Education Secretary Ruth Kelly was said by the Independent On Sunday to be engaged in an internal battle to allow Catholic adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples.

The Equality Act bans discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services on the basis of sexual orientation in a similar way to rules on sex and race discrimination.

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If all it took were earnestness and professionalism to be a famous actor, David J. Cummins would already be one.

Cummins, 40, of Portsmouth and New York City, didn't even think of becoming an actor until he was 30. He got his degree in business at the University of New Hampshire and worked in retail management before getting his real estate license.

"My goal is to have my job in re...

In my planning practice, I've seen a lot of different types of family arrangements. In addition to traditional families, I have worked with single men, single women, unmarried heterosexual couples, gay couples and a pair of straight women who have lived together as a family for more than 20 years. Each of these situations presents special planning challenges.

Massachusetts is the only st...

Religious bodies should not be exempted from new gay rights laws, the Lord Chancellor has insisted amid reports that one cabinet colleague wanted an opt-out for her church.

Education Secretary Ruth Kelly was said by the Independent On Sunday to be engaged in an internal battle to allow Catholic adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples.

The Equality Act bans discrimination in ...

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Mexican officials said the extraditions also were aimed at cracking down on turf battles among Mexican drug cartels, which have cost hundreds of lives in recent months in states including Michoacan, Guerrero, Baja California and Sinaloa. The government has sent tho...

Then there is fellow Democrat and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, embarking on a bid to become the first Hispanic to make it to the White House Nov 4, 2008. But the sheer star power of the top two sets them apart from the pack of 16 already in the race from either side of the political divide.

'I'm in, and I'm in to win,' said Clinton as she threw her hat into the ring with the h...

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TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback jumped into the 2008 presidential race Saturday, a favorite of the religious right now in an uphill battle against better known rivals for the GOP nomination.

"I am a conservative, and I'm proud of being a conservative," he proclaimed.

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Remove all clippings Remove all read clippings President George W. Bush at the White House, Saturday. (EPA/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI) Albert R. Hunt Bloomberg News Published: January 21, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Add to Clippings Text Size

WASHINGTON: Anyone wishing to avoid listening to a long speech Tuesday can be assured tha...

Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton on Saturday took the first step toward a 2008...

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The annals of TV have seen some spectacular pairings. In 1955, it was Jackie Gleason ...

21 January 2007 EXCLUSIVE: FIANCEE'S HEARTACHE OVER CAPTAIN KARL By Victoria Raymond

FOOTBALL star Karl Duguid walked out on his fiance and their two children without warning after 12 years together - then cruelly dumped her by text.

The heartless Colchester United captain left home after daughters Millie, nine, and Connie, five, had gone to I school.

He sent childhood sweeth...