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Most states likely to spurn gay-marriage bandwagon
As hundreds of gay couples became newlyweds in New York over the weekend, their well-wishers included many far-flung gays aware that their own states may never willingly allow same-sex marriage. In all, 30 states have adopted constitutional amendments...Tags: Civil Rights, Utah, Minority Groups, Politics, Florida
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Babbitt blasts 'radical' GOP bill on public lands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is blasting a Republican bill that would open up more than 50 million acres of public lands to logging and other development. Babbitt was Interior secretary for eight years under President...Tags: Elections, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Bill Clinton, Politics
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Teen buried on Calif. beach thought he would die
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A teenager who was buried in 6 feet of sand while digging a trench on a California beach says he was certain he would die before rescuers pulled him to safety. Matt Mina told The Associated Press on Thursday that he passed out...Tags: Virginia
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Admittedly drunk mayor accused of seeking donation
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The border town mayor and congressional candidate who admitted he was drunk when he signed contracts committing the city to $1 million in work has also been accused of requesting donations from the company when it came...Tags: Human Interest, Contracts, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Politics
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Who's driving you nuts?
SOUTH BEND – You know those bumper stickers that say "How's my driving?" and then give you a phone number to call? Well, now that effort to rate drivers has gone way beyond phone calls.
Now there’s a website where you can rate your fellow...Tags: Human Interest, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Pennsylvania
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Man who put semen in water bottle ordered to pay
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man convicted of ejaculating into a co-worker's water bottle has been ordered to pay the woman more than $27,000. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/pLwNXB ) says a judge on Monday ordered Michael Kevin...Tags: Los Angeles Times
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Was it lit? Arnie could be charged over cigar
VIENNA (AP) — Was it lit or was it cold? The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger's mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action. Smoking at airports is banned in Austria and an anti-smoking lobby said...Tags: Elections, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, Politics
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Frog dissections go virtual at California school
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California high school is taking the scalpel to frog dissections in biology class as it becomes the first U.S. school to take up animal welfare supporters' offer of free anatomy software.
Rancho Verde High...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Riverside (Riverside, California), Interior Policy
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Texas plant will turn sewage into drinking water
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In parched West Texas, drilling for oil has often been easier than finding new sources of water. For years, communities have been dealing with a diminishing water supply. And water has become even scarcer during this year's...Tags: Water Restrictions, Texas
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Report: Missing girl, father died of car exhaust
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The grandfather of a 2-year-old California girl found dead with her father inside an SUV says the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the car's exhaust pipe. Makram Samaan told The Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/... -
Elkhart business teams up with artist to remember victims of 9/11
ELKHART -- September 11 is a day Americans will never forget. An Elkhart business is helping preserve the names of all the victims ten years later. The business teamed up with a California artist to remember 9-11.
Nearly 3,000 names of 9-11 victims are...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, New York City, Indiana
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Virginia inmate sues after gruesome tries at sex change
DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De'lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since...Tags: North Carolina, Salt, Colleges and Universities, Human Body, Mental Health
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