Sheriff Paul Babeu Talks to CNN About Gay Rights, His Ex-Boyfriend's Allegations, His Relationship Status: VIDEO

Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff and Republican congressional candidate Paul Babeu did a lengthy interview this afternoon with CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the Mexican ex-boyfriend whose allegations of threats involving their relationship forced Babeu to come out of the closet over the weekend.

The full interview is about 10 minutes longer than this clip, which came near the end of it. Blitzer asks Babeu, since he now "openly gay", what his thoughts are about gay marriage and whether he might now join the Log Cabin Republicans.

Babeu says he "goes all Ron Paul" when it comes to gay marriage and says it's an issue that should be left up to the states. It's unclear whether he knows what the Log Cabin Republicans are, but replies "I'm sure" when asked if he would get involved with them. Blitzer also asks him if he's seeing anyone at the moment.

That clip, along with one about the allegations being made by his ex-boyfriend and another on his decision to leave the Romney campaign follow below.

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Sheriff Paul Babeu's Ex-Boyfriend Speaks to CNN: VIDEO

CNN's Miguel Marquez sat down with José, the ex-boyfriend of Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu in an interview:

"Jose" said his immigration status is current and legal. He said he travels back and forth home to Mexico on a 10-year, US tourist visa that allows multiple-crossings of the border. He also said he was running a business in Arizona called Website Results LLC and claimed it's legal to run the business in the country, even on a tourist visa.

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News: Goat Massage, Azealia Banks, Tenofovir, Chris Christie

"Test-tube burger" to be a reality by October.

Is Chris Christie undermining New Jersey's judicial branch?

Fries with that?

Nothing better than a goat massage.

HIV drug Tenofovir increases risk of kidney damage: "Patients who take one of the most widely prescribed drugs to treat HIV infection increase their risk of kidney damage by up to 34 percent every year they take the medication, according to a study of more than 10,000 HIV-positive veterans."

There will be no spicing up of your life this year.

Orlando's domestic partner registry may expand: "Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs tells the Orlando Sentinel that if approved by the county commissioners, the county would honor the system set up by the city's leaders."

Giving up almost all food for one or two days per week cuts your risk of brain diseases: "Researchers at the National Institute on Ageing in Baltimore said they had found evidence which shows that periods of stopping virtually all food intake for one or two days a week could protect the brain against some of the worst effects of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other ailments."

Lana del Rey and Azealia Banks planning a duet. “Yes, they are working on a project together. But it’s not with Ryan Tedder as a lot of other media outlets are reporting.”

Tico Almeida: Waiting for an executive order on ENDA.

Four men appear in Cape Town court over murder of 49-year-old gay nightclub owner.

Footballer Manny Smith apologizes for homophobic tweets.

Conservative activists look to block LGBT license plates in Indiana: "State Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton, has tried three times this year to ban the IYG plates by pushing amendments for unrelated motor vehicle bills. House Republicans rebutted his latest attempt this week for fear that the controversial issue would damage support for their broader effort of cracking down on the recent rapid growth of specialty plates — there are 105 of them, according to the House's transportation committee chairman."

Male model fix: Maxwell Zagorski.

Missed this last week. Newt had to use his spare tire in West Hollywood.

Petition to amend North Carolina hate crime laws in response to attack on two lesbians: "On Feburary 11, 2012 Sarah Nordstrom and Erin Johnston were at a fast food restaurant where they were verbally harassed by one male and two females based on the perception of their sexual orientation. The three individuals followed them home where the male committed physical assault by punching Nordstrom repeatedly in the face. Johnston had turned away to call the police when the man attacked her from behind. He knocked her to the ground and repeatedly kicked and stomped her face and body. Nordstrom had extensive injuries including a broken eye socket, a broken nasal cavity, and a severely broken cheekbone."

Sinead O'Connor Tells Daniel Radcliffe of Giving Him Imaginary Baths: VIDEO

In an appearance on The Graham Norton Show over the weekend, Sinead O'Connor joked with Daniel Radcliffe that she didn't recognize him with his clothes on because she regularly assists one of her children in taking imaginary baths with him.

She also performed her new single "The Wolf is Getting Married".

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Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: I'm Christian, I Don't Support Gay Marriage

With Megadeth's Dave Mustaine comes one more notch in the "not an ally" column:

Earlier this week, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Josh Kerns for Sunday's episode of "Seattle Sounds", which airs on on Seattle's KIRO 97.3 FM radio station. When asked if he supports gay marriage, Mustaine said, "Well, since I'm not gay, the answer to that would be no." Dave was then questioned if he would support legislation to make marriage between a man and another man legal. He replied, "I'm Christian. The answer to that would be no."

Tornados on the Sun: VIDEO

To mark the second anniversary of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, the agency released a recent video that would not have been possible without it:

The sun tornado video shows swirling fountains of plasma creeping across the surface of the sun during a 30-hour period between Feb. 7 and 8. But unlike tornadoes on Earth, which are wind-driven phenomena, the sun's plasma tornadoes are shaped by the powerful magnetic field of our star.

"An active region rotating into view provides a bright backdrop to the gyrating streams of plasma," SDO mission scientists explained in a video description. "The particles are being pulled this way and that by competing magnetic forces. They are tracking along strands of magnetic field lines."

In the video, cooler plasma material appears as darker spots on a bright background. The SDO spacecraft recorded the video in the extreme ultraviolet range of the light spectrum, giving the movie an eerie yellow hue.

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