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There is now a Republican-led effort for the Senate to confirm President Obama’s nomination of Carla Hayden to be the librarian of Congress. Her confirmation hearing proceeded without any serious review of her record, her views, or her qualifications.The American people should be asking why any senator would be anxious to confirm a nominee who is not only unqualified, but whom The Nation magazine celebrated as a “radical librarian” who champions unrestricted access to pornography in public libraries. 7 Things I Want to Say to That Guy Watching Porn at the Library Other members of Congress should be asking why...

Google has been asked to explain why the name of England and Arsenal soccer star Ashley Cole has been linked to the word gay in internet search results. The world's most popular search engine will be asked by the player's legal advisers to justify why typing his name on the site generates "see results for Ashley Cole gay". Mr Cole has brought a libel action against the News of the World and the Sun over allegations about Premiership players performing sexual acts on each other. Mr Cole's solicitor has initiated proceedings over the stories which prompted a flurry of internet...