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This writer's line-by-line rebuttal of Robert Fisk’s story about being beaten by a mob of Afghan refugees led the term “fisking” to be coined for such a critique. The Atlantic published this author’s December 2007 cover story “Why Obama Matters” free online, marking an early media endorsement of the Obama campaign. This author’s moralistic description of a 2001 visit to San Francisco prompted Michelangelo Signorile to expose the screen name this man used on an anonymous (*) barebacking website. As editor (10[1])of The New Republic, this author ran a 1994 cover story (10[1])excerpting (10[1])Charles Murray's (10[1])The Bell Curve. (10[1])This writer's 1989 article “Here Comes The Groom” was an early mainstream argument for legalized same-sex marriage. For 10 points, name this neoconservative gay journalist. ■END■

ANSWER: Andrew (Michael) Sullivan [prompt on Sully]
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