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By Maya RhodanFebruary 26, 2014 2:59 PM ESTTexas ; ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in San Antonio on Wednesday.The ban is still in effect, however, because U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia issued a stay on his order until after an appeal, according to the Dallas Morning News. Attorney General Greg Abbott is reportedly confident there will be an appeal.The Texas case was reportedly one of three brought by gay and lesbian couples who want their out-of-state marriages recognized within the Lone Star state. Garcia cited the Supreme Court ruling made in June that allowed same-sex couples access to federal benefits.Todayrsquo court decision is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature, but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, Garcia said in his order. Wi
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af1 her MatthewsJanuary 30, 2014 5:45 AM ESTAnalysts are calling them The Fragile Five, a catchy sobriquet for five countriesTurkey, Brazil, India, South Africa and Indonesiathat ha
jordan ve been experiencing serious turmoil in their economies and currencies in recent weeks.To one degree or another these five economies have been rocked by foreign investors who are taking their money and parking it in safer and increasingly more lucrative investments in developed count
yeezy ries like the U.S. This capital flight has caused these nations ; currencies to plummet in value, forcing central banks to raise interest rates and possibly weaken economic growth at home. This week, the Turkish Central Bank raised its interest rate a stunning 4.5%, hoping to convince investors to keep their money in Turkey.So what exactly does a currency crisis in Turkey or India have to do with the U.S. In recent days, foreign leaders like Brazilian President Dilma Roussef reportedly laid blame for economic troubles in her country at the feet of the United States ; Federal Reserve, saying the withdrawal of the monetary stimulus in developed countries was fueling market volatility. Some analysts have dismissed this as simple scapegoating, but according to Eswar Prasad, a Cornell economist and author of a forthcoming book on the international monetary system, The Dollar Trap, the analysis is not entirely off the mark.
