Study: Holiday service leaves shoppers not so happy

Study: Holiday service leaves shoppers not so happy
This evaluated 500 U.S. retailers on their ability to provide answers to routine questions via email, the web, chat, Facebook and Twitter and found serious failings in the customer experience. For example, retailers could only answer 20% of questions sent …

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Deck the halls, the Capitol Christmas Tree is here

Deck the halls, the Capitol Christmas Tree is here
Online Chat Register for our free Open Season online chat with Senior Correspondent Mike Causey and federal benefits expert Walton Francis Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. Listen Now Listen live to federal benefits expert Walt Francis on Your Turn with Mike Causey Dec. 2 …

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5 Things to Know in Florida for Dec. 2

5 Things to Know in Florida for Dec. 2
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. KENYAN SEEKS TO VACATE US TERROR SUPPORT CONVICTION IN FBI CHAT ROOM CASE Mohamed Said claims in a handwritten motion that his court-appointed lawyer failed to find …

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Gay former Ehrlich aide officially jumps into U.S. Senate race

Gay former Ehrlich aide officially jumps into U.S. Senate race
Chrys Kefalas, an openly gay former aide to former Maryland Gov … a dream that inspired my grandparents to come to the United States, settle in Baltimore and raise a family.” “Marylanders have needed a different direction for a long time.

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New Zealand’s First Openly Gay Novelist Launches Inaugural LGBTIQ Literary Festival

New Zealand’s First Openly Gay Novelist Launches Inaugural LGBTIQ Literary Festival
“Samesame but different will be broad in scope, featuring some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top writers and will also focus on new LGBTIQ voices, introducing emerging talent. “Audiences can expect interviews, panels and discussions on a broad number of …

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Graham Norton Was Madonna’s Extremely Unapologetic Bitch Last Night: WATCH

Graham Norton Was Madonna’s Extremely Unapologetic Bitch Last Night: WATCH
each night on her Rebel Heart Tour Madonna pulls an “unapologetic bitch” from the audience to dance with her — hopefully a gay man or someone famous if she can spot them. Last night at the O2 Arena it was both. Madonna superfan and UK chat show host …

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Six State Leaders Argue Transgender Students Deserve No Accommodations In Schools

Six State Leaders Argue Transgender Students Deserve No Accommodations In Schools

One transgender teen’s fight to use the same bathroom as other boys has invoked a response from several other states against his case.

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Newly Elected Louisiana Governor to Take Action to Protect LGBT State Employees

Newly Elected Louisiana Governor to Take Action to Protect LGBT State Employees

According to The Times-Picayune,  newly elected Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has committed to issuing an executive order that would protect LGBT state employees and government contractors from firing, discrimination and harassment.
 
“The Edwards’ transition team did not provide a timeline for when the order might be issued,” The Times-Picayune reported. “The governor-elect told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune directly a few weeks ago that he planned to sign such a document after he takes office. Two LGBT advocacy groups said Edwards has made similar commitments to them as well.”
 
According to HRC’s 2014 State Equality Index, which provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect LGBT people and their families, Louisiana has a high priority to achieve basic equality.  
 
Bel Edwards won in a runoff election last month. He will be sworn in on January 11, 2016.
 
This race, like we have seen in others across the country, is another powerful reminder that in order to pass of fair-minded policies and legislation, every vote truly does counts.

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Kane taps former Maryland AG to lead ‘Porngate’ investigation

Kane taps former Maryland AG to lead ‘Porngate’ investigation
“They’re not shared by your typical image of a guy in his basement,” she said. “They’re not in a private chat room on the Internet. They’re passed along between judges including the highest court in Pennsylvania.” It’s still unclear whether …

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Kenyan seeks to vacate US terror support conviction

Kenyan seeks to vacate US terror support conviction
Said and co-defendant Gufran Mohammed were arrested in 2013 in Saudi Arabia in a case that evolved from undercover FBI monitoring of Internet chat rooms frequented by Islamic extremists. Said is serving a 15-year prison sentence. Mohammed, a naturalized U …

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