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...controversy over DC’s gay marriage laws comes in the midst of similar fights in Maine, where the issue is on the ballot this November; Iowa, where same-sex marriage was legalized earlier this year; and California, whose infamous Proposition 8 roused passions across the nation. It is understandable, therefore, that many congressmen will see the issue of same-sex marriage in DC as yet another opportunity to use a traditional wedge issue to wage political warfare, be it to advance the prospects of progressive candidates in left-leaning districts, drive a wedge between socially conservative minorities...
They are the celebrity professor, the rock star professor, the professor whose book you’ve read before your family lugs your worldly possessions through Johnston Gate. They may lecture in the same auditoriums as other academics, but they inspire a far different scope of admiration. This is what it’s like...
...operated in total secrecy. The government acknowledged the existence of the service only in 1989 and publicly identified its leaders in 1992. Now, as part of efforts to make its operations more transparent, MI5 has given unprecedented access to its files to Britain's foremost intelligence scholar, Christopher Andrew, whose new book, The Defense of the Realm, is considered the most complete history of the agency ever published. TIME spoke with Andrew about the conspiracy theories he's debunked, former spies in the British government and his feelings about James Bond...
...amid the color and commotion, just how sincere is the Conservative transformation? Parris believes it's real but speaks of a "substantial unreconstructed rump" of the party whose skepticism about the European Union drove the alliance with the antifederalist Polish party and who are "only very grumblingly committed to the diversity agenda." How Cameron balances the demands of that rump against the drive of the modernizers will determine just how nice a party the Tories...
...reference to the President, Giorgio Napolitano, whose head-of-state role is considered a unifying national symbol, was a particularly reckless accusation that risks costing Berlusconi support from moderates. But his hot-under-the-collar reaction is a clear message to his allies and adversaries alike that he plans to forge ahead, with no prospects of resigning or calling early elections. Not even the increasingly influential Northern League Party, which commands 10% support in polls and is growing in popularity, is interested in an early election, aware as they are that they owe their power to Berlusconi. Meanwhile, the center...