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Legal group seeks to compel Calif to defend Prop 8

Sep 1
A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California’s gay marriage ban in court

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Equality Illinois Pushing For More Voters

By Gary Barlow | Sep 2
The state’s largest LGBT advocacy group is pushing hard to make sure LGBTs in the state get registered to vote and then cast ballots in the November general election.

White Nights: Chicago’s White Party Bids Adieu

By Matt Simonette | Sep 1
A longtime symbol of summer’s end in Chicago is now over. For the first time in nearly four decades, there was no White Party this year.

Obama administration official addresses LGBT elders in Chicago

Sep 3
Doctor Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to LGBT seniors at the Center on Halsted in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

Benefits Of Early HIV Testing and Treatment Are Clear

Sep 3
The benefits of getting tested for HIV and starting antiretroviral treatment as soon as possible after an HIV-positive diagnosis are clear, a prominent HIV/AIDS specialist said Aug. 24 at the Center on Halsted.

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Entertainment

An Australian Kookaburra sits on a branch in Sydney, Australia. An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children’s campfire song trying to keep the kids from laughing.

Big Brother 12, Week 7 :: Breaking Brigade

By Steven Daigle | Sep 2
So we have had some major shifts in power and changing alliances going on in the BB house lately, lets get to the dirty business.

Going The Distance

Sep 3
Going the Distance feels like it’s twice as long to sit through.

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Style

A corner window display outside a Macy’s department store in St. Louis. A private research group’s survey of Americans shows that consumer confidence improved slightly in August, but the mood is still gloomy amid job worries.

American Shoppers Skittish In August

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO | Sep 2
Nervous about jobs and an unraveling economy, shoppers spent - at best - only slightly more this August than last, according to data released Wednesday by MasterCard’s SpendingPulse.

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Nightlife

This undated photo provided by Steven G. Smith shows cowboys at the Cody Nite Rodeo in Cody, Wyo. Cody calls itself the "rodeo capital of the world." The Cody Nite Rodeo is held through the end of August.

2010 Windy City Rodeo :: August 20-22, 2010

Aug 26
Cowboys and Cowgirls from across the United States and Canada convened in the Chicagoland area August 20-22 to participate in Windy City Rodeo 2010, the 14th annual IGRA sanctioned rodeo hosted by the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association (ILGRA). Proceeds from the rodeo will benefit three local charities: Howard Brown Health Center, Vital Bridges, and Direct Aid.


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Business/Finance

Bernanke testifying to crisis inquiry panel

By Marcy Gordon | Sep 2
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions.

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Technology

Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the features of the new Apple iPod Nano at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010

Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows

By Jessica Mintz and Jordan Robertson | Sep 2
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of Apple TV, which connects to a high-definition television and can show rented movies and TV shows from Apple’s own service, plus content from Netflix, photos on Flickr, YouTube clips and more.

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Travel

The Old Faithful geyser erupts in Calistoga, Calif., Wednesday, July 14, 2010. This isn’t the biggest geyser in the world, but it is regular, spouting off every 40 minutes or so. The water, about 350 degrees, shoots as high as 60 feet.

Five Top Napa Valley Vine Values

By MICHELLE LOCKE | Sep 2
No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They’ve got it. Thousand-a-night hotel suite? Right this way. But there are vine values to be found if you know where to look.

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