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  • California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, 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....

  • McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals....

  • Obama says Bush falsely accused him of appeasement

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama accused President Bush of "a false political attack" Thursday after Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists - early salvos in a general election campaign that's already blazing even as Obama tries to sew up his party's nomination....

  • Bush leaves it to Olmert to push Mideast peace

    JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Bush gently urged Mideast leaders to "make the hard choices necessary for peace," leaving it to embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stand before a divided parliament Thursday and forcefully declare that this war-weary nation is ready for a historic agreement with Palestinians....

  • China quake death toll could rise to 50,000

    LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) -- China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster....

  • Congress passes farm bill with veto-proof margin

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- With veto-proof margins, Congress on Thursday sent President Bush a bill boosting farm subsidies and money for food stamps to help the poor deal with rising grocery prices....

  • People over 60 urged to get one-time shingles shot

    ATLANTA (AP) -- People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost....

  • T-Pain has 5 nominations for BET Awards

    NEW YORK (AP) -- T-Pain's status as urban music's most frequent collaborator helped him nab a leading five BET Award nominations....

  • Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide....

  • Braun agrees to $45M, 8-year deal with Brewers

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ryan Braun grinned. He had just agreed to the largest contract in Milwaukee Brewers' history. "I really believe in the direction this franchise is headed," the NL Rookie of the Year said Thursday after his $45 million, eight-year deal was announced. "I'm extremely excited in our future."...