Obama’s new stance on same-sex marriage earns donations

Saturday, May 12, 2012 Following the announcement this week by U.S. President Barack Obama that he supports the legalisation of marriage for same-sex partners, the Obama campaign claims to have received an increase in donations and support from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) supporters. Financial support for Democratic politicians …

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Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline

Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating …

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Appalachian Mountains coal company target of protesters

Saturday, July 9, 2005 A Friday protest in downtown Richmond drew around 200 protesters to Virginia’s state capital to demonstrate against strip mining practices of Massey Energy Company. Demonstrators marched through town and gathered in front of the company’s office building where nearly 20 laid in the street of the …

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News briefs:August 8, 2005

Contents 1 Robin Cook dead after collapsing 2 Russian submarine rescued by Royal Navy 3 America’s atomic bombing commemoration held in Hiroshima 4 Larson B ice-shelf collapse reveals exotic organisms isolated for 10,000 years 5 ABC News anchor Peter Jennings dies at 67 6 Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed …

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Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags

Wednesday, March 9, 2005 File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a cadre of environment and economics researchers suggested that Kenya should ban the common plastic bag that one gets …

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