Obama seeks political gain from gay marriage move
US President Barack Obama on Monday sought to leverage his decision to back gay marriage for political gain, drawing a sharp contrast between his position and that of his Republican foe Mitt Romney.
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US President Barack Obama on Monday sought to leverage his decision to back gay marriage for political gain, drawing a sharp contrast between his position and that of his Republican foe Mitt Romney.
Army: no bullet wound found in soldier Skype death
Army investigators said Monday they found no bullet wound or evidence of foul play in the death of a soldier in Afghanistan who died during a Skype video chat with his wife.
Ukrainin' Men: How American Men Are Using the Russian Facebook to Find Brides [The Internet]
# theinternet A few weeks ago, I created a profile and logged onto VKontakte , the most popular Russian-language social network. I entered some personal information, uploaded an especially flattering picture of myself, then used the search function to find all single women between 25 and 35 in Ukraine who were online at the moment — around 7:30 p.m. Ukraine time. There were more than 10,000 ...
Al-Qaida surprise attack kills 20 Yemeni soldiers
Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed a senior figure in the terror network wanted in...
Dataran Merdeka off-limits solely
KUALA LUMPUR-ONLY national-level activities like Merdeka Day, Federal Territories Day and New Year's celebrations were allowed to be held at Dataran Merdeka, said City Hall mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail.
Ken Livingstone: 'This isn't a race to elect a chat-show host'
He is a lifelong champion of London's poor and dispossessed. So, with a week to go before the mayoral election, why is he still struggling to get his message across against a millionaire old Etonian? The last time I met Ken Livingstone we had a bit of a row about electoral strategy. He told me that voters respect him because he speaks his mind and refuses to play the media game of placating the ...
Mother-daughter sexperts
Susie Bright and her daughter, Aretha, make parental talks about sex look easy -- and fun
On the rack: A cultural history of breasts
It's hard to be boobs. Sure, breasts are cherished as givers of milk and the pinnacle of sex appeal, but the modern world hasn't been good to mammaries. As Florence Williams writes in "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History," they're the most tumor-prone organ in the human body. They "soak up pollution like a pair of soft sponges," and transmit environmental toxins to babies through breast ...
Advice: Friends Don’t Text Friends When They Should Call
What does Mr. Manners have to say about a best friend who returns a call-for-help phone message with a text? It’s not looking good for the soon-to-be-former best friend.