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Now, after nearly 20 years, the Philippine government wants to cash in on that trove, saying it was paid for with public funds. It has invited three different auction houses?Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams?to examine 760 pieces in the collection. Representatives of Christie's flew in last...
The Massachusetts Family Institute is one of the groups championing a petition for a new amendment, which would ban both same-sex marriages and same-sex civil unions. If the petition drive collects 65,000 signatures, the amendment could go before voters in 2008.
“Dozens [of legislators] changed their vote because of the availability of the new amendment—it’s better,” said Evelyn Reilly, the Institute’s director of public policy. “I think we should be able to get...
Anxiety and exhaustion are evolving quickly into impatience and anger. New Orleans community leaders living inside the complex, helped by an advocacy network of Houston churches and schools, has gotten some 4,000 evacuees to sign a petition demanding immediate financial assistance; a long-term recovery package; streamlined procedures for...
Incumbent Hosni Mubarak campaigned hard against nine opponents in last week's Egyptian election, the first multiparty presidential race in the country's history. Not surprisingly, he won hands down with 88% of the vote. He could rely on the entrenched election machine of his ruling National Democratic Party, as...