Canada’s gay marriage decision rocks the debate
Gay rights advocates compare mood to the fall of the Berlin Wall as Canada legalizes same sex marriage. They foresee lawsuits spreading to U S states and a possible nationwide shift after lengthy battles. Opponents warn of a crumbling traditional family while Catholic leaders urge caution.
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Canada
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Freedom To Marry
Ken Connor
Family Research Council
Massachusetts
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U.S
Congress
Matt Daniels
Alliance For Marriage
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Congress targets corporate tax cheats offshore moves
Congress plans renewed action against corporate inversions as firms move HQ overseas to dodge federal taxes. Despite a House moratorium, Senate resistance and slow progress push any permanent changes to later this year. Stanley Works sparked the issue by moving towards Bermuda, later abandoning it.
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Dmass
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Nancy Johnson
R-Conn
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Cayman Islands
United States
Hamas edges toward truce amid mounting pressures
Hamas moves toward a possible hudna truce with Israel as funding dwindles and its offices close in Arab states. Abbas may gain say in governance if a deal holds, while Israel, Egypt, and the international community press for a pause to restart the road map. Skeptics warn a six-month hudna could be only a pause to regroup and renew violence.
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Israel
Mahmoud Abbas
West Bank
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Mecca
Palestinian Authority
Pope John Paul II visits Bosnian Serb stronghold amid lingering war wounds
In Banja Luka the pope faces a wary Bosnian Serb leadership and sharp protests as ethnic tensions persist eight years after the 1992 95 war. Leaflets say “Pope Go Home” while most residents struggle with unemployment and the slow return of refugees. Only about 2,000 Catholics plus a few Muslims have come back.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
John Paul II
John Paul
Bosnia
Dragan Kalinic
Radovan Karadzic
Rodoljub Djokic
Nere
Dragana Martic
U.N. Refugee Agency
Terrorism threat shuts U S embassy in Kenya
The Pentagon raised East Africa threat level to high and ordered the U S Embassy in Nairobi closed through at least Tuesday. Civil aviation authorities banned air traffic between Kenya and Somalia indefinitely, affecting United Nations flights and a Somali owned carrier.
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