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R.I.P. DADT

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There have been gays in the American military as long as there has been an American military. But for more than 230 years they've had to hide their sexual identity from the men and women they served with.
That stupid and shameful anachronism will come to an end soon, thanks to the 111th Congress's decision to end the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy. Support for repeal was bipartisan, and the margins were impressive: 250 to 175 in the House (with all of Oregon's representatives voting “yes” except our own lamentable Greg Walden) and 65 to 31 in the Senate (with Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley both in favor).

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A Touch of Glass: Former Breedlove builder may have the “hottest” guitars on the market

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Jayson Bowerman is one of Bend’s favorite native sons, a world-class kayaker and surfer who exudes a brilliant smile and “hang loose” grace seldom seen outside any island resort. His new line of glass lap and tenor guitars is the stuff drool was made for, instruments of distinction highly sought after by musicians for their resonant tone and natural beauty. His career began at Breedlove Guitars back in 1995 when the company was starting to build a name for itself. After a 15-year run at Breedlove Guitars as head of research and development in charge of their American guitar line, the 80-hour work weeks were starting to wear his spirit down.

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Eat Cake as America Collapses: Obama's tax cut time machine, attack on the Royals, and the other Holbrooke

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The author is reporting from a bunker, surrounded by brilliant gold.
The confusion over the past week is understandable, as President Obama suddenly emerged as a Reagan-right-winger. Even this column was proved utterly wrong; none could have guessed that our president was indeed a trickle-down-your-leg traitor.
Elected as a liberal until being declared a Socialist by Republicans whose version of traveling abroad is crossing the county line, Obama made a deal this week that shook more than heads. Costing $850 billion and confounding poor folks who hate the rich people who employ them, Obama's gamble to continue unemployment claims for millions included the outsized ante of more tax breaks for America's elite. Get this: 3 percent of all beneficiaries will receive 38 percent of the breaks in the present legislation. Sounds fair to me, if only I had a job or an estate.

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Hands-Free Holidays: A gift guide to videogames in the age of motion perception

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ONLY KINECT
This year, thanks to the Kinect ($150), the Xbox 360 steps into the “oooo, cool” spotlight that the Wii has been hogging for the past few years. The Kinect is a camera (of infrared-and-other sorts) that can track players’ whole bodies as they move around the room. Not only that, but it can recognize their faces and understand their words as well. Players merely need to be in the room with the 360 and some free space, and the games can begin.

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Humpy's Millions

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See, here's the thing: I want to be a millionaire, but I don't want to do what's necessary to become a millionaire. What follows are eight things one can do to become a millionaire:
(1) Make at least one million dollars – perhaps by working for it. BOOOOOO!!!! Did Donald Trump “work” for his million dollars? I doubt that very much.

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Gary Wilson: Electric Endicott

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Somewhere Linda, Karen, Mary and Lisa are wishing they never met Gary Wilson. The unbelievably strange cult singer is haunted by the same girl-ghosts on Electric Endicott who have stalked his psyche and dominated his songwriting on his past three records. Wilson is still obsessed with those ex-girlfriends. But on Electric Endicott, the freakish experimentation and stalker-talk that hooked avant-garde fans in the past is lost in between plinking keyboard lines and tinny drum machines.

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