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GOP Notables Headline Log Cabin Event

Sep 2
In a sign of the times, leading GOP lawmakers from the House and Senate are scheduled to appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event later this month.

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In San Francisco

LGBT nonprofits hurt by recession

By Seth Hemmelgarn | Sep 2
The vast majority of LGBT nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area have been negatively affected by the economic recession, according to a survey from the San Francisco-based Horizons Foundation.

New Leaf closing its doors

By Heather Cassell | Sep 1
An LGBT nonprofit that provides mental health, substance abuse, and senior services announced this week that it has run out of money and will close its doors by the middle of October.

Aussie Anti-Gay Pol ’Not Perving to Porn’

Sep 2
A New South Wales politician’s office seems to have done a little research into the realm of porn--or rather a lot of research: up to 200,000 hits to "suspect" online sites.

UK’s Foreign Secretary Denies Gay Rumors

Sep 2
Britain’s foreign secretary spoke out to say that he and his wife had "had enough" with speculations that he and a male aide were involved in an improper relationship.

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Entertainment

In San Francisco

What’s up at art museums this fall?

By Sura Wood | Aug 31
Can it be that autumn is already upon us? One perusal of the upcoming exhibition schedule for area museums, and you know that summer is over and it’s time to get serious.

Grove Street datebook

By Philip Campbell | Aug 30
Can it already be time to plan for the upcoming Symphony and Opera seasons? Summer has flown, and pondering the 2010 fall and winter lineups at Davies Hall and the War Memorial will take some careful thought, especially during a down economy.
An Australian Kookaburra sits on a branch in Sydney, Australia. An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children’s campfire song trying to keep the kids from laughing.

Jackie Warner :: making ’Thintervention’ happen

By Jim Halterman | Sep 2
Jackie Warner revealed a lot about herself with her last Bravo series Work Out, with her newest Thintervention, she guides a group of in-need clients through a weight loss program. EDGE spoke to the health guru about her latest reality series.

Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming

Sep 2
A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel’s headquarters said he hated the company’s shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

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Style

Texas Hold ’Em : No Gay Divorce in Lone Star State

By JAMIE STENGLE | Sep 1
A Texas appeals court said Tuesday that gay couples legally married in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned.

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Business/Finance

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation

By Matthew Perrone | Sep 2
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

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Technology

Ancient figurines from a 3,000-year-old Iron Age  temple

Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple

Sep 2
Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday.

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Travel

In this Sept. 10, 1960 file photo, runners in the Olympic marathon pass under the Arch of Constantine shortly after the start of the event in Rome. They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. Starting 50 years ago on Wed

La Dolce Vita : Rome in 1960, When the Olympics Went Modern

By ANDREW DAMPF | Sep 1
They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. Starting 50 years ago on Wednesday, Rome hosted the first Summer Olympics to be commercially broadcast.

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Health/Fitness

Condom Fashion Show

Sep 1
In a bid to promote safe sex and raise awareness about the risk of HIV and Aids, a fashion show in Colombia featured 12,000 condoms. Reuters’ Tara Cleary reports.

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EDGE@Night :: Upcoming Events in San Francisco

September 8, 2010 @ Harveys :: EDGE at Harvey’s!

CD Release :: "Kaleidoscope Heart" from Sara Bareilles!

SARA BAREILLES
"Kaleidoscope Heart"

Featuring the first ’F*ck You’ song & video "King Of Anything"

In-stores September 7th...the follow up to her massively successful album "LITTLE VOICE"!

www.sarabmusic.com

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