| California's top court legalizes gay marriage
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AP - California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.
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| China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000
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AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.
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| McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
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AP - Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.
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| Tennessee GOP mocks Michelle Obama's 'proud' remark
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AP - The Tennessee Republican Party "welcomed" Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's wife to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic.
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| Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
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AP - A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
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| Chief: Man prime suspect in Florida fires
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AP - A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods as firefighters battled large blazes nearby set several other small fires to throw off officers who were pursuing him, police said Thursday.
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| Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds
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| AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing. |
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| Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up
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AP - Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.
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| DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack
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| AP - DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson's van in February. Bite marks were left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the vehicle. |
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| Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5
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AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour.
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| China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors
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Reuters - China struggled on Friday to
bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless
and without food and water by the earthquake that may have
killed more than 50,000 people.
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| Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark
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Reuters - Democrats erupted in outrage on
Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by
the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet
Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany.
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| House blocks Iraq war money and sets pullout plan
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Reuters - The House of Representatives, in a
surprise and largely symbolic move, defeated legislation on
Thursday to fund the war in Iraq for another year.
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| New bin Laden message to focus on Israel: monitors
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Reuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will
address the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding in a Web
message expected to underscore a growing focus on the Jewish
state, U.S.-based Internet monitors said on Thursday.
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| Top California court rules gays may marry
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Reuters - The California Supreme Court
overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major
victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual
couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state.
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| Gates names troop protection and care as top priority
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Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said
on Thursday he wants to see major changes in three areas before
he leaves the Pentagon -- unmanned aircraft, protective gear
for troops and medical care for the wounded.
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| Bush to press Saudi king on oil prices and Iran
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Reuters - President George W. Bush heads for
Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record
oil prices and try to shore up Arab support for containing
Iran's growing regional clout.
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| Senators say have accord on housing rescue
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Reuters - Leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking
Committee said on Thursday they have agreed to the
underpinnings of a housing rescue plan that will create a
federal backstop for failing loans.
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| China says quake toll likely above 50,000
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AFP - China said Thursday that over 50,000 people had likely died in the devastating earthquake that hit its southwest as time runs out to save survivors buried in the rubble of broken communities.
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| Bush vows to support Israel against 'terror'
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AFP - Visiting US President George W. Bush vowed on Thursday to support Israel in battling "terror" groups as the nation marks its 60th anniversary still struggling to find peace with Arab neighbours.
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