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    This scene makes events in the British parliament seem somewhat sedate in comparison, with Ukrainian deputies scuffling in the Kiev chamber. What were they fighting about? The basics of language policy, reportedly Photograph: Reuters

    This scene makes events in the British parliament seem somewhat sedate in comparison, with Ukrainian deputies scuffling in the Kiev chamber. What were they fighting about? The basics of language policy, reportedly Photograph: Reuters

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    A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote. Egypt commenced two days of presidential voting after 16 months of interim rule by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. This election is the first free presidential race since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.Photograph: SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters Jack Shenker writes in from Cairo: Two misapprehensions underpin much of the discussion about the revolution. The first is that the metric of revolutionary success lies solely in the formal arena of institutional politics, and the development of democratic mechanisms within it. The second is that Tahrir, along with the ludicrously titled “Facebook youth” who populated the square in January and February last year, is the only alternative space in which pressure on the formal arena is thrashed out.

    A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote. Egypt commenced two days of presidential voting after 16 months of interim rule by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. This election is the first free presidential race since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.Photograph: SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters
    Jack Shenker writes in from Cairo:
    Two misapprehensions underpin much of the discussion about the revolution. The first is that the metric of revolutionary success lies solely in the formal arena of institutional politics, and the development of democratic mechanisms within it. The second is that Tahrir, along with the ludicrously titled “Facebook youth” who populated the square in January and February last year, is the only alternative space in which pressure on the formal arena is thrashed out.

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  3. John Prescott on Twitter’s 10m milestone

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    Life is tweet, says the UK’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott, as the number of people in the UK using Twitter reaches 10 million:

    Twitter is OUR media, the public have become the news editors and the Twitter trend list is the running order.

    It’s given me a voice and a connection to millions of people that the distorted prism of the mainstream media denied.

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    Gay marriage is all about love. The love of same-sex couples is just as real, strong and committed as that of married heterosexual men and women. Prohibiting same-sex marriage devalues and denigrates the love of lesbian and gay partners. It signifies our continuing second class legal status; to have separate laws for gay and straight people is a form of sexual apartheid.
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    Public support for gay marriage is double the support secured by the Tories in last week’s local elections. If Cameron wants to win back lost votes, he should fast-track legislation for equal marriage rights.

    As Obama joins a global trend towards gay marriage, the UK should too -

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    Photograph: Ted Soqui/Corbis It’s 20 years since the race riots sparked by the police beating of Rodney King that shook Los Angeles and the US. See how the LA streets affected look now and how the news was covered with reports from our archive: From the archive: Riots fire US race divide The United States was tottering last night on the brink of a new racial crisis, pitting black against white in the nation’s cities, which turned Los Angeles into a war zone on Wednesday night. In Atlanta, the last resting place of Martin Luther King, students went on a copycat rampage in a shopping mall. Police reported a number of beatings and arrests. In Washington, President Bush went on television to appeal for calm, trying to contain a potentially explosive situation nationwide after the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers accused of beating a black motorist, Rodney King.

    Photograph: Ted Soqui/Corbis

    It’s 20 years since the race riots sparked by the police beating of Rodney King that shook Los Angeles and the US. See how the LA streets affected look now and how the news was covered with reports from our archive:

    From the archive: Riots fire US race divide

    The United States was tottering last night on the brink of a new racial crisis, pitting black against white in the nation’s cities, which turned Los Angeles into a war zone on Wednesday night. In Atlanta, the last resting place of Martin Luther King, students went on a copycat rampage in a shopping mall. Police reported a number of beatings and arrests. In Washington, President Bush went on television to appeal for calm, trying to contain a potentially explosive situation nationwide after the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers accused of beating a black motorist, Rodney King.

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    Rupert Murdoch tells staff report is 'opportunity to reflect on mistakes'

    Read Murdoch’s email to staff in full:

    The tycoon, strongly criticised along with his son James by the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said in an emailed statement sent to employees on Tuesday that the company had “gone beyond what law enforcement authorities have asked of us” to ensure it met both the law and ethical standards.

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