Monthly Archives: March 2004

Cho On Tour

Posted on 3/25/2004 by

Via Rebel Prince. I may not get the chance to see Margaret Cho when she hits the Improve herein DC, but I’m tickled to hear the following news about her upcoming tour, in relation to the upcoming election. Speaking of … Continue reading →

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Dean Does Kerry

Posted on 3/25/2004 by

It took some time coming but Howard Dean finally endorsed John Kerry. Howard Dean returned to the campaign trail Thursday, but this time he raised his voice above a noisy crowd to endorse his former rival, Sen. John Kerry, for … Continue reading →

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Come On, Condi.

Posted on 3/25/2004 by

Joshua Micah Marshall has a dead-on analysis of Condi Rice’s response to the Clarke revelations. Anyone who has ever been young — which, I suppose, includes everyone — remembers some shameless whippersnapper who had an older brother, or older sister, … Continue reading →

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Good Enough for Cannon Fodder, But Not For Marriage

Posted on 3/25/2004 by

I shouldn’t be surprised. Really, I shouldn’t. The U.S. armed services have done this before, according to Alan Berube’s Coming Out Under Fire they did it during World War II, when they needed warm bodies for the war effort: ignoring … Continue reading →

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Boondocks on Bush

Posted on 3/24/2004 by
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Oregon Fair-For-All

Posted on 3/24/2004 by

In a rather interesting move to achieve some level of equal protection, an Oregon county has halted all marriage licenses Benton County, Ore., announced on Monday it was postponing its decision to start offering same-sex couples marriage licenses until the … Continue reading →

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Generation Bomblet

Posted on 3/24/2004 by

The Village Voice has an article about the effect of bomblets in Iraq, a year after the invasion. If you ask me, the use of bomblets or cluster bombs ought to be enough to disqualify the invasion and occupation of … Continue reading →

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Coercive Medicine?

Posted on 3/24/2004 by

Lost in the uproar over the Mellisa Rowland case are the stories of women who faced similair circumstances. These are stories I didn’t know about before reading this AlterNet article on coercive medicine, questioning whether pregnant women should have fewer … Continue reading →

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Lifers for Loving?

Posted on 3/23/2004 by

From QueerDay. Let’s just hope the fundies in congress don’t get wind of this. It seems Zanzibar is drafting a new law that not only bans same sex marriage, but that also imposes a sentence of life imprisonment for being … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Legal Online

Posted on 3/23/2004 by

I’m still on the law school kick. I spent most of yesterday evening reading Law School Confidential, and I emailed an ex of mine who happens to be a lawyer and asked to pick his brain. (We’re having coffee when … Continue reading →

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Plugged-In Parenting

Posted on 3/23/2004 by

Two things happened when I became a parent. One, I question everything I do when it comes to the parenting gig. I’m forever asking “Am I doing this right?” Two, I got tons of parenting advice, usually unsolicted, from just … Continue reading →

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The Next Domino

Posted on 3/23/2004 by

Will Australia be the next coalition member to pull out of Iraq? A new poll released today reveals voters overwhelmingly think Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war has made a terrorist attack here more likely. The poll also shows voters … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Music

Posted on 3/23/2004 by

From 365Gay.com OK. Maybe it’s not major news, but I was kinda glad to hear that Julie Andrews will sing again. Julie Andrews is singing again! She had surgery in 1997 to remove non-cancerous nodules but lost her singing voice. … Continue reading →

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Possibilities

Posted on 3/22/2004 by

I was riding the train to work last week, minding my own business, when I looked up and saw one of those advertising posters you find on every train. This one was an advertisment for the University of DC Law … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Meets Myers Briggs

Posted on 3/22/2004 by

From Katharine. Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc. No big surprises there. I usually test as an INFP. I think once I tested as a very, very low “E”, but at that time in my life I was … Continue reading →

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