Twitter embraces UK's policymakers after eventful year

Twitter has told the BBC it now wants to work closer with government and policymakers in the UK. The site has revealed that there are over 10 million active tweeters across the nation. The site's UK general manager Tony Wang said it is a priority to "protect and defend" the v …

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Michael Wilson, Gay Librarian, Rejects Shorter University Christian 'Lifestyle Statement'

Michael Wilson, an openly gay librarian at Shorter University, signed the university's amended contract after crossing out the "lifestyle statement" requiring all employees to reject, amongst other practices, homosexuality.

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Marriage Equality Will Not Hurt Obama Among Black Voters At All

As of April, the gap between African-Americans and white support for gay marriage was eight points (39 percent of African-Americans support, while 47 percent of white support.) The gap between the same groups in terms of opposition was four points (47 percent of blacks oppose  …

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TV host Henry offends Australian viewers - Yahoo! New Zealand News

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Greece: SYRIZA, the Communist Party and the desperate need for a united front | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

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Kansas town approves law barring churches from discriminating against gays | Fox News

"If a church has a parish hall that they rent out to the general public, they could not discriminate against a gay couple who want to rent the building for a party," states a fact sheet put out by the city prior to the vote. The Rev. Michael Herring, of First Presbyterian Chur …

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There Is No Such Thing As 'Traditional Marriage'

The debate over same-sex marriage usually begins with someone on the right claiming that they oppose the idea of two men or two women being married because they wish to defend “traditional marriage.” What becomes clear after a short while, though, is that their idea …

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Tunisia's second coming | UNCUT

When anyone feels the need to stage a counter-demonstration against theatre, it is time to sit up and pay attention.

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Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says -

He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.

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