A Case for Men

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Friday May 29, 2009 · 9:04 AM PDT

2009/05/29 · 09:04

A recent story in the Chicago Tribune reports on the formation of a new men's group at the University of Chicago, 'Men in Power'. The group, headed by student Steve Saltarelli plans to:

host pre-professional groups in law, medicine and business, foster ties with alumni, bring in speakers to discuss masculinity and mentor local middle school students as part of its "Little Men in Power" program.

I applaud Saltarelli for starting the group and hope more groups like MiP are formed across the country - if ever there was a time men needed a group for support, it's now.

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Wednesday May 20, 2009 · 11:49 AM PDT

2009/05/20 · 11:49

Happy now, liberuls??? Cheney was right! America under Obama: the shark-terrorists win. When will America wake up and listen to Cheney and Glen Beck? The attacs have already begun!!! It's not too late to find BHO's Canyan birth certificate and arrest him! Gonna make fun of uz now? DONT THANK SO! We tried to wern u, dont blame us. It's not too late to teabag!

-boehnerin2012

Harvey Milk, Still Recruiting Republicans

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Friday May 15, 2009 · 6:59 AM PDT

2009/05/15 · 06:59

Yesterday, the Great State of California took the first step to recognize the life and work of former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk by passing a bill declaring Harvey Milk Day in California by a vote of 24-14 in the state senate. A similar bill, AB 2567, passed both the house and senate last year, but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger, who said "it would be more appropriate to honor Milk on a local level."

Unsurprisingly, the bill passed a second time with strong support. However, it's notable that one of the former opponents of the bill, Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria), flipped his vote from nay to yea.

Maldonado credited testimony before the Senate Education Committee with changing his mind. As McClatchy reports,

That testimony happened to come from a young gay man, Dustin Lance Black, who won an Academy Award this year for his screenplay of the movie "Milk."

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Thursday May 14, 2009 · 8:05 AM PDT

2009/05/14 · 08:05

It's time for NARC and the Dare Bear to STFU. So says the newly confirmed WHITE HOUSE DRUG CZAR, Gil Kerlikowske. In his first interview as Drug Czar, Kerlikowske tells The Wall Street Journal that it's time to:

banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.

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