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Washington state same-sex marriage supporters cheer court ruling

NewsonToday — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:18:36 +0000

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Gay marriage proponents in the Pacific Northwest cheered a U.S. court ruling on Tuesday that overturned a California ban on same-sex nuptials, in what they saw as boost to their cause a day before a key vote to legalize such unions in Washington state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found California voters in 2008 had unfairly relegated gay and lesbian couples to a lower status than heterosexual couples when the ban was passed. …
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Court overturns California gay marriage ban, appeal planned

NewsonToday — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:19:05 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An appeals court on Tuesday found California’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court. Supporters of the ban said they would appeal the judgment, calling it “out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision.” Their appeal is likely to keep gay marriage in the state on hold pending future proceedings. …

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Prop 8: Why 18,000 is the critical number

NewsonToday — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:44 +0000

In the months leading up to the passage of Proposition 8 — the controversial 2008 California ballot initiative that bans gay marriage — some 18,000 same sex couples obtained marriage licenses.

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Kids in Washington home blast suffered chop wounds

NewsonToday — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:18:31 +0000

SEATTLE (Reuters) – The two boys of a man who blew up his Washington state home, killing himself and his sons, suffered chop wounds in their final moments and died of smoke inhalation, a law enforcement official said on Monday. Josh Powell was in a bitter custody battle with his missing wife’s parents when he locked his children, 5-year-old Braden and 7-year-old Charles, in his house in Puyallap, Washington, and ignited 10 gallons of gasoline and accelerants on Sunday, police say. …

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Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK

NewsonToday — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:19:12 +0000

(Reuters) – A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with President John F. Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book to be published on Wednesday. Mimi Alford, who was 19 when she started her internship at the White House in 1962, discussed her secret sexual affair with the president in her book “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy.” She told NBC’s Meredith Vieira that she decided to write the book to stop her secret becoming “deadly. …
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“Intentional” explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman

NewsonToday — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:50 +0000

(Reuters) – An “intentional” house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said. The explosion happened shortly after a Child Protective Services worker dropped off the two children of Josh Powell for a supervised visit in Puyallup, Washington. Powell then prevented the worker from entering the house, according to Graham Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Gary Franz. …

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Police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day

NewsonToday — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:19:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. police officers cleared tents from an “Occupy” protest site in downtown Washington on Sunday, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues. About two dozen protesters in Freedom Plaza, just blocks from the White House, watched calmly as the National Park police and sanitation workers in hazmat suits dismantled protesters’ tents, packed bedding and personal belongings into plastic bags and cardboard boxes, citing violations of rules against living in the park. …

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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

NewsonToday — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:18:33 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control. The two mayors, whose local teams face off in the big game, are making the pitch for Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), the organization they co-founded in 2006. …

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Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school

NewsonToday — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:45 +0000

LE ROY, New York (Reuters) – State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the community’s high school is safe. Although the symptoms are typically associated with Tourette Syndrome, that has been ruled out in all but one case, causing fear and confusion among many residents of Le Roy, N.Y., about 50 miles east of Buffalo. …
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Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school

NewsonToday — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:44 +0000