Woman indicted in fatal MySpace hoax on girl

May 15th, 2008

"Any adult who uses the Internet to bully or harass another person, particularly a young teenage girl, needs to realize that their actions can have serious consequences," U.S. Attorney Thomas O’Brien said in announcing the indictment.

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California Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Gay Marriage

May 15th, 2008

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Domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage, the justices ruled 4-3 in striking down the ban. "In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship," Chief Justice Ronald M. George wrote of marriage for the majority, "the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples."

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Obama blasts Bush over ‘Nazi’ comments

May 15th, 2008

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also responded during her weekly press conference, saying, "I think that what the president did in that regard was beneath the dignity of the office of president and unworthy of our representation at that observance in Israel."

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Knight News Challenge 2008 Winners Announced Today

May 14th, 2008

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Sixteen ideas to fund innovative digital projects around the world were awarded $5.5 million dollars today from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, accepted one of the awards for a project that will create a technology to give users more information about the origins and sourcing of digital content.

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Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama

May 14th, 2008

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Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party’s likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.

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Book Review: The Woman Who Can’t Forget

May 14th, 2008

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With eight months left in 2008, it might be premature to choose the weirdest book of the year, but "The Woman Who Can’t Forget," the memoir of a 42-year-old California woman named Jill Price, will be hard to beat. It poses a thought-provoking question-what would it be like to recall almost every day of your life since childhood?

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Polar Bear to Be Designated As Threatened Species

May 14th, 2008

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The Bush Administration Wednesday handed environmentalists a major victory, determining there was sufficient scientific evidence to declare the polar bear a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act, the Interior Department said.

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Michael Moore making ‘9/11′ sequel - Entertainment News, Front Page, Media - Variety

May 13th, 2008

Michael Moore is making a sequel to "Fahrenheit 9/11" for Paramount Vantage and Overture Films, who will shop the project to international buyers when the Cannes Film Festival and market get under way today.

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Bush: I Gave Up Golf For The Troops

May 13th, 2008

"I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."

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Barr announces Libertarian White House bid

May 12th, 2008

Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.

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