William Dotinga

Bucking Industry Talking Points, EU Economy Grew As Emissions Shrunk

In stark contradiction to a frequent refrain of the Republican Party, the European Union reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 23 percent and grew its economy by 53 percent in the last quarter century.

Bucking Industry Talking Points, EU Economy Grew As Emissions Shrunk

In stark contradiction to a frequent refrain of the Republican Party in the United States, the European Union reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 23 percent and grew its economy by 53 percent in the last quarter century. The European Commission revealed its figures at the start of the United Nations Climate Conference in

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EU Court Shoots Down Challenge To Greece’s Ban On Political Polling

A group of Greek nationals took their government to the EU’s human rights court over a law banning political polling – and the media’s dissemination of poll results to the public.

EU Court Shoots Down Challenge To Greece’s Ban On Political Polling

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday tossed a challenge to a Greek ban on political polling 15 days before an election, finding voters aren’t harmed by the law. Five Greek nationals took their government to the EU’s human rights court over the 2009 re-enactment of a law banning all political polling – and the media’s

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50 Years After Landmark Court Case, Only 28% Of Republicans Support Interracial Marriage

Nearly half of Democrats say the growing number of people of different races marrying each other is a good thing, while just 28 percent of Republicans share that view.

50 Years After Landmark Court Case, Only 28% Of Republicans Support Interracial Marriage

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Loving v. Virginia – which struck down laws criminalizing intermarriage – new U.S. Census Bureau data shows 17 percent of newlyweds in the United States have a spouse of a different race or ethnicity. The figure, reported in an analysis of census data done by the Pew

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