The Simpson-Bowles plan called for far bigger tax increases than is commonly understood, as well as changes to Social Security and Medicare that parts of the Democratic base dislike.

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The leader of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, has said the law should not be used as a tool to bring about such social changes such as gay marriage, and may turn out to be ahead of majority opinion.

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He writes and advises about the new social environment of the enterprise, enterprise 2.0, open management and API strategies, as well as the key social changes that enterprise decision makers need to know about.

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