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Massachusetts Announces New Policy On Transgender Schoolchildren

Massachusetts Announces New Policy On Transgender Schoolchildren

The state of Massachusetts has announced a new formal policy on transgender schoolchildren in a massive step forward for LGBT rights. Will other states follow?

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Google Chromebook Pixel: What to Expect, Brussels Diamond Heist: Bizarre Crime Coincidences, and Everything You Should Check Out Today

Google Chromebook Pixel: What to Expect, Brussels Diamond Heist: Bizarre Crime Coincidences, and Everything You Should Check Out Today

A collection of cool stuff from around the web, as featured in this morning's Mic Check.

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Oscars 2013: Who Will Win, and Other Top PolicyMic Stories

Oscars 2013: Who Will Win, and Other Top PolicyMic Stories

A round up of some of the best PolicyMic articles published recently, as featured in this morning's Mic Check.

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FBI Sexting Scandal: What You Need to Know, Oscar Pistorius Gets Bail, and All the News Millennials Should Read

FBI Sexting Scandal: What You Need to Know, Oscar Pistorius Gets Bail, and All the News Millennials Should Read

My take on the the stories that every millennial should read, as featured in this morning's Mic Check.

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Rand Paul Announces He's Giving Back $600,000 to Treasury: But is He Actually Doing Anything Special?

Rand Paul Announces He's Giving Back $600,000 to Treasury: But is He Actually Doing Anything Special?

Rand Paul may have given unspent dollars from his operating budget back to the Treasury this year, but so did a lot of other lawmakers.

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Mississippi Newspaper Gay Marriage Article: Backlash Unpromising For State's Progress

Mississippi Newspaper Gay Marriage Article: Backlash Unpromising For State's Progress

A local newspaper in Mississippi caused a stir for publishing a front-page article on a lesbian wedding. The state has enough backwards-thinking people that marriage equality may never happen.

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Marco Rubio CPAC Speech Will Highlight More Of the Same Losing Strategies For the GOP

Marco Rubio CPAC Speech Will Highlight More Of the Same Losing Strategies For the GOP

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has been called the savior of the Republican Party, but until the GOP changes its fundamental message, all he can do is rearrange the desk chairs on the Titanic.

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CPAC 2013: Did the GOP Deliberately Ban Gay Republicans?

CPAC 2013: Did the GOP Deliberately Ban Gay Republicans?

What does the banning of conservative gay rights groups from the CPAC tell us about American politics?

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