Uganda criticized over anti-gay proposals
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 3:43 pm ETProtesters called on the worldwide community to take action against Uganda Thursday as the African nation considers stricter laws against homosexuality.
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The latest from the global warming conference
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 8:51 pm ET• The U.S. and China exchanged barbs at the Copenhagen climate talks, with U.S. chief negotiator Todd Stern urging China to "stand behind" its promise to slow the growth of the country's carbon output and make the declaration part of an international climate change agreement.
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Death Penalty Dropped From Uganda Antigay Bill
The Advocate - Wed Dec 9, 7:07 pm ETLife imprisonment and the death penalty will be dropped from a revised version of Uganda’s antigay bill, which is expected to be presented to parliament in two weeks, according to James Nsaba Buturo, the minister of ethics and integrity.
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Holiday Events, Festivities Abound Across Long Beach
Uptown Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 6:59 pm ETThe holiday season is underway. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on in the area.
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Courtney Reum: The New Faces of Eco-Entrepreneurship: Q&A with Blake Mycoskie (TOMS Shoes), Lauren Bush & Ellen ...
The Huffington Post - Wed Dec 9, 6:58 pm ETTOMS Shoes, FEED, and Bonobos share the same entrepreneurial spirit as I do, while caring about tomorrow at the same time. So without further ado, please enjoy the following chat.
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Horrible Proposed Ugandan Law Made a Tiny Bit Less Horrible [Foreign Affairs]
Gawker - Wed Dec 9, 5:43 pm ETBloomberg's reporting Uganda's anti-gay bill won't include executions, but legislators are still "formulating punishments."
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GLAAD’s Barrios Admits He Screwed Up Lambert vs. ABC
The Advocate - Wed Dec 9, 5:38 pm ETGLAAD president Jarrett Barrios sat down with Sirius XM host Michelangelo Signorile Tuesday and accepted responsibility for the group’s handling of the Adam Lambert-ABC controversy and criticism that the group aligned itself with the network in a joint statement that excused ABC for removing him from an appearance on Good Morning America following his controversial American Music Awards ...
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Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill: U.S., Western Donors Keep Quiet
Time Magazine - Wed Dec 9, 5:24 pm ETWhy are Western donors funding AIDS efforts in a country set to introduce a law that would execute people found guilty of "aggravated homosexuality"?
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Leaders of Uganda's Anti-Gay Movement Meet
Time Magazine - Wed Dec 9, 5:18 pm ETThe activists who want to impose a severe anti-homosexuality law on the country exult in public -- primed with Western funds -- while gays cower
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United States Transfers One Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Kuwait
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 5:14 pm ETWASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice today announced that Fouad Mahmoud al-Rabiah, a Kuwaiti national, has been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the government of Kuwait.
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Uncivil Rhetoric, Uncivil Realities
Forward - Wed Dec 9, 5:11 pm ETThere’s anger in the air, considerable anger. No great surprise: At the end of October, there were nearly 16 million unemployed persons in the United States; a third had been unemployed for more than six months; there are six times as many job-seekers as there are job openings.
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Why don't the powerful get grilled like this?
Salon.com - Wed Dec 9, 5:09 pm ETRachel Maddow destroys anti-gay "researcher" Richard Cohen, but he was an easy target
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N.J. Stalls Marriage Bill — Again
The Advocate - Wed Dec 9, 5:08 pm ETAs the clock on New Jersey's legislative session tick-tocks to an end, senators are postponing their vote on a pending marriage equality bill.
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Warren Tied Further to Uganda Antigay Push
The Advocate - Wed Dec 9, 5:08 pm ETInfluential megachurch pastor Rick Warren has ties to yet more of the forces behind Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, says a new research report.
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Oprah, Perry Disqualified for Precious Oscar
The Advocate - Wed Dec 9, 5:07 pm ETOprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry may be executive producers for Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, but if the film wins big on Oscar night, neither Winfrey or Perry will be receiving a statuette.
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AIDS Drugs Don't Need Routine Lab Monitoring
HealthCentral - Wed Dec 9, 4:53 pm ETFinding is good news for first-line treatment in Africa, researchers say.
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Uganda memory books tell of stark AIDS truths
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