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...recall drive--and pledged to raise in the next week at least half the $1.2 million he thinks the campaign needs. The effort claims 100,000 signatures, and collecting the required 900,000 is a daunting job, but organizers will now have the resources to hire professionals to gather signatures in front of grocery stores and shopping malls across the state. If he succeeds, Issa intends to offer himself as a replacement for Davis. Garry South, Davis' top political adviser, says chances of success are still "less than fifty-fifty, but it's not impossible...
...seems obvious that, at a cultural moment in which people gather to watch both Queer as Folk and the first-ever same-sex kiss on daytime television, visibility in and of itself need not be political at all. It therefore seems rather strange that the BGLTSA should appropriate a variety of political actions proper to—and effective in—very different historical circumstances. Kiss-ins, for example, were once a form of direct action that gave voice to a defiant and threatened sexuality—as in the infamous series of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash...
...elopement or honeymoon. But today the lines between traditional wedding, elopement and honeymoon have blurred as more couples incorporate aspects of each into the big day. Destination weddings, or "weddingmoons"--in which couples invite their nearest and dearest to jet off to an island beach, accompany them abroad or gather at some other favorite place--have become so popular that an entire industry has arisen. Destination-wedding planners, custom-wedding packages offered by resorts and cruise lines, and dedicated websites providing links to long-distance services are now available to help couples plan their weddings...
Marquardt’s timeout made for a climactic finish. The delay gave the sellout crowd of 400-plus time to gather at court No. 3 to cheer him on. Nguyen was not flustered by the momentary distraction and continued to use the energy of the crowd to pressure his opponent...
Catalano said the resident returned to the suite after breakfast to gather belongings and heard a knock on the door...