Thousands of demonstrators march in Durban demanding faster action on climate change, as the annual UN summit on the issue reaches its half-way point.

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Protests at climate change summit

Australia’s governing Labor party votes to support same-sex marriage, although its MPs will be allowed a free vote on the issue in parliament.

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Australia Labor for gay marriage

Even as other countries take action, the issue is fading from the American agenda.

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News Analysis: Whatever Happened to Global Warming?

For Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, the issue of immigration could be treacherous in early-nominating states that have few Hispanics.

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Rick Perry’s Stance on Immigration May Hurt His Chances

Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper says that the issue of clergy entering civil partnerships with same-sex partners could be a source of major division in the church.

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Primate civil partnership warning

The BBC is dragging its heels on the issue of disclosing star salaries, a new parliamentary report claims.

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Reveal star salaries, BBC is told

Two years after he campaigned aggressively on the issue, President Obama sought to jump-start a faltering immigration reform push, making a speech on the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday afternoon. Conceding failure to pass any measure, including the DREAM…

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Obama Calls for New Immigration Law

Republicans and Democrats appear to agree that the issue of short-term debt should be decoupled from talks about the long-term deficit.

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The Caucus: Amid Din, Serious Talk on Debt

You’ve got to go back to the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 for a precedent to the anti-science mania that is currently sweeping the GOP. Then, the issue was teaching Darwin’s work on evolution in the schools. Today, the issue is global warming. Then, as now, large numbers of politicians tapped into the stratum of popular culture that simply rejects science as the basis for public or personal decisions. read more

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An Anti-Science Mania Takes Over the GOP

A Supreme Court that is increasingly skeptical of campaign finance restrictions is returning to the issue for the first time since last year’s game-changing Citizens United ruling.

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With Ariz. case, Supreme Court takes up campaign finance issue again

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrives in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on an unannounced visit, amid renewed tension over the issue of civilian casualties.

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US defence chief in Afghan visit

Amid a number of bills filed in Texas that address the issue of illegal immigration, one, proposed by Republican state Rep. Debbie Riddle, stands out.

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Texas immigration bill has big exception

Different perspectives on the issue of adoption

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In its first hearing, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform took on the issue of government bailouts.

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With Issa Leading, Oversight Panel Eagerly Begins Its Work

As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposes overhauling federal law, critics say his record on the issue is mixed.

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Immigrant Groups Give Qualified Praise to Mayor