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Earlier this year, Dan Savage (pictured), editor of The Stranger, threw his support behind Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey Jr.'s run for the Senate. Savage sent Casey's campaign a $2,100 check, and encouraged the Seattle alt-weekly's readers to donate also -- not because he agrees with all of Casey's views, but because of his dislike for Casey's opponent, the incumbent Rick Santorum. In fact, after Santorum compared gay sex to incest and bestiality in 2003, Savage asked readers of his syndicated advice column to create a new sex-related definition for "santorum," with a memorable result. Casey's campaign learned of Savage's Santorum-related activities and returned his check, the editor announced Tuesday on Slog, The Stranger's blog. Savage is donating the money to the group Philadelphians Against Santorum instead.

The Stranger | 07-28-2006 2:07 pm | Industry News

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