President Barack Obama will sign a presidential memorandum today to extend some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, but they may not include health or retirement benefits. Some gay rights activists expected Obama to make strides for gay rights this June in honor of Gay Pride Month, but they have been disappointed by the lack of movement.
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"T" for "Texas": The folks at Republican Market, which is billed as "your premier source for infantile, xenophobic, racist and barely literate Republican and patriotic merchandise on the web" were selling buttons at last weekend's Texas Republican Convention that read, "If Obama is President... will we still call it the White House?" Showing that they were equal opportunity offenders they also sold buttons reading, "Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation" and "I will hold my nose when I vote for McCain." These are the kind of people who could benefit from hearing this song in a constant loop.
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Same-Sex Partners to Receive Federal Benefits, Sorta
DNC Reimburses City For Obamapalooza
After several months of hashing out the details with the City of Chicago, the Democratic National Committee has made good and paid back the $1.74 million it owed for President Obama's Election Night party in Grant Park. DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said the bill's complexities are what caused the delay: "It's a big bill. We needed to work through some issues with the city, which we have." A lot of the cost was related to security, as $1 million of the bill went to pay the Chicago Police Dept. Daley confirmed the payment yesterday, saying, "They paid the bill. They went over all the bills we submitted. They paid it appropriately." [CBS 2, CBN]
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