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LAPD Chief William Bratton honored by gay website Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 6, 2009 But the remark apparently hasn't cut into his popularity in the gay community. And one gay website named the tough-talking chief its "2008 Homo Hero of the … Queer Town: LAPD Chief Bratton Imperfect "Homo Hero" LA Weekly all 105 news articles

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We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17″ MacBook Pro’s non-removable battery will cost $179 including labor. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time: From a spokesperson at Apple:

It will likely be years before you need to replace it (1000 cycles at 200 cycles/year = 5 years).

Battery life is limited, but Apple built a non-removable battery for the 17″ MacBook Pro that lasts up to 8 hours. [Apple]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Former U.S.-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has denounced the policies of President George W. Bush as an “utter failure” that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged his country.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and India should reduce tension inflamed by last month’s militant attacks in Mumbai and resume a peace dialogue, Pakistani military chiefs told a visiting Chinese official on Monday.

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Hundreds attend Santa Cruz same-sex marriage vigil San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 19 hours ago By JM Brown SANTA CRUZ —Looking out into a sea of candlelight beaming from inside rainbow-colored paper cups, 100 troubadours from the San Francisco Gay … Jerry Brown's reverse on gay-marriage ban: Is it a game-changer? Los Angeles Times Opponents of Proposition 8 hold vigil in San Luis Obispo MSNBC California "marriage defenders" want gay unions anulled PinkNews.co.uk USA Today - Los Angeles Times all 937 news articles

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HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqi minority Kurds demanded on Sunday the execution of a Saddam-era official known as “Chemical Ali” for the killing of 5,000 Kurds in a 1988 gas attack.

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The sad, instructive story of Ted Haggard Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 8 hours ago By Jay Bookman | Saturday, December 20, 2008, 09:52 AM It was major national news when evangelical leader Ted Haggard was outed as gay by a prostitute he … Video: Disgraced Evangelical "struggles" With Sexuality AssociatedPress Ted Haggard could be proof that you can't 'cure' being gay [video] Gay Socialites The ‘Trials of Ted Haggard’ coming soon to a TV near you The Colorado Independent Huffington Post - The Associated Press all 139 news articles

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mark Felt, the mysterious “Deep Throat” source who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein crack the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, has died at age 95.

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'Milk' review: The more things change… Examiner.com - 21 hours ago by Michael DePalma, Long Island Movie Examiner Harvey Milk (portrayed by Sean Penn) and his fight for gay rights is toasted in Milk. … Video: James Franco's "Milk" Role CBS 'Milk' shines a light on a cultural leader Kansas.com Writer of Oscar-winning Harvey Milk doc embraces 'Milk" San Jose Mercury News Wisconsin State Journal - Financial Post all 161 news articles

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