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Archives for November 8, 2012
Posts from November 8, 2012
Colorado Democrats Select Mark Ferrandino As State’s First Openly Gay Speaker
With big wins in the State House on Tuesday, Colorado Democrats won the power to pick the assembly’s next speaker and announced today that they’ve selected openly gay lawmaker Mark Ferrandino. Ferrandino is the state’s first out and proud House Speak…
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Mitt Romney Admits Defeat In Florida
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign finally conceded Florida to President Obama today, but they're not exactly being the most gracious losers. "The numbers in Florida show this was winnable," Romney Florida adviser Brett Doster told…
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Towleroad Guide To The Tube #1244
“SUPPRESSION”: Karl Rove is desperately claiming Obama suppressed the vote. GRAPHIC EXAMPLE: This is what homophobia looks and sounds like. Warning, it’s graphic. RAVENOUS: Fifty Shades of Chicken. OH, FOX: Fox Channel offers distre…
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News: Conservative Tears, Rihanna, Rove Out, Penguin Daddies
Brazil loves small dogs. A pair of male King penguins at a Danish zoo are currently over the moon (well, they would be if they could fly) about the recent birth of their first little chick. According to zoo keepers, the same-sex partners are "na…
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The President-Elect Romney Transition Site That Never Will Be
Mitt Romney and his transition team obviously had to erect a website celebrating the failed GOP presidential candidate's potential win. They did not actually have to push it live, though, which they did before promptly taking it down. Political W…
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7 Life Sentences For Arizona Shooter Jared Loughner
“Gabbie and I are done thinking about you,” said Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at the sentencing of her shooter, Jared Loughner. Loughner opened fire at Giffords’ town hall being held at a Safeway in Jan…
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Your Ears May One Day Be A Battery, Says Science
Let's take a break from this week's election to look at some technology of the not-too-distant future: an implant that turns your ears into batteries. From New Scientist: For the first time, an electrical device has been powered by the ear al…
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Mitt Romney, The Saddest Man In The World
How do you think Mitt Romney's feeling right now? Probably not so great. Not only did he lose his last chance to win the White House, his campaign wasted about $25,000 for a fireworks display that never was, and his supporters' fair-weather q…
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Joe Biden To Appear On Next Week’s ‘Parks And Recreation’
A few months ago, far before his job was secure, Vice President Joe Biden filmed a hush-hush cameo for NBC's politically-minded sitcom Parks and Recreation. That cameo will air next week, Entertainment Weekly reports. Politicos like Sen. John McC…
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