• www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics

  This delay had nothing to do with sunlight — and everything to do with showmanship.

  tags: Obama, legislation, campaign promises, stimulus, financial crisis, reading list

• Straight Couples in France Are Choosing Civil Unions Meant for Gays – washingtonpost.com

  In passing the [civil unions] law without making it specific to gays, however, France distinguished itself from other European countries that have approved civil unions or even marriage for same-sex couples. As a result of that ambiguity, the PACS broadened into an increasingly popular third option for heterosexual couples, who readily cite its appeal: It has the air of social independence associated with the time-honored arrangement that the French call the “free union” but with major financial and other advantages. It is also far easier to get out of than marriage.

  tags: reading list, gay marriage, marriage equality, France, civil unions

• The lights are going out all over Twitter | Technology | guardian.co.uk

  [The new law] tells internet service providers that they “must adopt and reasonably implement a policy that provides for termination” of accounts used by anyone deemed a “repeat infringer” – regardless of whether the person has been convicted of a crime or not.

  tags: New Zealand, piracy, copyright, ISPs, protests, Internet life, reading list

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