Barbara vs. Russia

Barbara Boxer — who chairs the subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — steps up. Sen. Barbara Boxer Urges Russian President To Repeal Anti-LGBT Laws "I cannot stay silent while your country works to put in place deeply discriminatory laws and policies undermining the rights of LGBT individuals," the California senator writes to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Boxer also expresses concern about the upcoming Winter Olympics. — by Chris Geidner OOPS Democratic Candidate Sends Tweet Thanking Soliders, Links To Story On D.C. Gay Scene — by Andrew Kaczynski HOLY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION, BATMAN! Cory Booker Is The Only One Excited About Ben Affleck Playing Batman — Maybe Because He's A Donor — by Ruby Cramer THE ROAD BACK Obama Seeks To Win Back Students By Going To War With Their College Administrators — by Evan McMorris-Santoro THIS WILL NOT STAND, MAN The NSA Scandal As Told By The Big Lebowski — by Benny Johnson STANDING UP FOR A DREAM 17 Powerful Images Of "Dreamers" Blocking A Bus To Stop The Deportation Of Undocumented Immigrants — by Adrian Carrasquillo "LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY…" Bin Laden Killer Jokes With Congressman About "Staring Down At His Corpse" — by Andrew Kaczynski BEHIND THE CAMERAS Al Jazeera's Climate Activist Fans Don't Care About The Network's Ties To Oil-Rich Qatar — by Ruby Cramer ALSO ON BUZZFEED Someone Made A White House Petition Asking The Administration To Make It Illegal For Ben Affleck To Play Batman Watch These Russian Soldiers Sing Their Hearts Out To Adele Here Is The First Photo Of North West Bengals Rookie, Forced To Sing During Hazing, Absolutely And Totally Kills It As Team Goes Nuts Get more stories on BuzzFeed What's hot on BuzzFeed? This BuzzFeed email was sent to dwyld.kwu.11muchado2011@blogger.com | Unsubscribe Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get BuzzFeed in your inbox BuzzFeed, Inc. 54 W. 21st St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010