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People protests against gay marriage in North Carolina. Courtesy of AP
People protests against gay marriage in North Carolina.

'Merica, the beautiful

On May 8, we became less of a country as North Carolina passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage.

Coming back to bite

Everyone has moments of their lives that they are not proud of. For Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, some of those moments are coming back to haunt him on the campaign trail.

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A plea for democracy

The success of these protests could drastically change the lives of Egyptians, what could the success or failure of these protests mean for the rest of the world?

All tapped out

Even though timeline of this messy, drawn-out affair traces back six years, there's no telling whether the tabloid will be able to again slip its way out of this situation.

Stay tuned to Tunisia

The abrupt end of Ben Ali's 23-year rule is being called the first Middle East revolution since 1979. Although the end result of these events is unclear, its implications are nonetheless fascinating and crucial to watch.

Double justice

Although Barbour’s decision to free the two on such a basis is highly controversial, the Scott sisters’ deserve another chance to turn their lives around after being wrongly convicted by the flawed justice system.

The curious case of Julian Assange

Assange faced two separate sexual assault allegations, was jailed in the UK and was released with bail on Dec. 16.
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