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President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and second lady Karen Pence called leaders of OUTspoken, a group of LGBT conservatives who gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, to thank them for their support. OUTspoken, a group of LGBT conservatives who “support freedom and diversity of thought,” tweeted a photo of members of the group receiving the special phone calls from the leaders. When asked about the event, former Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell — the first openly gay cabinet member in U.S. history — told Breitbart News exclusively, “President Trump is the best President the gay...

Japan's parliament elected outspoken populist Naoto Kan as prime minister Friday, handing the political veteran the immediate task of rallying his party and reclaiming its mandate for change before elections next month. Kan succeeds Yukio Hatoyama, who stepped down Wednesday after squandering the public's high hopes with broken campaign promises, including moving a U.S. Marine base off Okinawa island, and financial scandals.

DAG-GUM. Seems like rednecks are multiplying faster than empties in the back of a pick-'em-up truck. Jeff Foxworthy, famous for his "You might be a redneck" shtick, is back on prime-time television with Blue Collar TV. Gretchen Wilson kicks up dust in her Redneck Woman video. And, Miss Alabama won the Miss America pageant. Comedy Central has been in on the joke from the git-go. Among the cable network's contributions to corn pone humor are Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, concert specials with a Southern twang and a repackaging of WB's Blue Collar TV. Funny is funny, and it's...