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Comment: Trans discrimination must no longer be tolerated During missions to member states of the Council of Europe, I have been reminded of the on-going discrimination many face on account of their gender identity. Other posts in opinion Interview: Waiting for Godot with Captain Picard Top gay venue Astoria to hold ‘last ever party’ Comment: Pope Benedict learnt nothing from his time in the Hitler Youth Comment: South Africa’s gay human rights disgrace Comment: Gays should give Obama a

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Jersey may become first Crown dependency to introduce civil partnerships

Two executed in Saudi Arabia for male rape Two Saudi men were publicly beheaded on December 26th after being found guilty of rape. The official SPA news agency said Nasser al-Harby and Majid al-Sibeiy had gone into the bedroom where the unnamed victim slept.

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Greek Orthodox bishop sues AIDS charity for one million euros

I’ve put this off for far too long, so I’ll be sending the following away in the mail some time soon, solving my printer-cable issues just to fire off this one letter in the mail. How to save on membership fees

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An open resignation from the Australian Labor Party

As Bush’s list of failures grows, Dick Cheney sinks deeper into ‘Gestapo’ delusion Posted on 06 January 2009 Add Mid-East To Bush’s Failure List .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5

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As Bush’s list of failures grows, Dick Cheney sinks deeper into ‘Gestapo’ delusion

3 . Thornley could breach Victoria’s conduct code — if it had oneAndrew Crook writes:Another day, another 24 hours of silence from the south of France where dot.com hotshot, turned Victorian Legislative Councilor, turned electric car aficionado Evan Thornley is holed up avoiding questions from the media over his post-politics career.To recap, speculation is rife that Thornley is on the verge of snaffling a $700,000 gig as local CEO of Better Place, a US car battery swapping firm, just days afte

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Lost amidst the international uproar over the Israeli invasion of Gaza have been the important developments in Sri Lanka this past week.  Please try to be as humane and respectful as possible, both to the truth and each other, in the comments if you’re going to engage in a conversation on the substance of this.

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Tidbit: Sri Lanka, Another Legacy Of British Colonialism

By Antoun IssaThe death toll in the Gaza massacre has surpassed 500. Israel has rejected an EU cease-fire and is showing no sign of halting its operations, despite growing global opposition

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Egyptian Complicity Exposes Deep Fear of Iran

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There is no horror, no cruelty, sacrilege, or perjury, no imposture, no infamous transaction, no cynical robbery, no bold plunder or shabby betrayal that has not been or is not daily being perpetrated by the representatives of the states, under no other pretext than those elastic words, so convenient and yet so terrible: “for reasons of state”. ~ Mikhail Bakunin, Federalism, Socialism, Anti-Theologism, 1867 After six days of Israeli bombardment, aid agencies say that Gazans are facing a humanit

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Cycling Santa · Adelaide Parklands · Fountain without water · ETSA Festive Lights · ABC Wednesdays - S for Sturt’s Desert Pea · Glenelg Christmas Pageant (Part 3) · Glenelg Christmas Pageant (Part 2) · Glenelg Christmas Pageant …

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Adelaide in Photos: Sidewalk cafes