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| Romney Millions Fuel Anti-Gay Crusade |
| 26 Jan 2012 |
Surely one among many realities Mitt Romney hoped he could keep on the down low regarding his tax returns is how much tax-exempt money he donated to the Mormon Church.
As it turns out, he gave almost as much of the nearly $43 million dollars he made in 2010 and 2011 to the highly politically active Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- at the center of a firestorm since 2008 for its backing of Prop 8 in California -- as he paid in taxes: roughly 10 percent vs. 13.9 percent.
It's not that anyone doubted Romney's donations to his church (Mormons in good standing are expected to give 10 percent of their income in tithing each year, approximately the amount Romney has donated), but the release of his … |
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| When a Cross-Dressing Photographer Takes Pictures, All is Revealed |
| Gary Carnivele 24 Jan 2012 |
Photographer Karen Massing started out life as a bouncing baby boy named Mike. He was born to suburban newlyweds in Cleveland Ohio during the Eisenhower administration. As early as elementary school Mike can remember borrowing items from his motherâs closet and trying them on. The experiences were indeed sexually charged, but left the boy feeling "extremely guilty and ashamed afterwards."
Mike graduated high school in 1969 and after stints at King's College in Cambridge England and at Ohio State University, he moved to California, where he attended the Academy of Photographic Arts. Mike bounced around a bit professionally, finally starting his own insurance agency, which has grown to the largest in tits nic… |
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