EU nominee in single mothers row
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The Italian minister nominated as EU justice and home affairs commissioner has denied criticising single mothers. Rocco Buttiglione is already at the centre of a row after being rejected by the European Parliament
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Margaret Spellings, who was nominated Wednesday as secretary of education, arrived from Texas four years ago as a divorced single mother and member of President Bush&#39;s inner circle.
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BA's working practices discriminate against working mothers, a woman pilot tells a tribunal.
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ROME, Italy -- An EU committee&#39;s rejection of an Italian nominee with conservative views on homosexuality has drawn a sharp condemnation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett is facing fresh questions over claims that he fast-tracked a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s former nanny.
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Brussels, Nov. 05  - European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso has introduced a new set of nominees for the European Commission, naming Italian foreign minister to take the place of the controversial Catholic nominee, Rocco Buttiglione.
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ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE has inflamed the bitter row over his appointment as Europe s next Security and Justice Commissioner with a withering criticism of single mothers.
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When Natasha Thomas tuned into the presidential debate Friday night, she was hoping the candidates would address issues important to her as a single mother: health care, day care, education.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Italy&#39;s nominee to become the European Union&#39;s Justice and Home Affairs commissioner failed on Monday to win the backing of the European Parliament&#39;s Justice Committee, days after testifying that he considers homosexuality a sin.
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The incoming head of the European Commission has been trying to end a dispute which threatens to leave the EU without an executive.
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Home Secretary David Blunkett has denied abusing his position to help fast-track a visa application for a friend's nanny
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European newspapers on Wednesday focused on controversial designated EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione, who has sparked an uproar with his strong views on homosexuality and the role of women.
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Europe's Court of Human Rights says France discriminated against a lesbian who wanted to adopt a child.
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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 Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso
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Italian Rocco Buttiglione, dropped from the new European Commission line-up after fierce criticism of his views on gays and marriage, says he is a victim of unfair discrimination.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (IPS) - Incoming European Commission president Jose  Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso faced further embarrassment Wednesday after he was   forced to ask the European Parliament to delay a crucial vote  over his  new team of commissioners.