Dear Abby backs same sex marriage in new stance
Dear Abby columnist Jeanne Phillips known as Abigail Van Buren endorses same sex marriage saying two people committing deserves blessing. She accepts gay families and supports PFLAG honored for Straight for Equality. Phillips cites genetics on orientation and urges parental acceptance as newspapers may continue her syndicated column.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
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Pauline
PFLAG
Jody Huckaby
Straight For Equality
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Umn
Dear Abby
Pauline Phillips
Los Angeles
Vacationers want to skip pushy Hawaii trip crashers
An Anchorage reader asks how to handle two longtime friends who continually insert themselves into Hawaii vacations with another couple. Amy advises a direct, honest approach and alignment among the traveling group, warning that secrecy will fail and feelings may be hurt.
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Hawaii
Anchorage
Bismarck
N.C
Smiths
Dear Abby on Step Mom Romance and Texas Law
Readers debate the legality and ethics of a man contemplating marriage to his former stepmother in Texas and other states. The column advises consulting a family law attorney and clergy, noting Texas law voids such marriages and suggesting seeking counsel. The letters cite biblical, ethical, and cultural concerns from multiple readers.
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Abby
North
Texas
Pat
Prichard
W.va
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Clem
Wallingford
Father K
Chicago
Clooney hospital privacy scandal suspends staff
More than two dozen Palisades Medical Center staffers face four weeks of suspension after an audit found unauthorized views of George Clooney's confidential medical records following his September motorcycle crash. Clooney urged privacy while noting potential authorized access among some workers.
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Clooney
Sarah Larson
Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen
Eunice Rojas
Rojas
Sutherland to serve 48 days in jail in DUI case
Actor Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest to a drunken driving case and will serve 48 days in jail split into 30 days for DUI and 18 days for probation violation. He must enroll in an 18 month alcohol education class and attend weekly therapy sessions. Sentencing is set for December 21 in Los Angeles.
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Kiefer Sutherland
Blair Berk
Los Angeles
Sutherland
20Th Century Fox
Singer Brown Recovering From Mild Heart Attack
Bobby Brown spent a night in two Los Angeles area hospitals after a mild heart attack diagnosed as stress related. His attorney said he was admitted to Tarzana Regional Medical Center and released in good condition, with plans to return to a scheduled Los Angeles concert. Brown, 38, resides in Southern California and is involved in custody matters with Whitney Houston.
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Bobby Brown
Brown
Los Angeles
Tarzana Regional Medical Center
San Fernando Valley
Phaedra Parks
Atlanta
Parks
California
Whitney Houston
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe divorce finalized
Actress Reese Witherspoon and actor Ryan Phillippe are officially single after a divorce finalized on Friday. The couple, married seven years, share two children Ava and Deacon. Witherspoon won the Best Actress Oscar for Walk the Line. Phillippe later starred in Crash and Flags of Our Fathers.
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Ryan Phillippe
Cour
Ava
Deacon
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