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Joseph Petcka: Cat Killer Claims Self-Defense | Bitten and Bound

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Joseph Petcka, a brawny, blue-eyed actor and former Mets minor league relief pitcher, is on trial for brutally bludgeoning ex-girlfriend Lisa Altobelli's cat to death.

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MotherJones Blog: McCain Blasts Wall Street Failure, Neglects To Mention His Adviser Helped Cause It

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This is the kind of information that can't be helpful for McCain.

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Why I'm Boycotting The Emmys

Posted by adrienneanderson from Now Public

It was such an ugly demise to an intense drama set on Baltimore, Maryland's tough, inner-city streets -and, no, I'm not talking about the shocking deaths of two of Baltimore's most notorious criminals. I'm talking about the ugly, dismissive and undeserving omission of HBO 's incredibly taut series, The Wire , from 60th Primetime Emmy® Award nominations!

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Guest column: Alabama accents are music to hiz ears - St. Petersburg Times

Posted by Villagenyc

It got me to thinking. Why do we speak the same language differently? The shades of drawl even in this town are distinct. After living 15 years in Dunedin, listening to a lot of familiar New Yorkese, I found these accents to be colorful and charmin', darlins'.

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In New York City: The LGBT Community Center Celebrates its 25th Year

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Founded back in 1983, the Center celebrates its 25th anniversary next month. And will celebrate this silver milestone with its annual garden party held on the Monday before the big parade down Fifth Avenue on June 29. Gourmet Magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichel, helped the Center secure 30 different restaurants for what its executive director, Richard D. Burns, called "the only queer tasting event"

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BACKLASH: The Gay State-by-State Marriage Race (Second of Two Parts) :: EDGE Boston

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But a virtual who's who of familiar right wing social conservative organizations have also converged on California and are making the overturning of the California court decision a priority. "There are a number of national religious right groups that are lending their resources to this effort," said Peter Montgomery, spokesperson at the People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group based in Washington DC.

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World's Cheapest Dress Designed by Sarah Jessica Parker

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Sarah Jessica Parker recently designed a summer dress for clothing retailer Steve & Barry's. The dress has been dubbed by The New York Times, 'the cheapest dress in the world'. It retails for the amazing price of $8.98 .

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