Tim Kaine Hits Mike Pence Hard in VP Candidates Debate (Video)

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 Tim Kaine Hits Mike Pence Hard in VP Candidates Debate
  Although no one brought up LGBTQ issues except in terms of Russian oppression or a passing reference to the massacre at Pulse, Hillary Clinton's running mate held his own against Mike Pence.
 
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          Oct 04, 2016
          
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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