46% more reason to channel surf.

46% More Reason to Channel Surf If watching TV sometimes gets you down, it's it's

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.

it's it is or it has
it's be ~have no surprise. Negative presentations of gay men and lesbians in mainstream advertising campaigns nearly doubled in 2004, reports Commercial Closet, a gay-advertising watchdog group. Nearly 46% of the ads rated by the group in 2004 were deemed negative, up from 19% the year before.

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Title Annotation:	Renew+Relax
Publication:	The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jun 21, 2005
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