What's New US: Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Toward the end of his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Obama said something that untold numbers of Americans who suffer discrimination had wanted to hear for more than 16 years. He promised to work to repeal the law that bans gay members of the military from living their lives openly... NY Times
US: Vote for equality in Maine & Washington!!!
President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize > President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” NY Times
Italians rally for press freedom > Tens of thousands of Italians have protested in Rome against what they say are threats to press freedom by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi BBC News
German Election: The FDP is the big winner > The liberal Free Democratic Party obtained its best electoral showing in history, with 15% of the votes, allowing Chancellor Angela Merkel to form a new coalition government. German Election Results CDU/CSU 33.4% SPD 22.7% FDP 14.8% Left 12.5% Green 10.6%
Germany can do better: Vote for the FDP
Lib Blog: A brief analysis of the German election > Germany prepares to choose a new Parliament on Sunday and, according to the latest polls, anything could happen. First of all, let’s mention this (believe me, it’s going to be easier later on): Black = Christian Democrats (CDU) --or, more exactly, CDU+CSU--, red = Social Democrats (SPD), yellow = liberals (FDP), and green equals, well, green. Since no party is considering a coalition with the far-left Left Party, we’ll leave it out of the equation. UK: Lib Dem Conference ends in Bournemouth
UK Liberal Democrat Conference 2009
US: Vote Yes on Referendum 71!!! > Liberty and equality are under attack in Washington state. Vote Yes on Referendum 71 to preserve domestic partnerships and protect the rights of ALL families!!! For more info on Ref 71, please visit http://approvereferendum71.org/
China pledges to cut carbon emissions > President Hu Jintao told nearly 100 leaders at a UN summit on climate change that China would cut carbon dioxide emissions by a notable margin by 2020. TimesOnline.co.uk
Canada's Liberals on the economy > Michael Ignatieff shares the Liberal Party's plans for the economy with the Toronto Board of Trade
Vince Cable’s speech to Lib Dem Conference > "If there were ever a time for the Liberal Democrats, this is it"
Clegg launches 'A Better Politics for Less'
Nick Clegg launches 'The Liberal Moment' > “The time has come for a new alignment of progressive politics…”
UK Lib Dems Autumn Conference 2009 > Saturday 19th - Wednesday 23rd September
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Lib Blog: German election The Free Democratic Party (FDP), Germany's liberal political party, has launched its latest internet ad highligthing the party's central motto for the upcoming federal election: "Strengthening the middle." The FDP's electoral program for the upcoming German federal elections (in English):
Britain's fiscal crisis > Vince Cable launches ‘Tackling the Fiscal Crisis: A recovery plan for the UK’
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