincident. Mary Jerde, a spokeswoman for the St. Paul Joint InformationCenter, said 284 arrests had been made by late Monday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-01-protest_N.htm?csp=34
-Restore unions' right to organize, bargain
While it hasn't gotten much attention, one of the most important issues thatour November elections could decide is the future of organized labor in theUnited States. This is important not just for the 15.7 million workers whohappen to be in unions but for the vast majority of the entire 154-millionmember U.S. labor force.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/667136.html
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-Spared a Direct Hit, New Orleans Exhales
This nearly deserted city appeared to have escaped threats of full-scaledevastation on Monday when Hurricane Gustav came ashore 70 miles to thesouthwest, bearing winds and rain far less formidable than earlier forecast.The storm smashed through the bayou country of rural Louisiana, raisingfears of widespread coastal erosion and damage to fishing villages thatstate officials were unable to confirm Monday evening. But before makinglandfall, it was downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to Category 2 whenits winds slowed to 110 miles per hour, from 115 m.p.h., and state officialssaid they believed that their worst fears had not been realized.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/02gustav.html?hp
-Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process
A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choiceas running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCainhad examined her background before putting her on the Republicanpresidential ticket.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02vetting.html?hp
-News Analysis: In Political Realm, 'Family Problem' Emerges as Test
For at least the time being, Gov. Sarah Palin appears to have survived theinitial test after the disclosure that her unmarried teenage daughter waspregnant. Republican delegates rallied around her on Monday, saying thedisclosure would not threaten her hopes of being Senator John McCain'srunning mate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02assess.html?hp
-Op-Ed Columnist: What the Palin Pick Says
John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, butis not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaughunderstands, but the Democrats apparently do not, a McCain administrationwould not be like a Bush administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02brooks.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Head for the High Road
The Democrats need to be careful about the intensity of their criticism ofSarah Palin. She may look like an easy target, an appalling lightweight whowill send serious voters scurrying to the more substantive Obama-Bidenticket. And the temptation to get on her case probably became greater withMs. Palin's disclosure Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02herbert.html?ref=opinion
-Editorial: An Even Poorer World
There is a lot more poverty in the world than previously thought. The WorldBank reported in August that in 2005, there were 1.4 billion people livingbelow the poverty line - that is, living on less than $1.25 a day.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/opinion/02tue3.html?ref=opinion
-A New Twist in the Debate Over Mothers
When Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska was introduced as a vice-presidential pick, she was presented as a magnet for female voters, the epitome of every mom appeal. But since then, as mothers across the country supervise the season's final water fights and pack book bags, some have voiced the kind of doubtsthat few male pundits have dared raise on television. With five children,including an infant with Down syndrome and, as the country learned Monday, apregnant 17-year-old, Ms. Palin has set off a fierce argument among womenabout whether there are enough hours in the day for her to take on the vicepresidency, and whether she is right to try.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02mother.html
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Washington Post
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-How Many Americans?
When the Census Bureau released its new population projections last month,most of the media focused on the country's changing racial composition. Butthis was almost certainly not the most important finding. The projectionsshow that the U.S. population will grow by 135 million in just 42 years -- a44 percent increase. Such growth would have profound implications for ourenvironment and quality of life. Most of the increase would be a directresult of one federal policy -- immigration. If we reduced the level ofimmigration, the projections would be much lower. The question we have toask ourselves is: Do we want to be a much more densely settled country?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090101714.html
-Understanding Russia
Moscow's aggression is aimed not at Georgia's territory but at Europe's newdemocracies. THERE WAS a telling juxtaposition of headlines from Russiayesterday. On one side you had President Dmitry Medvedev claiming a "sphereof influence" outside Russian borders and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovwarning the West not to arm Georgia. On the other side, you had the murderof Magomed Yevloyev, a journalist whose independence had angered thegovernment. He was arrested, shot in the head by police while riding in theback of a police car, and dumped by the side of the road.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102592.html
-Would You Do That to Your Daughter?
As I tried to make my way through St. Paul today - protesters managed tomake driving, or even walking, anywhere pretty much impossible - people Iran into were asking one question: Is Sarah Palin doing what's best for herdaughter?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2008/09/_as_i_tried_to.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
-Protester's Mother Pays Price
Police Focus on 73-Year-Old After Son's Actions During Games
During the Olympics, China quashed all applications from people hoping todemonstrate in officially sanctioned "protest pens." Police also stoppedprotests by foreigners sympathetic to the pro-Tibet movement. But oneChinese man succeeded at breaking through the security dragnet, protestingbriefly in Ritan Park with his young son and a sign that read, "ShandongHuimin County government illegally sold my grandmother's house and took awaythe money!"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102351.html?hpid=sec-world
-Dalai Lama discharged from Indian hospital
The Dalai Lama's spokesman says the Tibetan spiritual leader has beendischarged from the hospital where he has been undergoing tests forabdominal discomfort. Tenzin Takla says the Dalai Lama was dischargedMonday morning, but will remain in Mumbai for several days. Takla says he isin good condition but doctors have advised him to rest as much as possible.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090100068.html?hpid=sec-religion
-THE CYNICISM EXPRESS
We learned last week that John McCain is not who he is -- not, at least, whohe claims to be. The steady, straight-talking, country-first statesman hiscampaign has been selling is a fictional character. The real McCain iseither alarmingly cynical or dangerously reckless.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090101716.html
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-India rushes doctors to flood areas to prevent disease outbreaks after 1.2 million displaced
SAHARSA DISTRICT, India (AP) _ Indian authorities rushed doctors and medical equipment to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaksof disease among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding relief camps,officials said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-india-monsoon-flooding,0,4650164.story
-More elderly Americans being forced into bankruptcy
First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched thebills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did somethingshe never thought she'd be forced to do. She declared bankruptcy. Whilethe bankruptcy filing rate for those younger than 55 has fallen, it hassoared for older Americans, according to a new analysis from the ConsumerBankruptcy Project, which examined a sampling of noncommercial bankruptciesfiled between 1991 and 2007.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzseniors0902sbsep02,0,1197151.story
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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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-Palin supported by Republicans as gay-friendly
Log Cabin Republicans support VP pick, despite poor record on GLBT issues
http://www.floridablade.com/
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1: Palin supports gunning down wolves from planes
2: Palin doesn't believe global warming is man-made
3: Palin is the candidate of powerful far right-wing cabal; her nominationseals their support for the little-wanted McCain
4: Palin staunchly opposes abortion, even in cases of rape and incest
5: Palin takes unnecessary risks with the health of her own child, supportsfailed abstinence-only programs
6: Palin is under investigation for allegedly abusing her power as governorto help her sister in a messy divorce
7: Palin lied about her plans for the "Bridge to Nowhere"
8: A so-called political reformer, Palin has big money ties to Alaska Sen.Ted Stevens, who has been indicted for political corruption9: Palin exploits her son's Iraq service for political gain10: During her time as mayor, Palin drove a town deep into debtContact rays.list@comcast.net for the full article
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-McCain: A roll-the-dice commander
The world has been moving John McCain's way over the past year. The successof the "surge" in Iraq has helped his cause. So has the Russian invasion ofGeorgia. On both issues, the Republican candidate for the presidency tookpositions that now look prescient and courageous.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f78b52e-7827-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2f78b52e-7827-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c%2Cs01%3D1.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Ffortreport.com%2F&nclick_check=1
-Protests at GOP gathering result in 284 arrests
Sporadic violence broke out as thousands of protesters marched on theRepublican National Convention on Monday, chanting for an end to the war inIraq and demanding Republicans be denied the White House in November'selection. Members of the Connecticut delegation were roughed up in oneincident. Mary Jerde, a spokeswoman for the St. Paul Joint InformationCenter, said 284 arrests had been made by late Monday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-01-protest_N.htm?csp=34
-Restore unions' right to organize, bargain
While it hasn't gotten much attention, one of the most important issues thatour November elections could decide is the future of organized labor in theUnited States. This is important not just for the 15.7 million workers whohappen to be in unions but for the vast majority of the entire 154-millionmember U.S. labor force.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/667136.html
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Sun-Sentinel
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-Hanna's forecast path closer to South Florida
Ike also forms in Central Atlantic as tropical storm
Suddenly, Hurricane Hanna is breathing down our necks. After quickly strengthening into a Category 1 system near the southern Bahamas on Monday, Hanna was forecast to curve uncomfortably close to South Florida by late Wednesday or Thursday.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Independent spending invades Broward Democratic primary for first time
Is John Rodstrom too tight with lobbyists? Is Scott Israel perfect to runthe prison camp at Guantanamo Bay? Voters throughout Broward County weredeluged with those claims and others from shadowy special-interest groupsduring the two weeks before the Aug. 26 Democratic primary. The electionmarked the first time massive amounts of independent spending was dumped into local races, and local politicians and consultants predict the landscape of electioneering has been permanently changed.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcampaign0831sbsep02,0,3906073.story
-Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden to visit West Palm Beach
Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Joe Biden plans to host a town hall meeting today in West Palm Beach. The program will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Doors open at 5 p.m.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpbidenpnsep02,0,5961951.story
-Oakland Park seeks humane solution to feral cat problem
The city has stopped removing wild cats from city property as it seeks another solution to its feline problem - preferably a humane one. Nine feral cats were euthanized in February after they were trapped at the city's Public Works Operations building, 5100 NE 12th Terrace, according to Lisa Mendheim, spokeswoman for Broward County's Animal Care and Regulation Division. Now, city commissioners want to ensure the remaining cats are kept alive. "I do not want the cats or kittens killed," Commissioner Suzanne Boisvenue said. The city earlier this year had arranged for animal control workers to pick up the trapped cats. The trappings were halted in August, after a City Hall employee sent an e-mail urging commissioners to save the cats. The employee wrote the cats had been crying because they weren't being fed at Public Works, a utility site in an industrial area with plenty of machinery and Dumpsters. Workers had been ordered to stop feeding the cats in hopes they would move to another food source.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbmeowsbsep02,0,4676550,print.story
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Miami Herald
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-Tropics ripe with Hanna, Ike and new depression
We're halfway through the 2008 hurricane season, but the ripe tropics aremaking it seem far from over. Hurricane Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike formedMonday, and a new system, Tropical Depression 10, popped up Tuesday morning.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/668472.html
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Hanna's forecast path closer to South Florida
Ike also forms in Central Atlantic as tropical storm
Suddenly, Hurricane Hanna is breathing down our necks. After quickly strengthening into a Category 1 system near the southern Bahamas on Monday, Hanna was forecast to curve uncomfortably close to South Florida by late Wednesday or Thursday.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Independent spending invades Broward Democratic primary for first time
Is John Rodstrom too tight with lobbyists? Is Scott Israel perfect to runthe prison camp at Guantanamo Bay? Voters throughout Broward County weredeluged with those claims and others from shadowy special-interest groupsduring the two weeks before the Aug. 26 Democratic primary. The electionmarked the first time massive amounts of independent spending was dumped into local races, and local politicians and consultants predict the landscape of electioneering has been permanently changed.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcampaign0831sbsep02,0,3906073.story
-Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden to visit West Palm Beach
Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Joe Biden plans to host a town hall meeting today in West Palm Beach. The program will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Doors open at 5 p.m.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpbidenpnsep02,0,5961951.story
-Oakland Park seeks humane solution to feral cat problem
The city has stopped removing wild cats from city property as it seeks another solution to its feline problem - preferably a humane one. Nine feral cats were euthanized in February after they were trapped at the city's Public Works Operations building, 5100 NE 12th Terrace, according to Lisa Mendheim, spokeswoman for Broward County's Animal Care and Regulation Division. Now, city commissioners want to ensure the remaining cats are kept alive. "I do not want the cats or kittens killed," Commissioner Suzanne Boisvenue said. The city earlier this year had arranged for animal control workers to pick up the trapped cats. The trappings were halted in August, after a City Hall employee sent an e-mail urging commissioners to save the cats. The employee wrote the cats had been crying because they weren't being fed at Public Works, a utility site in an industrial area with plenty of machinery and Dumpsters. Workers had been ordered to stop feeding the cats in hopes they would move to another food source.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbmeowsbsep02,0,4676550,print.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Tropics ripe with Hanna, Ike and new depression
We're halfway through the 2008 hurricane season, but the ripe tropics aremaking it seem far from over. Hurricane Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike formedMonday, and a new system, Tropical Depression 10, popped up Tuesday morning.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/668472.html
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Monday, September 01, 2008
GLBT DIGEST - September 01, 2008
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Washington Post
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-A Freewheeling Mayor
Mexico City's Marcelo Ebrard Uses Spectacle to Court the Masses
MEXICO CITY The mayor's got his blue pinstriped suit pants tucked into his dress socks. Bike helmet strap hiked up snug. And he's off. Zooming. Penny loafers planted on pedals, long legs pumping, suit jacket flapping. He blasts past the palm-tree shaded park and the early-morning taco vendors -- trailed by his entourage of a dozen cycling bodyguards and city officials. B-list bureaucrats position themselves along the route, knowing this may be their only chance at face time with "El Jefe," Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083102293_pf.html
-ASK AMY
DEAR AMY: I am a 45-year-old man, own my own business, sit on the boards of several charities, and enjoy sports and travel. I am also gay, and I have been in a committed relationship for more than seven years. All of my friends, associates and family know about my personal life, with one glaring exception: my mother. She is a healthy, vibrant woman who will turn 78 next year. She is a widow, in great health and has plenty of money. We have traveled together, and I spend all my holidays with her, my sister and my sister's family. I am being terribly unfair to my partner who is being excluded from my family. More important, I am not being honest with my mother. This is the only aspect of my life that is making me truly unhappy. My sister said the time has come for me to sit down and tell our mother the facts of my life. But I am afraid of letting my mother down. I have rationalized this for years by saying that she would not understand because of her religious upbringing. My mother is not living in a cave. She has had many interactions with other gay people (including some of my friends) with traces of disapproval. I cannot imagine why she doesn't ask me to my face why I am not married at my age or have never had a relationship with a woman since college. Do I sit her down and tell her the truth? Or do I let her go to her grave without my "coming out" and confirming any suspicions she may have? -- Out, But Not Out
DEAR OUT: Your mother might not be asking you pointed questions about your life because she is wondering why her middle-age gay son chooses to be in the closet. She may wonder if you are ashamed of your orientation. Or she's a little dense and hasn't put all of the pieces together. You need to tell your mother about yourself and give her the opportunity to share your life. To not do so (for whatever reason) is just a little bit selfish. To put the burden on her to pry this information out of you is just a little bit cowardly. You say that this is the only thing in your life making your unhappy. You can fix this by choosing to be authentic. When you do, you'll feel much better. You can offer your mother support through the organization PFLAG. Its Web site (pflag.org) contains information that might help both of you.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701185_pf.html
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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-Gustav cuts short New Orleans gay party
Southern Decadence, the largest gay festival in the South, had hardly begun when thousands of people Saturday night were told to flee New Orleans as hurricane Gustav continued to barrel down on the Gulf Coast.
http://www.365gay.com/news/gustav-cuts-short-new-orleans-gay-party/
-Film raises veil on Iranian transsexuals
The struggles of seven transsexuals depicted in a new film are made more complicated by Iran's strict gender codes and cultural obstacles.
http://www.365gay.com/news/film-raises-veil-on-iranian-transsexuals/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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-England wins gay football World Cup
Stonewall Lions FC have triumphed at the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) World Championship on Saturday.
-Gay Tory attacks Britain's Olympic athletes for going to China
One of the most senior Tories in London has attacked the British Olympic team for going to the Beijing Games and implied the Mayor was forced to go.
-Video: Local gays asked to be "Minnesota-nice" to visiting Republicans
A tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign created by a Minneapolis-St Paul agency is encouraging the city's LGBT community to embrace the Republican National Convention.
-Taiwanese gay "priest" accused of fraud and sexual assault
A man who claimed he could ward off ghosts that targeted gay men is to be
investigated by police in Taiwan.
-Jail for two women in Emirates' first lesbian indecency case
A Bulgarian woman and her Lebanese partner have been sentenced to one month in jail after being found guilty by a Dubai court of indecent acts.
-Violence against gays preached in British mosques claims new documentary
Channel 4 will transmit controversial programme this evening that claims anti-Semitism and homophobia are being preached at a leading British mosque.
-Bosnia's first gay festival criticised as "provocative" to Muslims
A Muslim politician in Bosnia has criticised the country's gay community for holding an LGBT event that coincides with his religion's observance of Ramadan.
-Scottish minister backs fight against rural homophobia
The Minister for Communities and Sport in Scotland has said the country's SNP government is committed to fighting prejudice and discrimination against LGBT people.
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-Politics, Equity and Meeting Boycotts
To those who favor gay marriage rights, the site of the American Political Science Association's meeting this year couldn't have been better. The association is meeting this week in Boston, where gay marriage is permitted. But for many gay academics, the association's plan to hold its 2012 meeting in New Orleans couldn't be worse. That's because Louisiana has passed one of the most restrictive bans on gay marriage in the country -- a measure that prohibits not only gay marriage, but recognition of any equivalent relationship. As a result, gay academics say that in event of illness or accident in New Orleans, their partners could be denied access to them in hospitals. And that means some gay academics will skip the meeting.
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-A Freewheeling Mayor
Mexico City's Marcelo Ebrard Uses Spectacle to Court the Masses
MEXICO CITY The mayor's got his blue pinstriped suit pants tucked into his dress socks. Bike helmet strap hiked up snug. And he's off. Zooming. Penny loafers planted on pedals, long legs pumping, suit jacket flapping. He blasts past the palm-tree shaded park and the early-morning taco vendors -- trailed by his entourage of a dozen cycling bodyguards and city officials. B-list bureaucrats position themselves along the route, knowing this may be their only chance at face time with "El Jefe," Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083102293_pf.html
-ASK AMY
DEAR AMY: I am a 45-year-old man, own my own business, sit on the boards of several charities, and enjoy sports and travel. I am also gay, and I have been in a committed relationship for more than seven years. All of my friends, associates and family know about my personal life, with one glaring exception: my mother. She is a healthy, vibrant woman who will turn 78 next year. She is a widow, in great health and has plenty of money. We have traveled together, and I spend all my holidays with her, my sister and my sister's family. I am being terribly unfair to my partner who is being excluded from my family. More important, I am not being honest with my mother. This is the only aspect of my life that is making me truly unhappy. My sister said the time has come for me to sit down and tell our mother the facts of my life. But I am afraid of letting my mother down. I have rationalized this for years by saying that she would not understand because of her religious upbringing. My mother is not living in a cave. She has had many interactions with other gay people (including some of my friends) with traces of disapproval. I cannot imagine why she doesn't ask me to my face why I am not married at my age or have never had a relationship with a woman since college. Do I sit her down and tell her the truth? Or do I let her go to her grave without my "coming out" and confirming any suspicions she may have? -- Out, But Not Out
DEAR OUT: Your mother might not be asking you pointed questions about your life because she is wondering why her middle-age gay son chooses to be in the closet. She may wonder if you are ashamed of your orientation. Or she's a little dense and hasn't put all of the pieces together. You need to tell your mother about yourself and give her the opportunity to share your life. To not do so (for whatever reason) is just a little bit selfish. To put the burden on her to pry this information out of you is just a little bit cowardly. You say that this is the only thing in your life making your unhappy. You can fix this by choosing to be authentic. When you do, you'll feel much better. You can offer your mother support through the organization PFLAG. Its Web site (pflag.org) contains information that might help both of you.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082701185_pf.html
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-Gustav cuts short New Orleans gay party
Southern Decadence, the largest gay festival in the South, had hardly begun when thousands of people Saturday night were told to flee New Orleans as hurricane Gustav continued to barrel down on the Gulf Coast.
http://www.365gay.com/news/gustav-cuts-short-new-orleans-gay-party/
-Film raises veil on Iranian transsexuals
The struggles of seven transsexuals depicted in a new film are made more complicated by Iran's strict gender codes and cultural obstacles.
http://www.365gay.com/news/film-raises-veil-on-iranian-transsexuals/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-England wins gay football World Cup
Stonewall Lions FC have triumphed at the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) World Championship on Saturday.
-Gay Tory attacks Britain's Olympic athletes for going to China
One of the most senior Tories in London has attacked the British Olympic team for going to the Beijing Games and implied the Mayor was forced to go.
-Video: Local gays asked to be "Minnesota-nice" to visiting Republicans
A tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign created by a Minneapolis-St Paul agency is encouraging the city's LGBT community to embrace the Republican National Convention.
-Taiwanese gay "priest" accused of fraud and sexual assault
A man who claimed he could ward off ghosts that targeted gay men is to be
investigated by police in Taiwan.
-Jail for two women in Emirates' first lesbian indecency case
A Bulgarian woman and her Lebanese partner have been sentenced to one month in jail after being found guilty by a Dubai court of indecent acts.
-Violence against gays preached in British mosques claims new documentary
Channel 4 will transmit controversial programme this evening that claims anti-Semitism and homophobia are being preached at a leading British mosque.
-Bosnia's first gay festival criticised as "provocative" to Muslims
A Muslim politician in Bosnia has criticised the country's gay community for holding an LGBT event that coincides with his religion's observance of Ramadan.
-Scottish minister backs fight against rural homophobia
The Minister for Communities and Sport in Scotland has said the country's SNP government is committed to fighting prejudice and discrimination against LGBT people.
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Kenneth.Sherrill@hunter.cuny.edu
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-Politics, Equity and Meeting Boycotts
To those who favor gay marriage rights, the site of the American Political Science Association's meeting this year couldn't have been better. The association is meeting this week in Boston, where gay marriage is permitted. But for many gay academics, the association's plan to hold its 2012 meeting in New Orleans couldn't be worse. That's because Louisiana has passed one of the most restrictive bans on gay marriage in the country -- a measure that prohibits not only gay marriage, but recognition of any equivalent relationship. As a result, gay academics say that in event of illness or accident in New Orleans, their partners could be denied access to them in hospitals. And that means some gay academics will skip the meeting.
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NATIONAL & WORLD DIGEST - September 01, 2008
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New York Times
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-Editorial: Mr. McCain and Iraq
Senator John McCain's rival, Senator Barack Obama, once was a lonely voice demanding the withdrawal of all combat forces by mid-2010. But now, Iraq's leaders are pushing a timetable that would have American troops out in 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/opinion/01mon2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin
-Powerful Storm Starts to Lash Gulf Coast
2 Million Flee and New Orleans Is Largely Emptied
While powerful, Hurricane Gustav appeared to be less devastating than some had feared. The storm's center was expected to make landfall around midday.
http://www.nytimes.com/
-Political Memo
Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards
On the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall three years ago, President Bush helped Senator John McCain celebrate his birthday with a cake that melted on a blazing hot airport tarmac, just as the president's approval ratings would in the weeks to come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01memo.html?hp
-Troopergate could dog Palin on campaign
Troopergate. It's a political he-said, she-said that has dogged Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for nearly two months and is likely to do so for another two months leading to the Nov. 4 presidential election. The little-known vice presidential candidate faces accusations of firing public safety commissioner Walt Monegan in what amounts to a messy Palin family drama dating to her pre-gubernatorial days. Monegan had refused to fire a state trooper who had divorced Palin's sister.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-CVN-Palin-Troopergate.html
-Pangs of Seller's Remorse in Miami Market
For sale: one newly constructed three-bedroom, four-bathroom home near the University of Miami, with South African wood in the kitchen, marble from India, Egypt and Spain, and a $4,500 top-of-the-line garage door. Listing price two years ago: $979,000. Listing price now: $599,000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/01miami.html
-G.O.P. Rallies in Support of McCain, Poll Shows
Senator John McCain this week will officially claim the presidential nomination from a convention here that is united behind him, and confident of keeping the White House.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01poll.html
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Washington Post
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-Northern Underexposure
By all rights, there should be a revolt at this week's (now-delayed) Republican convention against John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate -- for the same reasons so many Republicans opposed President Bush's selection of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101618.html
-How Palin Could Help
This one was really different. John McCain has flummoxed the leaders of his Republican Party and most of the media by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. It's a choice no other candidate conceivably could have made -- a typical McCain gamble, unpredictable in its consequences.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101621.html
-This Isn't the Return of History
The Georgia attack will go down not as the dawn of a new era of Russian power but as a major strategic blunder. Many in Washington have described Russia's attack on Georgia as a turning point in international affairs. Pundits thunder that we are returning to an age of great-power conflicts. Globalization and integration have been exposed as shams. Russia is playing this new Great Game with ruthless brilliance and we-the United States and Europe-are foundering. As events unfold, however, almost all of this instant analysis will prove sensationalist, misguided and incorrect. It's certainly true that today's world is characterized by the emergence of new powers like China, Russia and India (a phenomenon I have termed "the rise of the rest"). This is not a contradiction of globalization but a consequence of it. Economic growth is producing new centers of influence. And that's leading to greater national pride, confidence and assertiveness. But there are also powerful new countervailing forces-yes, of globalization and integration-that are working to mitigate nationalism and unilateralism.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/156350
-The McCain Paradox
Americans know the man better than they understand where he would lead the country. LAST WEEK, the Democrats faced the task of presenting a relative newcomer to politics as their nominee for president. This week, the Republicans face a different challenge, one greatly complicated now by the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast. After a long career of public service, and on his second presidential campaign, John McCain is a familiar figure to many Americans. But where he would lead the nation is less clear to many, and his vice presidential selection last week didn't help. Out of respect for potential hurricane victims in Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas, Republicans may nominate Mr. McCain without the usual fanfare of a party convention -- and without nearly as much public attention as Barack Obama attracted last week. That only heightens the difficulty of the task Mr. McCain faces: to offer a vivid picture of why he wants to be president and what he would hope to accomplish.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101746.html
-ANALYSIS: The Hurricane In Question Is Still Called Katrina
Three years after it battered New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina upended this convention city Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083102069.html?hpid=topnews
-Opening Day Is Abbreviated; Bush, Cheney Won't Appear
Republican officials threw away the script for their presidential nominating convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast and threatened to cast a pall over a week intended to boost Sen. John McCain's campaign for the White House.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083100403.html?hpid=topnews
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Gustav bears down on Gulf Coast
Hurricane Gustav steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday on track to hit west of New Orleans as the few remaining in the city watched nervously and hoped levees only partly reinforced in the three years since Katrina would hold. Those who heeded days of warnings to get out watched from shelters and hotel rooms hundreds of miles away, praying the powerful Category 3 storm and its 115-mph winds would pass without the same deadly toll.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-gustav-2,0,5001907.story
-McCain says hurricane defense OK but could be better; Bush heads for area under threat
As anxious Republican delegates bid their time, President Bush on Monday headed for Texas, a state threatened by Hurricane Gustav. Presidentialnominee-in-waiting John McCain suggested defenses against Hurricane Gustavare better than three years ago when Katrina slammed into New Orleans, butare "not perfect."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cvn-convention-rdp,0,6517318.story
-Obama's acceptance speech at Democratic convention seen by 38 million-plusviewers
More people watched Obama speak from a packed stadium in Denver on Thursdaythan watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "AmericanIdol" or the Academy Awards this year, Nielsen Media Research said Friday.(Four playoff football games, including the Super Bowl between the Giantsand Patriots, were seen by more than 40 million people.)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cvn-obamas-audience,0,3917688.story
-Let's pass maximum wage law to even up CEO, employee pay
American workers don't have anything to celebrate this Labor Day. They areworking harder. They are working smarter. However, their real wages havedeclined since 2000. And more are unemployed. Meanwhile, their CEOs aregetting outrageous pay packages. On an annual basis, U.S. CEOs earn 411times what their employees earn.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-wage01forumpnsep01,0,6306754.story
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-Editorial: Mr. McCain and Iraq
Senator John McCain's rival, Senator Barack Obama, once was a lonely voice demanding the withdrawal of all combat forces by mid-2010. But now, Iraq's leaders are pushing a timetable that would have American troops out in 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/opinion/01mon2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin
-Powerful Storm Starts to Lash Gulf Coast
2 Million Flee and New Orleans Is Largely Emptied
While powerful, Hurricane Gustav appeared to be less devastating than some had feared. The storm's center was expected to make landfall around midday.
http://www.nytimes.com/
-Political Memo
Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards
On the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall three years ago, President Bush helped Senator John McCain celebrate his birthday with a cake that melted on a blazing hot airport tarmac, just as the president's approval ratings would in the weeks to come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01memo.html?hp
-Troopergate could dog Palin on campaign
Troopergate. It's a political he-said, she-said that has dogged Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for nearly two months and is likely to do so for another two months leading to the Nov. 4 presidential election. The little-known vice presidential candidate faces accusations of firing public safety commissioner Walt Monegan in what amounts to a messy Palin family drama dating to her pre-gubernatorial days. Monegan had refused to fire a state trooper who had divorced Palin's sister.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-CVN-Palin-Troopergate.html
-Pangs of Seller's Remorse in Miami Market
For sale: one newly constructed three-bedroom, four-bathroom home near the University of Miami, with South African wood in the kitchen, marble from India, Egypt and Spain, and a $4,500 top-of-the-line garage door. Listing price two years ago: $979,000. Listing price now: $599,000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/01miami.html
-G.O.P. Rallies in Support of McCain, Poll Shows
Senator John McCain this week will officially claim the presidential nomination from a convention here that is united behind him, and confident of keeping the White House.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01poll.html
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Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-Northern Underexposure
By all rights, there should be a revolt at this week's (now-delayed) Republican convention against John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate -- for the same reasons so many Republicans opposed President Bush's selection of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101618.html
-How Palin Could Help
This one was really different. John McCain has flummoxed the leaders of his Republican Party and most of the media by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. It's a choice no other candidate conceivably could have made -- a typical McCain gamble, unpredictable in its consequences.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101621.html
-This Isn't the Return of History
The Georgia attack will go down not as the dawn of a new era of Russian power but as a major strategic blunder. Many in Washington have described Russia's attack on Georgia as a turning point in international affairs. Pundits thunder that we are returning to an age of great-power conflicts. Globalization and integration have been exposed as shams. Russia is playing this new Great Game with ruthless brilliance and we-the United States and Europe-are foundering. As events unfold, however, almost all of this instant analysis will prove sensationalist, misguided and incorrect. It's certainly true that today's world is characterized by the emergence of new powers like China, Russia and India (a phenomenon I have termed "the rise of the rest"). This is not a contradiction of globalization but a consequence of it. Economic growth is producing new centers of influence. And that's leading to greater national pride, confidence and assertiveness. But there are also powerful new countervailing forces-yes, of globalization and integration-that are working to mitigate nationalism and unilateralism.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/156350
-The McCain Paradox
Americans know the man better than they understand where he would lead the country. LAST WEEK, the Democrats faced the task of presenting a relative newcomer to politics as their nominee for president. This week, the Republicans face a different challenge, one greatly complicated now by the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast. After a long career of public service, and on his second presidential campaign, John McCain is a familiar figure to many Americans. But where he would lead the nation is less clear to many, and his vice presidential selection last week didn't help. Out of respect for potential hurricane victims in Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas, Republicans may nominate Mr. McCain without the usual fanfare of a party convention -- and without nearly as much public attention as Barack Obama attracted last week. That only heightens the difficulty of the task Mr. McCain faces: to offer a vivid picture of why he wants to be president and what he would hope to accomplish.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083101746.html
-ANALYSIS: The Hurricane In Question Is Still Called Katrina
Three years after it battered New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina upended this convention city Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/31/AR2008083102069.html?hpid=topnews
-Opening Day Is Abbreviated; Bush, Cheney Won't Appear
Republican officials threw away the script for their presidential nominating convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast and threatened to cast a pall over a week intended to boost Sen. John McCain's campaign for the White House.
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-Gustav bears down on Gulf Coast
Hurricane Gustav steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday on track to hit west of New Orleans as the few remaining in the city watched nervously and hoped levees only partly reinforced in the three years since Katrina would hold. Those who heeded days of warnings to get out watched from shelters and hotel rooms hundreds of miles away, praying the powerful Category 3 storm and its 115-mph winds would pass without the same deadly toll.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-gustav-2,0,5001907.story
-McCain says hurricane defense OK but could be better; Bush heads for area under threat
As anxious Republican delegates bid their time, President Bush on Monday headed for Texas, a state threatened by Hurricane Gustav. Presidentialnominee-in-waiting John McCain suggested defenses against Hurricane Gustavare better than three years ago when Katrina slammed into New Orleans, butare "not perfect."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cvn-convention-rdp,0,6517318.story
-Obama's acceptance speech at Democratic convention seen by 38 million-plusviewers
More people watched Obama speak from a packed stadium in Denver on Thursdaythan watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "AmericanIdol" or the Academy Awards this year, Nielsen Media Research said Friday.(Four playoff football games, including the Super Bowl between the Giantsand Patriots, were seen by more than 40 million people.)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cvn-obamas-audience,0,3917688.story
-Let's pass maximum wage law to even up CEO, employee pay
American workers don't have anything to celebrate this Labor Day. They areworking harder. They are working smarter. However, their real wages havedeclined since 2000. And more are unemployed. Meanwhile, their CEOs aregetting outrageous pay packages. On an annual basis, U.S. CEOs earn 411times what their employees earn.
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FLORIDA DIGEST - September 01, 2008
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-Dem. veep Joe Biden hits town Tuesday
Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, plans a Florida campaign swing this week that will bring him to Broward County. Leaders of the Deerfield Beach Democratic Club got word over the weekend that the U.S. senator from Delaware will be there. The plan is for a rally at the main clubhouse at Century Village at noon Tuesday. Tickets, they've been told, will likely be distributed via the internet. That's the favored method of the Obama campaign, which uses Internet sign-ups as a way to build its database of e-mail addresses for campaign updates and fundraising pitches.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcndig09010sbsep01,0,7403564.story
-Florida back in Hanna's cone
Florida may have a brush with Tropical Storm Hanna later this week. At 8 a.m. Monday Hanna was located about 90 miles north-northeast of the southeastern Bahamas and is drifting slowly westward near 2 mph. Still, forecasters are not totally confident in their long-range predictions for Hanna. The storm is expected to move west and then west-southwest and slow down over the next 24-48 hours. The center of Hanna will move near the southeastern Bahamas during the next day or two. "Given the high spread among the various models...there is considerable uncertainty regarding Hanna's eventual track and intensity," hurricane specialist Jamie Rhome wrote in an advisory Sunday
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Commercial Boulevard bridge demolition to close Florida's turnpike
The remaining portion of the old Commercial Boulevard bridge over Florida's Turnpike will be removed this week. The demolition will force workers to close the turnpike in both directions between Commercial and Sunrise boulevards for up to three nights starting Tuesday night. The closures will last from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. If the work is postponed on one or more of the dates because of bad weather, it will be rescheduled to Sept. 7 and 8. Southbound turnpike drivers will be detoured off the turnpike at Commercial, east on Commercial, south on State Road 7 and west on Sunrise back to the turnpike.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbdigcommercial0901sbsep01,0,4668356.story
-Two Broward legislators stuck with John McCain, their early choice
Reps. Bogdanoff and Hasner set to join candidate at conventionAs Republican after Republican in Broward County was lining up last year with Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign, Ellyn Bogdanoff and Adam Hasner signed on with John McCain - and never looked back. Bogdanoff and Hasner, both of whom are state legislators who represent parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, are in Minneapolis-St. Paul as delegates to the Republican National Convention this week, so their decision was proved right.
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-BROWARD COUNTY: Case puts Broward's jail on trial
Former Sheriff Ken Jenne is to testify in a civil case regarding allegations that BSO has covered up overcrowding and guard misconduct at the Broward County Jail. Broward's jail system goes on trial Tuesday in Miami federal court in a civil rights case involving an inmate who suffered severe brain injury allegedly inflicted during a beating arranged by guards.
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-Dem. veep Joe Biden hits town Tuesday
Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, plans a Florida campaign swing this week that will bring him to Broward County. Leaders of the Deerfield Beach Democratic Club got word over the weekend that the U.S. senator from Delaware will be there. The plan is for a rally at the main clubhouse at Century Village at noon Tuesday. Tickets, they've been told, will likely be distributed via the internet. That's the favored method of the Obama campaign, which uses Internet sign-ups as a way to build its database of e-mail addresses for campaign updates and fundraising pitches.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcndig09010sbsep01,0,7403564.story
-Florida back in Hanna's cone
Florida may have a brush with Tropical Storm Hanna later this week. At 8 a.m. Monday Hanna was located about 90 miles north-northeast of the southeastern Bahamas and is drifting slowly westward near 2 mph. Still, forecasters are not totally confident in their long-range predictions for Hanna. The storm is expected to move west and then west-southwest and slow down over the next 24-48 hours. The center of Hanna will move near the southeastern Bahamas during the next day or two. "Given the high spread among the various models...there is considerable uncertainty regarding Hanna's eventual track and intensity," hurricane specialist Jamie Rhome wrote in an advisory Sunday
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-hanna,0,5749270.story
-Commercial Boulevard bridge demolition to close Florida's turnpike
The remaining portion of the old Commercial Boulevard bridge over Florida's Turnpike will be removed this week. The demolition will force workers to close the turnpike in both directions between Commercial and Sunrise boulevards for up to three nights starting Tuesday night. The closures will last from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. If the work is postponed on one or more of the dates because of bad weather, it will be rescheduled to Sept. 7 and 8. Southbound turnpike drivers will be detoured off the turnpike at Commercial, east on Commercial, south on State Road 7 and west on Sunrise back to the turnpike.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbdigcommercial0901sbsep01,0,4668356.story
-Two Broward legislators stuck with John McCain, their early choice
Reps. Bogdanoff and Hasner set to join candidate at conventionAs Republican after Republican in Broward County was lining up last year with Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign, Ellyn Bogdanoff and Adam Hasner signed on with John McCain - and never looked back. Bogdanoff and Hasner, both of whom are state legislators who represent parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, are in Minneapolis-St. Paul as delegates to the Republican National Convention this week, so their decision was proved right.
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-BROWARD COUNTY: Case puts Broward's jail on trial
Former Sheriff Ken Jenne is to testify in a civil case regarding allegations that BSO has covered up overcrowding and guard misconduct at the Broward County Jail. Broward's jail system goes on trial Tuesday in Miami federal court in a civil rights case involving an inmate who suffered severe brain injury allegedly inflicted during a beating arranged by guards.
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GLBT DIGEST - August 31, 2008
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--Mexican politician G. Rincon Gallardo
MEXICO CITY - Gilberto Rincon Gallardo, a former socialist presidentialcandidate who gained respect in Mexico for defending the rights of thedisabled, gays and other marginalized groups, died Saturday. He was 69.
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-Jennifer Holliday to perform at White Party AIDS fundraiser
The original "Dreamgirl", Jennifer Holliday has been proclaimed by both
critics and fans alike as one of history's greatest Broadway legends. MissHolliday's show-stopping, heart-wrenching performance of the torch ballad"And I'm Telling You, I'm Not Going" in the smash hit Broadway musical,Dreamgirls, made her a household name and introduced her big soulful voiceto the world.
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-NY: Same-sex marriage cards to arrive at Hallmark store in Staten IslandMall
They're not on the shelf yet -- pictures of interlocking hearts, intertwinedflowers and side-by-side tuxedoes with words of joy, love andcongratulations -- but same-sex marriage cards should soon go on salealongside other wedding wishes at the Hallmark store in the Staten IslandMall, an acknowledgment of truth about the community that sat quite wellwith customers and employees.
-U. Hawaii reaches settlement in gay pair's housing suit
The University of Hawaii has settled a discrimination lawsuit by a gaycouple who said they were denied family housing. Attorney Brian Chase ofLambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., one of the couple's attorneys,said he believes the suit is the first against a public university involvinghousing for same-sex couples.
-Media Matters - AP falsely suggests Palin supports benefits for same-sexpartners of state employees
The Associated Press reported that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "opposes gaymarriage -- constitutionally banned in Alaska before her time -- butexercised a veto that essentially granted benefits to gay state employeesand their partners." However, the AP did not note that Palin stated that shevetoed the bill because the Alaska attorney general had advised her that itwas unconstitutional, not because she believed same-sex partners of publicemployees should receive benefits.
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-Brighton to play host to Euro gay sailing regatta
Gays will be setting sail for the 8th annual Euro Gay Cup next month. Thecompetition returns to Brighton Marina.
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-Anarchism and Gays
Review by Doug Ireland
Book spotlights the pioneering role anti-statists played 100 years ago.
It may come as a surprise even to gay activists well-read in their historythat, more than a half-century before the 1950 founding of the MattachineSociety as the first, lasting modern association of homosexual liberationists, there was a strong and vibrant discourse in America whichunfailingly defended the right to same-sex love. It came not fromhomosexual intellectuals, but from American anarchists. In thejust-published "Free Comrades: Anarchism and Homosexuality in the UnitedStates, 1895-1917," Terence Kissack, the former executive director of SanFrancisco's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, hasgiven us the first book-length study of this little-known phenomenon. Thework is a vital and important addition to gay historiography. It was thanksto American anarchist writers and propagandists that the defense ofhomosexuality developed in Europe by the likes of Karl Ulrichs and MagnusHirschfeld in Germany and Edward Carpenter and John Addington Symonds inEngland crossed the Atlantic to these shores - at a time when no otherpolitical movement or notable public figure in the US dealt with the issueof same-sex eroticism and love. "The anarchist sex radicals," Kissackwrites, "were interested in the ethical, social, and cultural place ofhomosexuality within society, because that question lies at the nexus ofindividual freedom and state power." The towering figure of Americananarchism, Emma Goldman, was an extremely charismatic public speaker wholectured to large audiences all over the United States, reaching, sheestimated, some 50,000 to 75,000 people a year. And quite frequently shespoke about homosexuality, repeatedly devoting whole lectures to thesubject.
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--Mexican politician G. Rincon Gallardo
MEXICO CITY - Gilberto Rincon Gallardo, a former socialist presidentialcandidate who gained respect in Mexico for defending the rights of thedisabled, gays and other marginalized groups, died Saturday. He was 69.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/obituaries/sfl-flogallardo0831sbaug31,0,7943953.story
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-Jennifer Holliday to perform at White Party AIDS fundraiser
The original "Dreamgirl", Jennifer Holliday has been proclaimed by both
critics and fans alike as one of history's greatest Broadway legends. MissHolliday's show-stopping, heart-wrenching performance of the torch ballad"And I'm Telling You, I'm Not Going" in the smash hit Broadway musical,Dreamgirls, made her a household name and introduced her big soulful voiceto the world.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/
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http://samesexmarriage.typepad.com/weblog/
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-NY: Same-sex marriage cards to arrive at Hallmark store in Staten IslandMall
They're not on the shelf yet -- pictures of interlocking hearts, intertwinedflowers and side-by-side tuxedoes with words of joy, love andcongratulations -- but same-sex marriage cards should soon go on salealongside other wedding wishes at the Hallmark store in the Staten IslandMall, an acknowledgment of truth about the community that sat quite wellwith customers and employees.
-U. Hawaii reaches settlement in gay pair's housing suit
The University of Hawaii has settled a discrimination lawsuit by a gaycouple who said they were denied family housing. Attorney Brian Chase ofLambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., one of the couple's attorneys,said he believes the suit is the first against a public university involvinghousing for same-sex couples.
-Media Matters - AP falsely suggests Palin supports benefits for same-sexpartners of state employees
The Associated Press reported that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "opposes gaymarriage -- constitutionally banned in Alaska before her time -- butexercised a veto that essentially granted benefits to gay state employeesand their partners." However, the AP did not note that Palin stated that shevetoed the bill because the Alaska attorney general had advised her that itwas unconstitutional, not because she believed same-sex partners of publicemployees should receive benefits.
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-Brighton to play host to Euro gay sailing regatta
Gays will be setting sail for the 8th annual Euro Gay Cup next month. Thecompetition returns to Brighton Marina.
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Forwarded from Euro-Queer
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-Anarchism and Gays
Review by Doug Ireland
Book spotlights the pioneering role anti-statists played 100 years ago.
It may come as a surprise even to gay activists well-read in their historythat, more than a half-century before the 1950 founding of the MattachineSociety as the first, lasting modern association of homosexual liberationists, there was a strong and vibrant discourse in America whichunfailingly defended the right to same-sex love. It came not fromhomosexual intellectuals, but from American anarchists. In thejust-published "Free Comrades: Anarchism and Homosexuality in the UnitedStates, 1895-1917," Terence Kissack, the former executive director of SanFrancisco's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, hasgiven us the first book-length study of this little-known phenomenon. Thework is a vital and important addition to gay historiography. It was thanksto American anarchist writers and propagandists that the defense ofhomosexuality developed in Europe by the likes of Karl Ulrichs and MagnusHirschfeld in Germany and Edward Carpenter and John Addington Symonds inEngland crossed the Atlantic to these shores - at a time when no otherpolitical movement or notable public figure in the US dealt with the issueof same-sex eroticism and love. "The anarchist sex radicals," Kissackwrites, "were interested in the ethical, social, and cultural place ofhomosexuality within society, because that question lies at the nexus ofindividual freedom and state power." The towering figure of Americananarchism, Emma Goldman, was an extremely charismatic public speaker wholectured to large audiences all over the United States, reaching, sheestimated, some 50,000 to 75,000 people a year. And quite frequently shespoke about homosexuality, repeatedly devoting whole lectures to thesubject.
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NATIONAL & WORLD DIGEST - August 31, 2008
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-Op-Ed Columnist: Obama Outwits the Bloviators
STOP the presses! This election isn't about the Clintons after all. It isn'tabout the Acropolis columns erected at Invesco Field. It isn't about who isParis Hilton and who is Hanoi Hilton. (Though it may yet be about who isSarah Palin.) After a weeklong orgy of inane manufactured melodrama labeled"convention coverage" on television, Barack Obama descended in classic deusex machina fashion - yes, that's Greek too - to set the record straight.America is in too much trouble, he said, to indulge in "a big election aboutsmall things."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin
-Editorial: The Courts and Mr. Arar
We were deeply disheartened in June when a federal appeals court paneldismissed, on flimsy legal grounds, the civil rights lawsuit brought by Maher Arar. Mr. Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian, was a victim of the Bushadministration's notorious policy of "extraordinary rendition" - theoutsourcing of interrogations to governments known to use torture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31sun2.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Vice in Go-Go Boots?
by MAUREEN DOWD
The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trailis the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky andgenerically sassy chick flick. So imagine my delight, my absoluteastonishment, when the hokey chick flick came out on the trail, a Cinderellastory so preposterous it's hard to believe it's not premiering on Lifetime.Instead of going home and watching "Miss Congeniality" with Sandra Bullock,I get to stay here and watch "Miss Congeniality" with Sarah Palin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31dowd.html?ref=opinion
-Editorial: Let's Hear It for New Zealand
If you are feeling anxious - and you should be - about the world's appetitefor nuclear weapons, there is a bit of good news. More countries than weever expected are refusing to be pressured by the United States and India toapprove an ill-conceived nuclear deal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31sun3.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Tortured, but Not Silenced
by NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
An early test of the next president's moral courage will come as he decideshow to engage two Sudanese people named Bashir. One is President Omaral-Bashir, who faces indictment for genocide by the International CriminalCourt. The other is Dr. Halima Bashir, a young Darfuri woman whom theSudanese authorities have tried to silence by beatings and gang-rape.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31kristof.html?ref=opinion
-Drawing Women's Attention, Maybe Not Allegiance
Judith France and her daughter Holly France-Kremin have been torn abouttheir choice for president ever since Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton lostthe Democratic nomination to Senator Barack Obama. Now Senator John McCainhas made up their minds, but in different ways, by his surprise pick ofSarah Palin, the little-known Alaska governor, as his Republican runningmate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31women.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1220191241-ndVhzvo/NV3H4218OU0sxA
-Bush Unlikely to Appear Monday at G.O.P. Convention
President Bush is unlikely to attend the Republican convention in Minnesotaas scheduled Monday because of concerns about Hurricane Gustav, the WhiteHouse said Sunday. Bush planned to get an update on preparations for thestorm, which could make landfall along the Gulf Coast as early as Monday,from disaster relief officials and state and local representatives lateSunday morning.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Bush-Gustav.html?hp
-G.O.P. Holds to Firm Stance on Abortion
The Republican Party platform this year will reassert the party's oppositionto abortion. And again it will not allow for exceptions in the cases ofrape, incest or to save the life of the mother, even though Senator JohnMcCain, the presumptive presidential nominee, has long called for suchexceptions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31abortion.html
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-MCCAIN'S DILEMMA: Sounds Nice, But Will It Get Votes?
Republicans gather for their presidential convention in the Twin Cities thisweek to nominate Arizona Sen. John McCain, a man who "brings a lifetime ofexperience to the campaign," who exhibits "personal courage and heroism,"and who "has shown his independence of right-wing orthodoxy on some veryimportant issues." And that's just what Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and BillClinton have to say about him.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902335.html
-Continuing Deception: Mr. McCain's ads on taxes are just plain false.
THERE IS a serious debate to be had in this presidential campaign about the fundamentally different tax policies of Barack Obama and John McCain. Thenthere is the phony, misleading and at times outright dishonest debate thatthe McCain campaign has been waging -- most recently with a television ad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083001681.html
-GOP Still Adjusting to McCain
Some Conservatives Embrace Him, While Others Still Eye Him Warily
Just after John McCain defeated George W. Bush in the 2000 New Hampshireprimary, Tony Snow, then an interviewer for Fox News Sunday, asked someprominent Republicans about the senator from Arizona. He got an earful.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002096.html?hpid=topnews
-INFLUENCE IN QUESTION: Long-Standing Feud in Alaska Embroils Palin
For the past several years, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vicepresidential candidate, has been embroiled in a bitter family feud that hasdrawn in the state police, the attorney general, the governor's office andthe state legislature.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002366.html?hpid=topnews
-New Orleans Empties as Gustav Closes In
Mayor Orders a Full Evacuation as Storm Gathers Over the Gulf of Mexico
Mayor C. Ray Nagin on Saturday night ordered a mandatory evacuation of thiscity ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which swelled from an already deadlytropical storm into a monster depression with winds of more than 150 mph.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083000547.html
-Palin Has Republican Delegates' Confidence
When Washington area Republicans learned that Sen. John McCain had pickedAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, the feeling was"literally like if the Redskins had just won the Super Bowl," said JeffFrederick, chairman of Virginia's Republican Party, who was already inMinneapolis meeting with fellow conservatives in advance of the RepublicanNational Convention.
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-Gustav taking aim; New Orleans residents ordered out
Residents were ordered to flee an only partially rebuilt New Orleans Sundayas another monster storm bore down on Louisiana nearly three years to theday after Hurricane Katrina wiped out entire swaths of the city. HurricaneGustav, which already killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean,strengthened quickly into a Category 4 and was poised to become a Category 5storm, packing winds in excess of 156 mph. It slammed Cuba's tobacco-growingwestern tip before moving away from the island country into the Gulf ofMexico.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-gustav-2,0,5001907.story
-Complaints mount against Plantation executive job search firm
A lawyer, sales executive and business owner in South Florida turned toPrinceton Executive Group for help securing high-paying jobs withdouble-digit signing bonuses. Out of work in a weak economy with soaringunemployment, these executives sought special expertise to land newpositions earning at least $100,000 a year.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzprinceton0831sbaug31,0,7860026.story
-As officials push religious, anti-West message, many Iranians are defiant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ They file in slowly, patiently submitting to bodysearches, men in one line, black-clad, head-scarved women in another. Mostare poor, old or very young, and most are ready for some America-bashing.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-letter-from-tehran,0,7893564.story
-Latin America: Authoritarians going out of style?
Authoritarian populism in Latin America may have reached its peak. Therecent defeat of the Argentine government's attempt to impose draconiantaxes on its agricultural sector represents the latest in a series of setbacks for governments in the region - such as Bolivia and Venezuela -that use class or racial conflict to justify depriving their middle andupper classes of political and economic power.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum31latinsbaug31,0,23367.story
-Choice of pro-life Palin energizes evangelicals
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who hadfretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as hisrunning mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and hascalled herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."
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-President Bush -- the elephant in the room
The Republicans gathering in Minnesota for their national convention face an interesting challenge: Hiding George W. Bush under an invisibility cloak.With his approval ratings hovering miserably around 30 percent, thepresident is only slightly more popular than Dick Cheney, who is onlyslightly more popular than Hannibal Lecter.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/columnists/story/664637.html
-Separating obscenity from art
by Leonard Pitts, Jr.
You can't blame Karen Fletcher for deciding not to fight. Had she lost, shefaced the possibility of five years in prison. Under the plea agreement sheaccepted in early August, she got six months of house arrest, five years onprobation and a $1,000 fine. But if the agreement allows Fletcher, ofDonora, Penn., to avoid the more onerous punishment, it also allows us toavoid what surely would have been a violent collision between morality andthe Constitution.
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-Palin electrifies conservative base
The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOPnominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that had been previously had beenlukewarm - at best - about him.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13016.html
-Scholars question Palin credentials
John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. SarahPalin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say sheappears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join amajor-party ticket in the modern era.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13001.html
-2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin's Fitness
Since yesterday's shocking arrival of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain'srunning mate there has been the usual cable news and print blathering aboutthe pick from those who know little about her. But what about thejournalists close to home -- in Alaska -- who know her best and havefollowed her career for years?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/2-top-alaska-newspapers-q_b_122625.html
-Does experience matter anymore?
Stay tuned on Nov. 4
Let's hear it for youth and inexperience. After choosing little-knownAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, it's going to be a littlehard for Sen. John McCain to hold those qualities against Sen. Barack Obama.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0831pageaug31,0,5921458.column
-TILTING AT TURBINES: Making Gore's Switch Isn't Quite So Simple
Al Gore must be kidding. The former vice president, now in his secondcareer as a climate Cassandra, has spent the past few weeks pushing thenotion that the United States can be "repowered" -- that all its electricityneeds can be met without producing greenhouse gases. He says it can be donewithin a decade.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902332.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
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-McCain's dangerous choice
Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldestpresident ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for"inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat awayfrom the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreignpolicy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.
Huh? Who is Sarah Palin?
Here's some basic background:
.She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Herprevious office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. Shehas no foreign policy experience.1.Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rapeor incest.2 .She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for presidentin 2000. 3
.Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4.She's doesn'tthink humans are the cause of climate change.5.She's solidly in line withJohn McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oildrilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued theBush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species-she wasworried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6 .How closelydid John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. Theyspoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about beingvice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
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-Op-Ed Columnist: Obama Outwits the Bloviators
STOP the presses! This election isn't about the Clintons after all. It isn'tabout the Acropolis columns erected at Invesco Field. It isn't about who isParis Hilton and who is Hanoi Hilton. (Though it may yet be about who isSarah Palin.) After a weeklong orgy of inane manufactured melodrama labeled"convention coverage" on television, Barack Obama descended in classic deusex machina fashion - yes, that's Greek too - to set the record straight.America is in too much trouble, he said, to indulge in "a big election aboutsmall things."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin
-Editorial: The Courts and Mr. Arar
We were deeply disheartened in June when a federal appeals court paneldismissed, on flimsy legal grounds, the civil rights lawsuit brought by Maher Arar. Mr. Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian, was a victim of the Bushadministration's notorious policy of "extraordinary rendition" - theoutsourcing of interrogations to governments known to use torture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31sun2.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Vice in Go-Go Boots?
by MAUREEN DOWD
The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trailis the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky andgenerically sassy chick flick. So imagine my delight, my absoluteastonishment, when the hokey chick flick came out on the trail, a Cinderellastory so preposterous it's hard to believe it's not premiering on Lifetime.Instead of going home and watching "Miss Congeniality" with Sandra Bullock,I get to stay here and watch "Miss Congeniality" with Sarah Palin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31dowd.html?ref=opinion
-Editorial: Let's Hear It for New Zealand
If you are feeling anxious - and you should be - about the world's appetitefor nuclear weapons, there is a bit of good news. More countries than weever expected are refusing to be pressured by the United States and India toapprove an ill-conceived nuclear deal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31sun3.html?ref=opinion
-Op-Ed Columnist: Tortured, but Not Silenced
by NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
An early test of the next president's moral courage will come as he decideshow to engage two Sudanese people named Bashir. One is President Omaral-Bashir, who faces indictment for genocide by the International CriminalCourt. The other is Dr. Halima Bashir, a young Darfuri woman whom theSudanese authorities have tried to silence by beatings and gang-rape.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31kristof.html?ref=opinion
-Drawing Women's Attention, Maybe Not Allegiance
Judith France and her daughter Holly France-Kremin have been torn abouttheir choice for president ever since Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton lostthe Democratic nomination to Senator Barack Obama. Now Senator John McCainhas made up their minds, but in different ways, by his surprise pick ofSarah Palin, the little-known Alaska governor, as his Republican runningmate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31women.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1220191241-ndVhzvo/NV3H4218OU0sxA
-Bush Unlikely to Appear Monday at G.O.P. Convention
President Bush is unlikely to attend the Republican convention in Minnesotaas scheduled Monday because of concerns about Hurricane Gustav, the WhiteHouse said Sunday. Bush planned to get an update on preparations for thestorm, which could make landfall along the Gulf Coast as early as Monday,from disaster relief officials and state and local representatives lateSunday morning.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Bush-Gustav.html?hp
-G.O.P. Holds to Firm Stance on Abortion
The Republican Party platform this year will reassert the party's oppositionto abortion. And again it will not allow for exceptions in the cases ofrape, incest or to save the life of the mother, even though Senator JohnMcCain, the presumptive presidential nominee, has long called for suchexceptions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31abortion.html
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-MCCAIN'S DILEMMA: Sounds Nice, But Will It Get Votes?
Republicans gather for their presidential convention in the Twin Cities thisweek to nominate Arizona Sen. John McCain, a man who "brings a lifetime ofexperience to the campaign," who exhibits "personal courage and heroism,"and who "has shown his independence of right-wing orthodoxy on some veryimportant issues." And that's just what Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and BillClinton have to say about him.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902335.html
-Continuing Deception: Mr. McCain's ads on taxes are just plain false.
THERE IS a serious debate to be had in this presidential campaign about the fundamentally different tax policies of Barack Obama and John McCain. Thenthere is the phony, misleading and at times outright dishonest debate thatthe McCain campaign has been waging -- most recently with a television ad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083001681.html
-GOP Still Adjusting to McCain
Some Conservatives Embrace Him, While Others Still Eye Him Warily
Just after John McCain defeated George W. Bush in the 2000 New Hampshireprimary, Tony Snow, then an interviewer for Fox News Sunday, asked someprominent Republicans about the senator from Arizona. He got an earful.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002096.html?hpid=topnews
-INFLUENCE IN QUESTION: Long-Standing Feud in Alaska Embroils Palin
For the past several years, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vicepresidential candidate, has been embroiled in a bitter family feud that hasdrawn in the state police, the attorney general, the governor's office andthe state legislature.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002366.html?hpid=topnews
-New Orleans Empties as Gustav Closes In
Mayor Orders a Full Evacuation as Storm Gathers Over the Gulf of Mexico
Mayor C. Ray Nagin on Saturday night ordered a mandatory evacuation of thiscity ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which swelled from an already deadlytropical storm into a monster depression with winds of more than 150 mph.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083000547.html
-Palin Has Republican Delegates' Confidence
When Washington area Republicans learned that Sen. John McCain had pickedAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, the feeling was"literally like if the Redskins had just won the Super Bowl," said JeffFrederick, chairman of Virginia's Republican Party, who was already inMinneapolis meeting with fellow conservatives in advance of the RepublicanNational Convention.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083001991.html
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-Gustav taking aim; New Orleans residents ordered out
Residents were ordered to flee an only partially rebuilt New Orleans Sundayas another monster storm bore down on Louisiana nearly three years to theday after Hurricane Katrina wiped out entire swaths of the city. HurricaneGustav, which already killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean,strengthened quickly into a Category 4 and was poised to become a Category 5storm, packing winds in excess of 156 mph. It slammed Cuba's tobacco-growingwestern tip before moving away from the island country into the Gulf ofMexico.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hurricane-gustav-2,0,5001907.story
-Complaints mount against Plantation executive job search firm
A lawyer, sales executive and business owner in South Florida turned toPrinceton Executive Group for help securing high-paying jobs withdouble-digit signing bonuses. Out of work in a weak economy with soaringunemployment, these executives sought special expertise to land newpositions earning at least $100,000 a year.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzprinceton0831sbaug31,0,7860026.story
-As officials push religious, anti-West message, many Iranians are defiant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ They file in slowly, patiently submitting to bodysearches, men in one line, black-clad, head-scarved women in another. Mostare poor, old or very young, and most are ready for some America-bashing.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-letter-from-tehran,0,7893564.story
-Latin America: Authoritarians going out of style?
Authoritarian populism in Latin America may have reached its peak. Therecent defeat of the Argentine government's attempt to impose draconiantaxes on its agricultural sector represents the latest in a series of setbacks for governments in the region - such as Bolivia and Venezuela -that use class or racial conflict to justify depriving their middle andupper classes of political and economic power.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum31latinsbaug31,0,23367.story
-Choice of pro-life Palin energizes evangelicals
Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who hadfretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as hisrunning mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and hascalled herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-flaevangelicals0831sbaug31,0,4700562.story
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Miami Herald
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-President Bush -- the elephant in the room
The Republicans gathering in Minnesota for their national convention face an interesting challenge: Hiding George W. Bush under an invisibility cloak.With his approval ratings hovering miserably around 30 percent, thepresident is only slightly more popular than Dick Cheney, who is onlyslightly more popular than Hannibal Lecter.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/columnists/story/664637.html
-Separating obscenity from art
by Leonard Pitts, Jr.
You can't blame Karen Fletcher for deciding not to fight. Had she lost, shefaced the possibility of five years in prison. Under the plea agreement sheaccepted in early August, she got six months of house arrest, five years onprobation and a $1,000 fine. But if the agreement allows Fletcher, ofDonora, Penn., to avoid the more onerous punishment, it also allows us toavoid what surely would have been a violent collision between morality andthe Constitution.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/
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Fort Report
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-Palin electrifies conservative base
The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOPnominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that had been previously had beenlukewarm - at best - about him.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13016.html
-Scholars question Palin credentials
John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. SarahPalin, and historians say he succeeded. Presidential scholars say sheappears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join amajor-party ticket in the modern era.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13001.html
-2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin's Fitness
Since yesterday's shocking arrival of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain'srunning mate there has been the usual cable news and print blathering aboutthe pick from those who know little about her. But what about thejournalists close to home -- in Alaska -- who know her best and havefollowed her career for years?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/2-top-alaska-newspapers-q_b_122625.html
-Does experience matter anymore?
Stay tuned on Nov. 4
Let's hear it for youth and inexperience. After choosing little-knownAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, it's going to be a littlehard for Sen. John McCain to hold those qualities against Sen. Barack Obama.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0831pageaug31,0,5921458.column
-TILTING AT TURBINES: Making Gore's Switch Isn't Quite So Simple
Al Gore must be kidding. The former vice president, now in his secondcareer as a climate Cassandra, has spent the past few weeks pushing thenotion that the United States can be "repowered" -- that all its electricityneeds can be met without producing greenhouse gases. He says it can be donewithin a decade.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902332.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
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MoveOn.Org
-McCain's dangerous choice
Yesterday was John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldestpresident ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for"inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat awayfrom the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreignpolicy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.
Huh? Who is Sarah Palin?
Here's some basic background:
.She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Herprevious office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. Shehas no foreign policy experience.1.Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rapeor incest.2 .She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for presidentin 2000. 3
.Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.4.She's doesn'tthink humans are the cause of climate change.5.She's solidly in line withJohn McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oildrilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued theBush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species-she wasworried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.6 .How closelydid John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. Theyspoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about beingvice-president. Then he offered her the position.7
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Sun-Sentinel
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-Hanna's driving South Florida bananas
In just one day, the forecast track for Tropical Storm Hanna has almost madea 180, from south to north. On Friday, the National Hurricane Centerpredicted the system would turn southwest toward Cuba or Hispaniola. OnSaturday, the projected path was aimed somewhere between South and CentralFlorida. That put us right back in the cone of uncertainty.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/nationworld/sfl-flbkaye0831sbaug31,0,7908891.story
-For Broward County sheriff's race, look past the party labels
The race for Broward sheriff shapes up like this: the law enforcementveteran who stayed a Republican vs. the law enforcement veteran who changedparty stripes to Democrat. Sheriff Al Lamberti, a lifelong Republican,said, "It was strongly suggested to me that I switch, but my message hasalways been this job is about performance, professionalism and leadership,not politics."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbmayocol0831sbaug31,0,2538960.column
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Miami Herald
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-REPUBLICAN CONVENTION: GOP's united front will feature Florida in astarring role
It's the GOP's turn to showcase its party's nominee, and Florida Republicanssay they'll do so without the distractions that plagued the Democrats. Freeof the political baggage that weighed down their rivals, Florida Republicanswill flock to their convention this week in St. Paul to rally around anominee who seems tailor-made for the nation's largest swing state.
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/666167.html
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-Fla. Republicans rally for McCain: Palin choice excites party doers,shakers
The carefully scripted, star-studded, prime-time extravaganza thatRepublicans are planning for St. Paul, Minn., next week is known as theRepublican National Convention. In some ways, it's also an anti-convention.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS01/808310324/1006/news01&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
-Crist embodies GOP's hopes, and fears
For his supporters, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's prime-time speaking slot Thursday at the Republican National Convention is evidence that hisnonpartisan approach to emotional issues has made him a new kind ofRepublican leader.
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-Hanna's driving South Florida bananas
In just one day, the forecast track for Tropical Storm Hanna has almost madea 180, from south to north. On Friday, the National Hurricane Centerpredicted the system would turn southwest toward Cuba or Hispaniola. OnSaturday, the projected path was aimed somewhere between South and CentralFlorida. That put us right back in the cone of uncertainty.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/nationworld/sfl-flbkaye0831sbaug31,0,7908891.story
-For Broward County sheriff's race, look past the party labels
The race for Broward sheriff shapes up like this: the law enforcementveteran who stayed a Republican vs. the law enforcement veteran who changedparty stripes to Democrat. Sheriff Al Lamberti, a lifelong Republican,said, "It was strongly suggested to me that I switch, but my message hasalways been this job is about performance, professionalism and leadership,not politics."
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Miami Herald
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-REPUBLICAN CONVENTION: GOP's united front will feature Florida in astarring role
It's the GOP's turn to showcase its party's nominee, and Florida Republicanssay they'll do so without the distractions that plagued the Democrats. Freeof the political baggage that weighed down their rivals, Florida Republicanswill flock to their convention this week in St. Paul to rally around anominee who seems tailor-made for the nation's largest swing state.
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/666167.html
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-Fla. Republicans rally for McCain: Palin choice excites party doers,shakers
The carefully scripted, star-studded, prime-time extravaganza thatRepublicans are planning for St. Paul, Minn., next week is known as theRepublican National Convention. In some ways, it's also an anti-convention.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS01/808310324/1006/news01&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
-Crist embodies GOP's hopes, and fears
For his supporters, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's prime-time speaking slot Thursday at the Republican National Convention is evidence that hisnonpartisan approach to emotional issues has made him a new kind ofRepublican leader.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080831/ARTICLE/808310352/2064/NEWS03
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