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The Afghan "rape law" is nothing new. — The XX Factor Sarah Palin's pick for Alaska's attorney general allegedly defends marital rape, too. — The Frisky Apple's Steve Jobs is currently working from home. — geeksugar Chuck Todd to get his own MSNBC weekend politics show. — Huffington Post Why Obama shouldn't waffle on Cuba. — Salon The eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 18 Read more

Texas lawmaker says Chinese immigrants should change their names to something easier for Americans to deal with. — Indecision Forever Why hasn't Obama solved piracy? — Wonkette Competition among budget travel sites saves you money. — SavvySugar Polish politician upset about gay elephant. — The Daily Beast What's the difference between a man with postpartum depression and a total jerk? Read more

New map shows when gay marriage will spread to other states. — Gawker White House unveils Easter Egg design. — CNN What's your guiltiest spending pleasure? — SavvySugar Rookies Angels pitcher killed in hit-and-run car accident early this morning. — Huffington Post Should mom be allowed to harvest her dead son's sperm? — Lemondrop Martha Stewart says she's fighting the recession by Read more

Group opposed to gay marriage releases ad warning of gathering storm. — Salon SpongeBob and Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborate for Burger King commercial about the Kings lust for SpongeBob. — Jezebel Nothing says fertility like a giant pink penis. Japan celebrates the Kanamara Festival. — GiggleSugar Traditional child rearing means sending kids away from home before they're teens. — The XX Read more

Carl's Jr. has the sexist TV ads thing down. — Current The Hills has always been a long drama about the disintegration of female friendships. — The XX Factor Eminem's new video features the rapper's Sarah Palin fantasy. — PopSugar Iraq's women find empowerment in baseball! — Lemondrop Obama's Turkish town hall has MTV feeling. — Politico President Bush emerges to throw pitch during Read more

Teen suspended for two weeks after taking her birth control pill at lunchtime. — Feministing 7 lessons to be learned from Carla Bruni. — Huffington Post Do you need your own explanation? The girl's guide to the NCAA championship game. — Lemondrop Obama embraces Muslim world. — Politico Saying "ladies" — yay or nay? — GiggleSugar North Korea's media won't let facts stand in the way Read more

Levi Johnston talks safe sex with Tyra Banks. — Huffington Post Birth control and grapefruit diet don't go well together. — Jezebel Michelle Obama's euro style. — FabSugar The return of riches to rags tales. – Good Senator threatened to strip University of Maryland of $500 million in funding if it screened a porn on campus. — The XX Factor Rod Blagojevich gets harassed at Disney Read more

Markets rise on hopes that the worst is over for the global economy. — Market Watch Real World coming to Washington, DC? — Gawker Nigerian email scam: the real story. — GiggleSugar Secret teleprompter only tells Obama to say cheese. — Wonkette Why Botox makes us happy. — Lemondrop Ireland hit hard by the economic crisis. — Good Black, lesbian comic Wanda Sykes gets her show on Fox. Read more

G20 protesters want an end to money. – Indecision Forever President Obama gives Elizabeth II a gift fit for a queen: an iPod! — geeksugar Pope could receive as many as 5 million condoms in the mail. – Feministing NYC holds unemployment Olympics. — SavvySugar Sociologists ask whether kids' attitudes toward race have changed since 1940. — Lemondrop Starbucks wants you to buy coffee and Read more