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Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling (AP) 5/16/2008 4:44 AM

From left, Ernie Frausto, Ricky Terry, Ben Holder, and Eric Shangle, all of San Francisco, dance as they celebrate California's supreme court decision on Castro Street in San Francisco, Thursday, May, 15, 2008. A huge crowd gathered in the Castro district to celebrate, after 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. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.


Bush asks Saudis to increase oil production (AP) 5/16/2008 5:30 AM

U.S. President George W. Bush, second right, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush, right, stand with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, and other officials before getting on Air Force One at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Friday May 16, 2008. Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.


Zimbabwe presidential runoff on June 27 (AP) 5/16/2008 5:34 AM

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, seen here in April 2008. Zimbabwe's long-awaited run-off election has finally been set for June 27 as opposition leader and first-round winner Tsvangirai prepared to return home for his final push for power.(AFP/File/Carlos Litulo)AP - A presidential election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.


Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war (AP) 5/16/2008 4:48 AM

This frame grab taken from a video message carrying the logo of al-Qaida's production house as-Sahab and provided by IntelCenter, a U.S. government contractor monitoring al-Qaida messaging, shows a graphic used on the May 16, 2008, al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media release of a new video featuring an audio statement from Osama bin Laden to the people of the West about Israel's 60th anniversary. It is the third statement from bin Laden to be released in 2008. There are no English subtitles. Friday's message comes as President Bush wraps up his visit to Israel to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.


Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter (AP) 5/16/2008 6:19 AM

Rescue workers move rubble by hand to search for survivors near the epicenter of Monday's quake in Yingxiu, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days.


Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton (AP) 5/16/2008 4:51 AM

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton acknowledges a supporter during her West Virginia Presidential Primary night rally in Charleston, West Virginia, May 13, 2008. REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady's best-case scenario.


Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP) 5/16/2008 4:52 AM
AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.
'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft (AP) 5/16/2008 4:53 AM

In this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo, Renzo, 8, reads on his 'XO' laptop in Arahuay, an Andean hilltop village in Peru.  Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child project on Thursday, May 15, 2008 announced that the nonprofit's green-and-white 'XO' computers now can run Windows in addition to their homegrown interface, which is built on the open Linux operating system. That had been anticipated for months, but it amounts to a major shift. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, file)AP - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.


DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told (AP) 5/16/2008 4:54 AM

In this 2008 file photo actress Portia de Rossi, left, and television personality Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. DeGeneres is putting the state Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and actress Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show Thursday May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, FILE)AP - Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.


Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7 (AP) 5/16/2008 4:55 AM

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, left, of France, Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, and Tim Duncan, right, laugh on the bench during the fourth quarter in Game 6 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series against the New Orleans Hornets, Thursday, May 15, 2008, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 99-80, evening the series at three games apiece. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.




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