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		<title>Utah GOP Taps Log Cabin&#8217;s Mel Nimer for State Senate Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that the Utah Republican Party has saught out state Log Cabin Republican President Mel Nimer to fill a vacancy in its line up of candidates for the State Senate:
Nimer said he had been considering a bid for office for some time, but had anticipated running for city or county [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=948</link>
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		<title>Republicans Retake Status as Largest Political Party in San Diego County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the exciting news out of San Diego:
In a message e-mailed to the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) of San Diego  County, Ryan Trabuco, vice president of the local chapter, noted his  organization’s participation in the party’s voter registration efforts.
“A few months ago, [chapter] President Will Rodriguez-Kennedy and  myself took the initiative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=949</link>
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		<title>Steve Schmidt Continues the Conservative Case for Gay Marriage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former McCain Campaign Chief and 2009 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention speaker Steve Schmidt continued his argument that Republicans and conservatives should pick up the banner of supporting gay marriage. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Schmidt said:
There is a strong conservative case to be made in favor of gay marriage. Marriage is an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=932</link>
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		<title>Log Cabin Ally Ambassador John Bolton Comes Out for Repeal of &#8216;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Log Cabin Republicans ally and former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton is the latest in a series of Bush Administration alumni to support the repeal of the failed &#8216;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8217; policy.
In an interview with the Daily Caller about a potential 2012 Presidential run, Bolton specifically addressed the subject of allowing gay and lesbian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=928</link>
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		<title>How Big Is the G.O.P. Tent? Including Gays in the Base</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper was featured Sunday in the New York Times discussing the GOP&#8217;s efforts to reach out to a broader base.  When asked about reconciling tension between social and fiscal conservatives, he answered:
Any tension between mainstream conservatives and social conservatives  is less of an issue within Republican circles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=920</link>
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		<title>Arnold Schwarzenegger, &#8220;the Golden State&#8217;s Gay-Friendly Governator&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writing for the Los Angeles Times&#8216; &#8220;Opinion L.A.&#8221; feature, Paul Thornton praises the GOP governor of California and Log Cabin Republicans ally, saying:
Who could have called it in 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger, the  body-building terminator who originally showcased his brutish  masculinity as a campaign centerpiece and once called Democrats “girlie men,” could  go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=918</link>
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		<title>Log Cabin Republicans Issues Statement on Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman&#8217;s Acknowledgment of His Sexual Orientation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Log Cabin Republicans issued the following statement regarding  former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman’s disclosure of his sexual orientation:
&#8220;Log Cabin Republicans is very  supportive and appreciative of Ken&#8217;s coming out. Being gay and being  conservative are not mutually exclusive,” said Log Cabin Republicans  Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper.  “As a fellow  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=915</link>
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		<title>Herbert Reception with Log Cabin a Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Log Cabin Republicans of Utah and nearly two hundred gay and lesbian activists recently met with Governor Gary Herbert at a reception at the Governor&#8217;s Mansion. This reception continues in the tradition of former Governor John Huntsman who first invited Log Cabin Republicans to the Governor&#8217;s Mansion in 2007.
Herbert met Tuesday with leaders from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=911</link>
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		<title>Log Cabin Republican Steve May Qualifies by Write-In for AZ State House Ballot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve May, former Log Cabin Republicans National Board member and long-time warrior against &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell,&#8221; appears to have succeeded in taking the first step toward returning to the Arizona State House of Representatives after his write-in campaign far exceeded the number of votes necessary to qualify for the ballot this November.  May served [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=909</link>
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		<title>Utah Governor Gary Herbert Hosts Reception With Log Cabin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing a tradition established by former Governor Jon Huntsman, current Governor Gary Herbert has invited Utah Log Cabin Republicans to join him and First Lady Jeanette Herbert at a reception for the Utah gay and lesbian community.
The first reception was in 2007 during the governorship of Republican Jon Huntsman, who made several strides in reaching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogcabin.net/?p=905</link>
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