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Baldwin, Lieberman Push Federal Domestic Partner Benefits
Believe it or not, it's harder for same-sex couples to get health benefits from the Federal government than it is from Dow Chemical. Tammy Baldwin, the only out lesbian in…
Cash-for-Clunkers is Working, Give the Gov’t Credit
There has been a lot of discussion, and spin, going on about the Cash-for-Clunkers program. And it's unfortunate that the only "journalist" who can cut through all the is John…
Father’s Day, Queer Families, and Gay Marriage
For J. I was ready to ignore Father's Day. I find such commercialised holidays tiresome and problematic, given that they are both hypercommercialised and overly sentimental (and perhaps those two…
Obama Unveils New Budget
This won't come as a shock to any of our financially-savvy readers, but today President Obama announced that there will be cuts in the budget in order to respond to…
Obama’s First 100 Days
"It's the economy, stupid." ~Bill Clinton There has been a lot of hoopla this week about President Obama's first 100 days in office. We're in the middle of a media…
What Does Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Actually Do?
During the President's first week in office, he has made a lot of pronouncements about how the new administration will operate under the rubric of transparency. That sounds good in…