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...discussion of other topics was limited for the sake of the spirit of the games. At the World Expo, however, all bets are off. Almost every day of the Expo will feature forums conducted about the prevailing issues of development, urbanization, and globalization; most will be open to the public and invite a variety of participants...
...affordable living is getting harder and harder. Because of the World Expo, there already have been efforts made by the Shanghai municipal government to incorporate citizen participation in the course of designing a “better city.” The mayor of Shanghai pledges to seek public opinion on the city’s scheme to make housing and renting more affordable...
...Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, a conservative public policy organization, argued against the idea that gay marriage is a civil right. He said that civil rights must come from the democratic legislative process and not from court decisions. A civil right cannot be taken away if it did not exist in the first place, he added...
Sorensen, assistant director of public affairs at the LDS Multi-Stake Public Affairs Council, also expressed support for the separation between civil union and marriage, stating that his church defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman...
...identified as at risk for exposure as a result of this case, reminding us of its startling proximity to our privileged community. Instead of dismissing it as a disease of the developing world, we should take this opportunity to recognize TB’s continued relevance on the public health advocacy agenda and engage with the actors that have long stalled progress...