MEPs reject candidate who called gays sinful
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the incoming European commission president, was under strong pressure last night to dump Rocco Buttiglione, a professed opponent of women&#39;s and gay rights, as the next commissioner for justice and security, after the European
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LONDON : Italy&#39;s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has slammed the refusal by European lawmakers to endorse Italy&#39;s candidate for justice commissioner because of his views on gays as an attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre
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Bishops of the Episcopal Church rejected demands by leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion to roll back the churchâs liberal stance on homosexuality.
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A Scottish minister lobbies MEPs to reject moves to define vodka as a drink made only from potato or grain.
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Italy's disputed candidate for EU justice  and security commissioner, under fire for calling homosexuality  a sin, has said single mothers are "not very good."
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Italy's prime minister blames "leftist propaganda" after MEPs reject his nominee for EU justice commissioner.
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Italy&#39;s disputed candidate for EU justice and security commissioner, under fire for calling homosexuality a sin, has said single mothers are &quot;not very good&quot;.
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The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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Dutch politics had faced chaos Wednesday after the newly elected parliament censured Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk - nicknamed "Iron Rita" for her tough anti-immigration measures - after she refused to halt ...Comment
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Italy&#39;s European commissioner-designate, Rocco Buttiglione, faced a formal call from MEPs for his resignation yesterday over his description of homosexuality as a &quot;sin&quot;.
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Rocco Buttiglione has been rejected for the EUâs justice job by MEPs as a row over the line-up of JosÃ© Manuel Barrosoâs European Commission hots up.
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The Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday rejected a proposal by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso designed to defuse a row over
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today defended two of his under-fire team. Euro MPs questioned the appointment of Italian Rocco Buttiglione as a Commissioner after he said homosexuality was a sin.
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The EU parliament appears likely to reject incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s choice of commissioners tomorrow after he refused to make concessions.
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Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.
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A compromise deal to save the next European Commission was today rejected by European parliament leaders who want an anti-gay member of the new team axed.
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Voters rejected SwedenÂs longtime prime minister for a conservative who has pledged to revise the welfare state.