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Westboro Baptist Church protests outside Obama girls’ school

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/westboro-baptist-church-protest… Westboro Baptist Church, the fringe-of-the-fringe anti-gay group famous for protesting at military funerals and claiming that God is punishing the country for its tolerance of homosexuality, was spotted this morning protesting outside Sidwell Friends, the school attended by Sasha and Malia Obama

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Westboro Baptist Church protests outside Obama girls’ school

HIV Therapy Lacking For SF’s Poorest

Embiggen the image at the left for a sobering look at HIV viral loads in San Francisco’s neighborhoods. Darker shaded areas provide stark proof of the failure to provide HAART therapy to city’s poor

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HIV Therapy Lacking For SF’s Poorest

AFA Launches GAP Boycott

Ho hum, another holiday season, another wingnut boycott of a retailer over the “Christmas Sale Vs. Holiday Sale” nonsense. This week, the American Family Association announced a two-month boycott of Gap stores and the company’s other store brands, Old Navy and Banana Republic

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AFA Launches GAP Boycott

Portugal To Approve Marriage Equality

Sources in the administration of Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates say that one of the first plans for his new government will be to approve marriage equality. Via Bay Windows : “The measure is part of the official program of the party and according to government sources, the move will be done as soon as [formation of] the government is complete,” writes correspondent João Paulo from PortugalGay.pt.

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Portugal To Approve Marriage Equality

Green Day, Shakira, Mary J. Blige To Perform At American Music Awards

November 22 awards show lineup already includes Rihanna, Jay-Z, Eminem and more. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images The 37th annual American Music Awards have lined up a few more acts to take the stage at the show on November 22. Green Day , Shakira , and Mary J.

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Lady Gaga Says Her Fans Inspire Her To Make Music

‘I discovered lots of things about myself that I didn’t know before through my fans,’ she tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway Lady Gaga Photo: MTV News Lady Gaga has never been shy about thanking her fans for supporting her and her music.

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Jay-Z Performs ‘Empire State Of Mind’ At Yankees Parade

MC rode on a float with Alex Rodriguez earlier in parade. By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z performs at the Yankees victory parade in New York on Friday Photo: WNBC-TV “Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York!” Jay-Z took hip-hop to the World Series earlier this month, and on Friday (November 6) he took it to the teams’ World Series victory parade

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Jay-Z Performs ‘Empire State Of Mind’ At Yankees Parade

Six Child Media Prodigies You Should Fear

That 16-year-old TechCrunch writer with 120,000 Twitter followers, who we wrote about yesterday , is part of a burgeoning child punditocracy.

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Six Child Media Prodigies You Should Fear

6.3 Million people who didn’t vote (NYC 2009)

UPDATE An estimated 8.3 million people live in New York City.

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6.3 Million people who didn’t vote (NYC 2009)

Jay-Z Brings New York To Germany For MTV European Music Awards

Brooklyn MC performs ‘Empire State of Mind’ backed by images of the Manhattan skyline. By Jocelyn Vena and Eric Ditzian Jay-Z performs at the EMAs in Berlin on Thursday Photo: Dave M. Benett/ Getty Images Jay-Z flew across the Atlantic to perform in Berlin at MTV’s European Music Awards on Thursday night (November 5) and brought New York City with him.

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Jay-Z Brings New York To Germany For MTV European Music Awards