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If life ends when heart stops, then please explain Dick Cheney.
— Texas state Rep. Gene Wu (D), in a tweet he later deleted as a “mistake.”
55% to 40%
Majority by which Americans say marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid, with the same rights of traditional marriage, a new USA Today poll finds. “The only major demographic groups in which a majority oppose same-sex marriage are Republicans (68%) and seniors 65 and older (51%). Even in the South, which continues to be the only region that doesn’t show majority support for gay marriage, opposition has slipped below 50%.”
$200,000
Amount former CIA Director David Petraeus will be paid a year by the City University of New York to teach course that takes him about three hours of work while aided by a group of graduate students to conduct “course research, administration, and grading,” according to documents obtained by Gawker. “That works out to approximately $2,250 per hour. CUNY adjuncts usually earn less than $3,000 per course.”
