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Colombia lawmakers reject controversial gay marriage bill
BOGOTA — Colombian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a polarizing bill to allow same-sex marriage in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, as hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate for and against the measure. The bill was rejected...
Tags: Washington, DC, Justice System, Bogota (Colombia), Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage
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On Obamacare, sequester and taxes: predictions revisited
Politicians (including former politicians) like to be right more than most people. You see, in politics, public officials live or die by their (very) public opinions concerning the issues of the day. It is with this somber thought in mind that I reissue...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Parties and Movements, Personal Income, Harry Reid, Employment Opportunities
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France's discomfort with capitalism
Historians note the American alliance with King Louis XVI sustained the American cause during the darkest days of the Revolution. The history is impossible to escape. But for the deal struck in February 1778, General Washington and his Continental...
Tags: Personal Income, Barack Obama, White House, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi
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Rachel Marsden: Is Putin the Russian Reagan?
It would seem that we're now at the stage of global economic lunacy where the worldwide socialist slide is so far gone that the president of Russia is lecturing the world, and particularly Europe, about the risks of socialism. Speaking at the Asia-...
Tags: Russia, Personal Income, Fox News Channel (tv network), France, Europe
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Past Baltimore-Washington organizer considers 2024 Olympic bid
The Olympic flame may not be extinguished along the Chesapeake Bay.
A key organizer of the region's unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Games is gauging interest in making a run at the 2024 Games. Dan Knise, president and CEO of the Washington-Baltimore...Tags: Maryland Stadium Authority, International Olympic Committee, NBC (tv network), Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Beijing Games
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Baltimore should say no to a 2024 Olympics bid
Even before the 2012 London Olympics held its closing ceremonies last night, organizers and politicians were already looking ahead to the next round of bidding to host the games. Toronto is examining whether to throw its hat into the ring for the 2024...
Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Auto Racing, University of Oxford, Beijing Games, Tourism and Leisure
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Rachel Marsden on Waiting for a European Santa Claus
While your co-workers hover around the water cooler debating whether it matters if Mitt Romney bullied some kid in his youth, a formerly First World nation called Greece is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Why, you might ask, should Middle America...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), France, Europe, Jennifer Lopez, China
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Putin returns, and so does a Cold War mentality
Now that Vladimir Putin is Russia's president once again, the result of still another fraudulent election, we should expect ever more hostile relations with Moscow. Mr. Putin, a vain and vulgar man, was born and bred to despise the United States. And...
Tags: Russia, Diplomacy, Television Industry, Entertainment Events, G8
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RPT-EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes
Reuters* European leaders meet to discuss tax, energy policy * Tax avoidance schemes by major companies on agenda * EU loses 1 trillion euros a year to tax avoidance, evasion By Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Growing concern in...Tags: France, Paris (France), Starbucks Corp., Google Inc., Energy Saving
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EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy
Reuters* European leaders meet to discuss tax, energy policy * Tax avoidance schemes by major companies on agenda * EU losing 1 trillion euros a year to tax avoidance, evasion * OECD report urges EU to tackle aggressive tax planning By Luke Baker BRUSSELS,...Tags: Republic of Ireland, David Cameron, Paris (France), France, Starbucks Corp.
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Gay marriage opponent kills himself in Paris' Notre Dame
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - An 78-year-old French far-right activist committed suicide at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth, three days after a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect. Police evacuated...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Suicide, Paris (France), France, Same-Sex Marriage
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Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force
Reuters* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan on Wednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting arms ban for rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Peter Graff AMMAN/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Russia, Foreign Aid, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France
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