Britain approves same sex marriage bill in Commons
British lawmakers vote 400 to 175 in favor of a bill to legalize same sex marriage in England and Wales with Church of England excluded from ceremonies. The measure advances to Lords debates with potential impact in 2015, while civil partnerships remain convertible to marriage.
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Britain
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House of Lords
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Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
Commons
Church of England
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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Reuters
Harkin ends ties with ISU Harkin Institute over research scope
Senator Tom Harkin abandons plans to donate his papers to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State University after a power struggle with university leaders over research limits. Drake University shows interest in housing the papers as ISU staff dispute claims of restricted academic freedom.
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Iowa State University
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Senate
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Drake University
Des Moines
Leath
Institute
David Peterson
University
Harkin Institute
Iowa State
Iowa Board of Regents
ISU
Ruth
Harkins
Senate Agriculture Committee
Harkin’s
Center For Agricultural and Rural Development
Terry Branstad
Peterson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Beatte Schmittman
Sally Pederson
UNI presidential finalists reduced to two after withdrawal
University of Northern Iowa narrows the search to two candidates after Avijit Ghosh withdraws. The Regents schedule shows Michael Wartell of Indiana University Fort Wayne and William Ruud of Shippensburg University will interview Thursday in West Des Moines with a final decision at 2 p.m.
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University of Northern Iowa
State Board of Regents
Avijit Ghosh
University of Illinois At Champaign- Urbana
UNI
West Des Moines
Michael Wartell
Indiana University
Purdue University
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