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Newsprints is a weekly TNG feature looking back on the GLBT-relevant headlines and opinions from the last week.

Federal Stories:

• Gays excluded from immigration bill: The Advocate, 12/21/2009.
• Gay tax unchanged by healthcare bill: The Advocate, 12/22/2009.
• Pressure on Pentagon as House pushes for DADT repeal: The Raw Story, 12/23/2009.
• CBO says extending benefits to gay couples will cost less than $100 million per year: Gay Vantage, 12/26/2009.
• Unwed couples want same benefits as gay couples: LA Times, 12/26/2009.

News from Around the Nation:

• (DC) Congressman Chaffetz, family differ on gay marriage: Deseret News, 12/21/2009.
• (MN) Gov. Pawlenty and gay rights: Examiner, 12/22/2009.

International News:

• Mexico City first in region to approve gay marriage: AP, 12/22/2009.
• Antigay Lithuanian law amended: The Advocate, 12/23/2009.
• Rwanda will not criminalize homosexuality: Edge Boston, 12/24/2009.

Opinions and Editorials:

• Gay rights and the natural law farce: Huffington Post, 12/21/2009.
• Gay marriage and the ‘separate can never be equal’ lie: Examiner, 12/21/2009.
• Gay marriage foes deserve to be heard, even on Metrobuses: Washington Post, 12/26/2009.

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