On Tuesday, July 6, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii vetoed a state measure that would have provided same sex and unwed opposite sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples.

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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Same Sex Civil Unions

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“Your father’s lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight

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Pro Arctic Laser: Violation of Lightsaber Copyright?

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Federal officers have arrested SPC Bradley Manning of the US Army in connection with the Wikileaks case. Manning, 22, is an intelligence analyst who allegedly leaked gun camera video footage to the site wikileaks.org. The video shows a US Apache…

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Criminal Charges Filed in Wikileaks Case

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