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California Supreme Court tells
state to allow gays to marry
In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot.
Republicans may lose at
least 20 house seats in November
The Republican defeat in Tuesday's special election in Mississippi, in a deeply conservative district where, in an average year, Democrats cannot even compete, was a clear sign that the GOP has the political equivalent of cancer that has spread throughout the body.
Obama helped supporters get millions in Illinois state business
An Obama spokesperson, Ben Labolt, said it was "preposterous" to suggest Obama's efforts for the firms
were linked to campaign donations.
Media goes nuts over loser
Edwards' after-the-fact endorsement
 HINESSIGHT | He was barely a blip on the campaign screen, yet the media has gone nuts over loser John Edwards' endorsement of Obama, made only after it was clear that the latter would be the nominee.
Obama welcomes Edwards
endorsement, even if tardy
 It would have meant more in February or March, but John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination was welcomed nonetheless by a politician eager to turn the page.
State TV: China quake death
toll could rise to 50,000
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors.
Clinton to press ahead,
regrets racial tension
 Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the presidential race until the final primaries next month while her campaign built a case that she now leads in the popular vote if the disputed contests in Michigan and Florida are counted.
Strickland emphatic
in refusing run for VP
Gov. Ted Strickland says his answer about running for vice president in the fall would be no different if Barack Obama asked instead of Hillary Clinton.
That would be "no."
The 'thing is far from over,'
key Hillary Clinton aide says
Terry McAuliffe, chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, issued a terse statement in the wake of John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama today.
"We respect John Edwards, but as the voters of West Virginia showed last night, this thing is far from over."
Edwards too late for VP spot, but could land in Obama's cabinet
John Edwards' eleventh-hour endorsement of Barack Obama was a hit with the front-runner's fans, but it is unlikely to shoot Edwards to the top of the vice presidential list, political experts said Wednesday.
Edwards's endorsement of Obama
starts clock on 'Al Gore watch'
John Edwards's endorsement yesterday of Barack Obama leaves former Vice President Al Gore as the major Democratic figure still on the sidelines in the party's presidential race.
Edwards' nod may help pull
blue-collar vote to Obama
John Edwards didn't endorse when he pulled out of the presidential race in January. Or before the crucial Super Tuesday primaries. Or before voters in his home state of North Carolina went to the polls last week.
Los Angeles in a stew
over taco trucks
Swarmed around Leo's Taco truck on Eagle Rock Boulevard, about 50 night patrons are stuffing their cheeks with carne asada tacos – and chewing over one of this city's big controversies: taco trucks.
Bush approval at 27%
According to an April Pew poll, President Bush’s job approval rating is now at 27%, the lowest of his presidency.
Scandal-plagued Ohio
attorney general resigns
 Attorney General Marc Dann, a Democrat elected in 2006 on an anti-corruption platform, said at a news conference that he had to resign to preserve the ability of the office to carry out the priorities he established.
Alaska first state to hit
$4 a gallon gasoline: AAA
Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come around the United States this summer -- it became the first state where the average price for regular gasoline reached $4 per gallon.
California's top court
to rule on gay marriage
Both sides in the gay marriage debate will be watching California's highest court Thursday to see if the nation's biggest state goes the way of Massachusetts and legalizes same-sex marriage.
Immigrant workers in
New Orleans start leaving
Josue Vega was one of thousands of immigrant workers who flocked to New Orleans in 2005 in hopes of finding a rebuilding job in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
He worked seven days a week and earned more than twice his normal earnings.
Ex-Atlanta officer tells court
he covered up botched raid
A former Atlanta police officer on trial for a botched drug raid that led to the death of a 92-year-old woman said Wednesday he went along with a cover-up because he felt threatened by his fellow officers.
Clinton gets teary over Chelsea
Hillary Clinton has another verklempt moment in the first of a series of national TV interviews today trying to capitalize on her win in West Virginia.
McCain's wife sells
Sudan-related investments
 Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, is selling off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business
in the African nation.
Ants swarm over Houston
area, fouling electronics
In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers.
Report: GE set to auction
appliance business
General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Too much alcohol damages
heart and arteries
 Heavy drinking causes high blood pressure, stiff arteries and rigid heart muscles in men and enlarged hearts in women, boosting their risk of having heart attacks and strokes, researchers said on Wednesday.
CBS buys CNet
CBS Corp. says it has agreed to buy online technology news and entertainment company CNet Networks Inc. for about $1.75 billion.
Study: Sea wall sinking
around Jefferson Memorial
The sea wall protecting the Jefferson Memorial from the Tidal Basin is sinking in spots and needs repair, a study concluded.
Kentucky favors Clinton
And, as she did in West Virginia, Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to rack up a sizable victory in Kentucky's May 20 Democratic primary against front-runner Barack Obama, who is hoping to counter with a win on more favorable turf in Oregon the same day.
Obama does a Huckabee
in Kentucky
In Kentucky, he is making a direct appeal to Evangelicals with flyers that mention his conversion experience and they highlight a big old cross. Remember Mike Huckabee’s supposed subliminal cross in his Christmas campaign ad? Well, the Obama campaign ditches the subliminal and goes for the in your face cross.
Clinton: 'Terrible mistake' for fans to pick McCain over Obama
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a "terrible mistake" for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.
Bush administration is drugging
illegals as they're deported
 The U.S. government has injected hundreds of foreigners it has deported with dangerous psychotropic drugs against their will, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing medical records, internal documents and interviews with people who have been drugged.
E A R L I E R H E A D L I N E S
Analysis: Maybe Obama
should worry about November
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is in hot pursuit of general election voters, hoping America won't notice he got his head handed to him in West Virginia.
Exit polls: McCain will win WVA over
Obama; Clinton could win in Nov
Barely a third of Clinton supporters say they'd vote for Obama over John McCain in a November matchup. As many claim they'd vote for Republican John McCain and a quarter said they would not vote for president. If that horse race were Clinton vs. McCain, half of Obama backers say they'd vote for Clinton.
Still doesn't get it: Bush gave up golf in 'solidarity with Iraq dead'
 Childish George Bush said on Tuesday he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq.
Massive rejection of Obama
raises doubts about him
A big victory in West Virginia Tuesday could re-energize Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House and raise fresh doubts about Sen. Barack Obama's electability in the general election.
Clinton takes popular vote lead
With the help of Florida and Michigan.
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Time runs out for
thousands trapped by China quake
China poured more troops into the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan on Wednesday to speed up the search for survivors as time ran out for thousands of people buried under rubble and mud.
For McCain, it's Huckabee
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently at the top of John McCain's short list for a running mate.
Arson-started Florida
wildfires fueled by growth
Wildfires that have gutted at least 40 homes along the state's Atlantic coast are believed to have been started by arsonists, but they got help from two classic Florida phenomenon: rampant development and a year-round growing season.
3 in 10 get all or most
calls on cell phones
For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.
Mobile phones more
important than wallets: survey
 More than one-third of workers would choose their mobile phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and could take only one item, a new survey has found.
EarthLink to pull the
plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a national model.
US foreclosure filings
surge 65 percent in April
 More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday.
McCain's Hagee apologizes
for anti-Catholic remarks
John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."
Vatican: It's OK
to believe in aliens
Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
Craigslist sues eBay,
alleges corporate spy plan
Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.
3 Kentucky lawyers face trial,
accused of defrauding clients
COVINGTON, Ky. - Two part owners of last year's Preakness winner went on trial Tuesday on charges they defrauded clients out of millions in a case being watched closely by the thoroughbred industry because the men could lose their share of the horse.
Belief in God 'childish,' said
Einstein in letter
Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.
Study links air pollution
to blood clots in veins
Air pollution heavy in small particles may cause blood clots in the legs, the same condition air travelers call "economy class syndrome" from immobility during flight, researchers said on Monday.
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Michigan Girl Scout sells
17,328 boxes of cookies
A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.
NJ woman vanishes after
fall from cruise ship
A woman taking a cruise with her boyfriend plunged into the sea off New Jersey from a balcony attached to her room, and the FBI is investigating whether a crime occurred.
US Defense Secretary urges more
private US contacts with Iran
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he thought more visits to Iran by private American citizens might help bridge differences between the two countries.
Alaska first state to hit
$4 a gallon gasoline: AAA
Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come around the United States this summer -- it became the first state where the average price for regular gasoline reached $4 per gallon.
Obama welcomes Edwards
endorsement, even if tardy
It would have meant more in February or March, but John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination was welcomed nonetheless by a politician eager to turn the page.
Ford recalls over 650,000
pickups for brake hose
Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a problem with the brake hose that could cause the vehicles to lose braking power.
`Dog the Bounty Hunter'
to return to A&E
Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's TV show will return to the air this summer, months after it was pulled when the reality star used a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade.
California Supreme Court to
decide on gay marriage ban
California's highest court will give its ruling on the legality of the state's ban on gay marriages on Thursday, a long-awaited milestone that could have a nationwide impact on the issue.
10-year-old scholar takes
Calif. college by storm
With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music. But Cavalin is only 10 years old.
'Darth Vader' spared
jail in Jedi church attacks
A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
Cindy McCain sells
Sudan-related investments
Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation.
Swiss man soars above
Alps with jet-powered wing
A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps.
Los Angeles in a stew
over taco trucks
Swarmed around Leo's Taco truck on Eagle Rock Boulevard, about 50 night patrons are stuffing their cheeks with carne asada tacos – and chewing over one of this city's big controversies: taco trucks.
Cyclone-wracked Myanmar
says constitution approved
Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that voters overwhelmingly backed a pro-military constitution — a move critics claim was an attempt to divert attention from its failure to deliver aid to victims of a devastating cyclone.
Giant beetles seized
at Pennsylvania post office
Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles — some the size of a child's hand — from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.
Verizon and AT&T win
Homeland Security contracts
Verizon Business, a unit of No. 2 U.S. telephone service provider Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N), said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million over 10 years.
Clinton Superdelegate
Reveals He Voted for Obama
Clinton superdelegate Brad Ellsworth said Wednesday that he cast his vote in the May 6 Indiana Democratic presidential primary for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, adding yet another intriguing twist to the mystery of just who the conservative freshman lawmaker supports.
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