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Just Go Away: What New Mexico governor Bill Richardson doesn't seem to understand is no one cares what he thinks of gays and lesbians. (Advocate)

Playing for Keeps: By knocking out Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to win the title this weekend in Montreal, Novak Djokovic has proven he's a true contender for the U.S. Open. (AP)

(More) Tea With Mussolini: An Italian politician has called for ethnic cleansing of gays. (365Gay)

The Good Aardvark: Matt Damon gets animated. (PopCandy)

BFF*s: "The Hills," which opens its third season on MTV tonight, is more convincing than "Friends" and just about any other comedy about female relationships because — as anyone who has ever been a young woman knows — undying friendships die. (NYT)

RIP: Television legend Merv Griffin is dead at 92. (NYT)