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Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Lie: The Policy Must Go!

Among other news stories about Indiana Senators, wars on the middle class and Apple’s controversially titled iPad, President Obama has begun working directly with the U.S. military to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – a campaign promise that has since been swept under the White House’s rug until recently.


YouCut (my opinion out)

House Minority Whip Leader Eric Cantor recently released a video on YouTube introducing the latest Republican-crafted form of economic distortion: YouCut.


Legal Racism & Arizona

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer noted that her state's new and highly controversial immigration law would not hurt economic development in the state and that businesses have, in fact, desired such legislation, according to CNN.

As if that’s what everyone is angry about?


Visiting all the Possibilities

Gay rights activists recently lauded President Obama’s extension of hospital visitation rights to LGBTQ couples, strengthening the legal status of same-sex partners in the U.S.

However, a good friend of mine recently brought up an important part of this decision that I hadn’t quite considered previously:

Could this negatively impact the fight for marriage equality?


Banking on Success

Today, President Obama will sign into a law an overhaul of student loans that will cut the role of banks in the entire student loan process, saving taxpayers over $68 billion in the next ten years, according to Retuers News.

Yay! Yes, that’s right: something positive.


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