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Tony Abbott is just a joke! - Tony Abbott (and Christopher Pyne) running from Parliament to avoid accepting Craig Thomson’s vote. (by phonytonyabbott)

Ahh… The plot thickens! It’s a conspiracy! - Assange loses extradition appeal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18260914

This would such a hard letter to write, or to receive! - The private letters of organ recipients http://bit.ly/LyA7wA
via @sbsnews

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Fast Action on climate change please! - Carbon emissions ‘at record high’ http://bit.ly/KhinKf
via @sbsnews

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#downtonabbey is even better this season!

So instead of paying people smugglers, pay the Australian federal government!!! Let’s cash in! Budget surplus, here we come! - Quicker visas to lure wealthy migrants http://bit.ly/KIHzGL
via @sbsnew

Ahh… The wonders of modern science! - Lab grows heart muscle from skin - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18158122

Gay athletes should seek asylum during Games - activist http://bit.ly/JngQPS via @sbsnews

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China’s loss is the free world’s gain! - Blind Chinese dissident begins life in US http://bit.ly/Jy7pLJ via @sbsnews

Love a beautiful solar eclipse! - Solar eclipse to project ‘ring of fire’ http://bit.ly/JlCEJL (via @cnn)

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The board of the NAACP, the “nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization,” endorsed marriage equality at a meeting this afternoon. The move comes 10 days after President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage.

The NAACP’s move comes as attitudes about gays and lesbians in the African American community are changing rapidly. A recent poll found that 54% of African Americans supported President Obama’s recent decision.

Maxim Thorne, formerly of the NAACP, broke the news over Twitter…

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NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality (via ryking)

Oh Abbott, enjoy the taste of your medicine! | Labor puts heat on Abbott over Heffernan |  http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/05/20/Labor_puts_heat_on_Abbott_over_Heffernan_752159.html#.T7imIUPRsZ8.twitter

Protect the Great Barrier Reef! - Reef Under Threat! (by getupaustralia)