| State Supreme Court to hear challenges to Prop. 8 - San Francisco Chronicle | |
| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:07:01 GMT | |
San Francisco Chronicle - (11-19) 14:38 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The state Supreme Court plunged back into the same-sex marriage wars today, agreeing to decide the legality of a ballot measure that repealed the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed in California. Prop. 8 gay marriage ban goes to Supreme Court Court to review gay marriage ban |
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| Ex-Senate leader Daschle to serve as HHS head - The Miami Herald | |
| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:25:37 GMT | |
The Miami Herald - By MARGARET TALEV WASHINGTON -- Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a veteran of Capitol Hill and a backer of the Clinton administration's failed health-care effort of the early 1990s, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be secretary of ... Video: Dem Officials: Daschle Accepts Cabinet Post Obama signals priority with Daschle pick |
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| Pirate mother ship blown out of water by frigate as two more boats ... - Times Online | |
| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:49:23 GMT | |
Times Online - The battle with pirates operating off the coast of Somalia grew yesterday when raiders seized two more ships but lost one of their own in an uneven firefight with the Indian Navy. Spate of piracy draws Indian counterattack EU anti-piracy operation to begin on Dec. 8 |
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| Growth to slow in Peru and China in 2009 - The Associated Press | |
| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:41:48 GMT | |
The Associated Press - LIMA, Peru (AP) - The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council says China's and Peru's robust growth rates of 9.3 and 9.2 percent respectively will fall in 2009, but Peru's drop-off will be more pronounced. Apec must blow away financial fog Chinese envoy says president's Peru visit to open new chapter in ties |
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| Missiles and Messages - Newsweek | |
| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:43:38 GMT | |
Newsweek - In the latest example of a sharp escalation of US air strikes inside Pakistan, an unmanned US drone was killed an alleged Al Qaeda fixer and four associates along the Afghan-Pakistani border, according to reports from the region and a Western ... Suspected US missile strike kills at least 6 in Pakistan US drone hits militant hideout in Pakistan |
