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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2009
Page
13
In Miami an appeals court is urged to affirm a ruling that Florida’s ban on adoptions by gay people is unconstitutional. Attorney for Martin Gill and his two adopted children say there is no rational basis to exclude gay parents. State lawyers argue the legislature should decide policy.
In Marion Alabama two feuding families the Sawyers and Moores and their supporters clashed in a street riot that drew 150 people. Police chief was struck by a crowbar during the melee and state police moved in with a curfew to restore order.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pushes toward the 50 percent mark after the second batch of partial results showing him at 44.8 percent while Abdullah Abdullah holds 35.1 percent. Results cover 17 percent of polling stations amid fraud complaints and rising violence including a Kandahar bombing.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened the first pipeline delivering Russian natural gas directly to South Ossetia, pledging to defend its independence. Gazprom chief Alexei Miller ordered the valve opened during a Moscow meeting with South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity on the anniversary of Russia recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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