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We have lots of mostly great news from around the US, where same-sex marriage made big advances, and horrific news out of Iraq, where gay people are being murdered--often by their own families -- for being who they are. "Gay USA," hosted by Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, offers comprehensive weekly news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community.

"People of faith" are often accused of allowing their faith to override evidence. This is sometimes the case. With regard to 9/11, the greatest obstacle to seeing the truth - that 9/11 could have been an inside job - is not the lack of evidence, but what can be called 'nationalist faith' - the belief that America is the "exceptional nation" whose leaders never deliberately do anything truly evil, at least to their own citizens.

Back in 2002 the blogosphere was hardly something that attracted attention. That spring MyDD, Daily Kos, and Atrios launched. They were all small ventures to begin with, had few if any staffers, and operated on shoe string budgets. Today they're part of the media landscape. Eric Boehlert, in his new book, Bloggers on the Bus, looks at the rise of the blogoshpere, the 2008 election, and the impact they've had on traditional media and American politics. What will become of them now that they've gone from blogging on the bus to Washington and the White House?

The journalistic equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. That is how Obama Senior Adviser David Axelrod described the buzz and hype over the first 100 days of the presidency. Whether you buy it or not, an early review of the presidency may tell us something about what we can expect over the next 900 days. From use of torture and the war in Afghanistan, to labor law reform and reproductive rights what do we know about Obama's policies? And how about we the people? How have we done?

Geri Jenkins, a registered nurse and co-president of the California Nurses Association, brings us up to date on continuing protests against the exclusion of single payer advocates at Senate Finance Committee hearings on healthcare. As the hearing began 25 protesters stood and turned their backs to the senators. They were wearing signs that called on congress to pass a single payer system. "Nurses say patients first," the signs read. "Pass single payer." Though most of the protesters left after about five minutes, a few remained to voice their opposition.

The New York State Senate is now back in the hands of Republicans due to two Democratic defections, but the fate of the LGBT and AIDS agendas are up in the air, including a late-breaking story that out gay Sen. Tom Duane is in negotiations with the new Republican-led caucus about bringing the marriage equality bill to the floor. "Gay USA," hosted by Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, offers comprehensive weekly news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community.