Rudd unveils Barrier Reef plan

An extensive plan to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been announced by Prime Minister John Howard's main rival in the forthcoming elections. Mr. Howard believes the Kyoto Protocol is flawed............. Dang.

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NYC's "Gay Tax"

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office has asked New York City's Law Department to reduce the fee for registering a domestic partnership from $36 to $35, the fee charged straight couples for a marriage license, the New York Times reported.

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Article on women gaining ground in banking fails miserably

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Jenna Bush Reconsidered

Forget the stories about drinking and partying. With her new book on the problems of poverty, AIDS, and sex abuse in Latin America, Jenna Bush seems to be growing up -- and outgrowing her family's conservative politics.

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Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight

Elderly gay people in assisted-living centers and nursing homes increasingly report being mistreated.

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New Zealand call to Maori expats

New Zealand is urging an army of Maori expatriates in Australia to return home.

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The Administrative Imperative: Always Lower the Stakes

Columbia should not take a stand on the vexed issues of the day, says Stanley Fish.

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I Am a Goddess

Angela Shelton related the trauma of abuse to a piercing sword which needs to be removed to allow the healing to begin.

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Languages Die, but Not Their Last Words

Determined that dying languages not be lost forever, researchers are traveling the world to interview the last speakers. One language is lost about every two weeks, they say.

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Surfing the World Wide Couch

Conversation and a couch are plenty for the young, networked traveler.

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Gay-themed flight to feature drag queens, flight crew cabaret

Um, can I come? Please??

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State Sen. Ernie Chambers Sues God

way to go, buddy

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Paths of Resistance in the East Village

The East Village has been dragged up-market, but isn't going without a fight.

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Vibrating stick a big hit!

Harry Potter is hott.

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On the Outdoor Book Tour, the Word Is Spreading

When the weather is warm, all New York is a reading room, from Brooklyn stoops to the Sheep's Meadow at high noon to dusk on benches with a Hudson River view.

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Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail.

A hip-hop style helps bring a generation gap into full view.

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Portrait of an open marriage

She adored her husband, but sexual monogamy was making her miserable. Could their marriage be saved? Jenny Block tells how she made affairs the solution instead of the problem.

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Moral Panic Comes 'Unhooked'

Laura Sessions Stepp's unnecessary alarm over college "hookup culture"

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Women really do prefer pink, researchers say

"Researchers said these differences may have a basis in evolution in which females developed a preference for reddish colors associated with riper fruit and healthier faces." what a joke.

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Is weed smoking a feminist act?

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Pet Camel Kills Australian Woman

A woman in Australia has been killed by her pet camel after the animal may have tried to have sex with her. WHAT?!

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Some doctors stop offering HPV vaccine: Cost, insurance hassles cited

insurance companies and big pharma screwing over women and doctors, as always....

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No. ("No Means No" is Still a Pretty Good Rule)

now that's what i'm talking about. thank you, thank you, thank you.

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How the Web Prevents Rape

... really. (note my dull sarcasm.)

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Researchers Find HPV in Men's Fingernails, Could Factor in Vaccine Distribution Debate, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reports

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