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Gay couples 'ecstatic' over ruling - USA Today
May 16, 2008
Gay couples 'ecstatic' over ruling
CollegeOTR
USA Today -
By Janet Kornblum, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Lauren Patton was still in shock Thursday four hours after her neighbor woke her up, unable to withhold the news any longer: The California Supreme Court made its historic decision, and same-sex marriage was ...
Victory for gay rights 
Comment by Lee Swislow Ex. Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Bush Assails ‘Appeasement,’ Touching Off Storm - New York Times
May 16, 2008
Bush Assails ‘Appeasement,’ Touching Off Storm
AlaskaReport
New York Times -
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and JIM RUTENBERG JERUSALEM - President Bush used a speech to the Israeli Parliament on Thursday to liken those who would negotiate with “terrorists and radicals” to appeasers of the Nazis - a remark widely interpreted as a ...
Video: Did Bush Slam Obama in Knesset Speech?
Obama says Bush jab 'false political attack'
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Return Home, But Would Regime Cooperate - Voice of America
May 16, 2008
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Return Home, But Would Regime Cooperate
Voice of America -
By James Butty Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Thursday categorically rejected any delay in holding a run-off presidential election.
World Briefing | Africa Zimbabwe: Opposition Protests Delay in Runoff
Stand Up For Zimbabwe
Factions in Lebanon Agree to Meet for Talks - Washington Post
May 16, 2008
Factions in Lebanon Agree to Meet for Talks
Alalam News Network
Washington Post -
By Anthony Shadid and Alia Ibrahim BEIRUT, May 15 -- Arab mediators brokered a deal Thursday to end Lebanon's worst internal fighting since its 15-year civil war, inviting factions to Qatar for talks but leaving unresolved questions that have embroiled ...
Feuding Political Camps in Lebanon Agree to Talk to End Impasse
Hezbollah lifts Beirut street blockades
"Black-hearted" conmen bid for China quake charity - Reuters
May 16, 2008
"Black-hearted" conmen bid for China quake charity
Thai News Agency MCOT
Reuters -
By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity.
Chinese Open Wallets for Quake Aid
Western Experts Monitor China’s Nuclear Sites for Signs of ...
McCain Vision Has Most GI’s Out of Iraq by 2013 - New York Times
May 16, 2008
McCain Vision Has Most GI’s Out of Iraq by 2013
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New York Times -
Senator John McCain, speaking Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, said he would have most American forces home from Iraq by 2013. By ELISABETH BUMILLER COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops would be home from Iraq ...
Video: McCain: Bin Laden Will Be Dead (CBS News)
McCain: US can win Iraq war by 2013
A Disgraceful Farm Bill - New York Times
May 16, 2008
A Disgraceful Farm Bill
KMVT
New York Times -
Congress has approved a $307 billion farm bill that rewards rich farmers who do not need the help while doing virtually nothing to help the world’s hungry, who need all the help they can get.
Bill includes billions in farm subsidies
Congress sends farm bill to President Bush with veto-proof margins
Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane - The Associated Press
May 16, 2008
Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane
Bradenton Herald
The Associated Press -
FARGO, ND (AP) - A flight attendant angry about his work route set a fire in an airplane bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said.
Flight Attendant Accused of Setting Fire on Airplane
Woodbury man charged with starting fire on NWA flight
Yahoo Says Board Is Most Qualified as Icahn Mounts Proxy Fight - Bloomberg
May 16, 2008
Yahoo Says Board Is Most Qualified as Icahn Mounts Proxy Fight
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Bloomberg -
By Crayton Harrison May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc., fighting billionaire investor Carl Icahn's bid to take control of the board, said it was right to reject Microsoft Corp.
Video: Icahn to Launch Proxy Battle Against Yahoo
Yahoo in faceoff with Icahn
Lockheed Beats Boeing for $1.46 Billion GPS Satellite Contract - Bloomberg
May 16, 2008
Lockheed Beats Boeing for $1.46 Billion GPS Satellite Contract
KOMO
Bloomberg -
By Edmond Lococo and Gopal Ratnam May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Lockheed Martin Corp., the world's largest defense company, beat Boeing Co.
Lockheed Wins GPS Satellite Contract
Lockheed wins potential $3.6 bln US GPS satellite deal
