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That's a far cry from the climate in most of the U.S., where - despite the recent election of Annise Parker, a gay woman, as mayor of Houston, America's fourth largest city - honesty can still end a gay politician's career. Openly gay politicians such as San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk began winning seats in U.S. cities with large gay populations in the 1970s. Progress has since slowed, says David Rayside, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He believes that the relative strength of incumbency in the U.S. creates a barrier to the corridors...
...energy resources, he faced similar attacks and lost. "Their coordinated attacks on my sexuality really resonated in parts of Oklahoma," he says. "How do you respond to a ridiculous anti-gay-only message?" One answer: don't. During the home stretch of Houston's mayoral race in December, Annise Parker simply ignored attacks on her sexuality, and won. (Read: "What Houston's Gay Mayor Means for Texas...
...election this November. Dodd, retiring after 35 years in Congress, said in a press conference on Jan. 6 that there were many reasons for his decision, including finding himself "in the toughest political shape of my career." In recent weeks, several Democratic Congressmen announced their retirement, while another, Parker Griffith of Alabama, defected to the Republicans. It's not just blue dominoes: as many as 20 Republican lawmakers have said they will not run for re-election. While not all seats are likely to switch parties--Connecticut, for instance, will probably remain solidly Democratic--the departures are viewed...
...under the limit can sell polluting permits to those who exceed it. It's speculative capitalism with a bright green tint. For the idea to work, the private-investment community needs TLC from government policy: transparency, longevity and certainty. "That's what investors are looking for," says Kevin Parker, global head of Deutsche Bank's asset-management division. "But they're not getting it at the global level." (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...ditz or klutz at human relationships. And when it comes to men, she's myopic: she can't see Andy Adorable right in front of her. These afflictions beset the career gals played by Sandra Bullock in The Proposal, Katherine Heigl in The Ugly Truth and Sarah Jessica Parker in Did You Hear About the Morgans?. All were obliged to take a course in sensitivity training, at feature-film length, to nudge them into the arms of, respectively, Ryan Reynolds, Gerard Butler and Hugh Grant - guys whose job was to wait around attractively until the leading lady comes...