Senate leader backs proposed ban on same sex marriage
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He cites a Supreme Court privacy ruling and fears of homes becoming places condoning crime and illegal activity. He affirms support for defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Supreme Court
Texas
Frist
Truce offers fragile hope in Mideast violence arc
Israelis and Palestinians push a face-saving cease-fire with Hamas and Islamic Jihad halting attacks for months and Fatah joining later. Israel begins pulling out of Gaza as the road map seeks a path to a Palestinian state by 2005 amid U S pressure and Bush administration backing.
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Dan Perry
Associated Press
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Palestinian Authority
U.S
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Islamic Jihad
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Ariel Sharon
Mahmoud Abbas
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Mice Made Susceptible to HIV in New Lab Breakthrough
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco report progress enabling mice to replicate HIV-1 in modified humanlike cells. Published in Nature Cell Biology, the advance marks a step toward using mice more broadly to study AIDS, with replication below human levels but ongoing improvements anticipated.
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Associated Press
University of California, San Francisco
Nature Cell Biology
Yong-Hui Zheng
Congolese Return Home From Bunia After Attacks
Congolese residents carry belongings as they cross Dele checkpoint to Bunia after fleeing a two month insurgent attack. They walked 22 miles home seeking safety as an international force including French troops works to quell tribal violence between Hema and Lendu aligned militias.
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Bunia
Hema
Lendu
Musharraf urges open debate on recognizing Israel
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf urged the nation to seriously consider recognizing Israel amid Middle East peace efforts. He called for open debate on Geo TV, saying the media should discuss the issue without emotional extremism and extremists should not drive the discourse.
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Pakistan
Middle East
Pervez Musharraf
Israel
Musharraf
Geo
Streisand Sues Over Malibu Photos on Web
Barbra Streisand seeks 10 million dollars in a privacy suit against photographer Kenneth Adelman and others for posting aerial images of her Malibu estate and residence features online. Adelman moves to dismiss, arguing free expression and public concern over preserving California coastline. A Superior Court hearing is set for July 14.
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Associated Press
Barbra Streisand
Malibu
Calif
Kenneth Adelman
California
Streisand
Adelman
Florida Move Brings Crooner Bobby Vinton to Sunlit Coast
Bobby Vinton, famed for Blue on Blue and Blue Velvet, relocated from California to a $4.1 million three acre home on Manasota Key near Sarasota Florida. He plans to spend most of his time in Florida and to sell a Branson Missouri home. He also bought adjacent homes for his mother and his son and remains active in performances after selling Branson’s Blue Velvet Theatre.
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Associated Press
Bobby Vinton
California
Florida
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Manasota Key
Sarasota
Malibu
Will Smith
Branson
Blue Velvet Theatre
Schwarzenegger and Shriver list Pacific Palisades compound
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver put their Pacific Palisades compound on the market for just under 18 million. They recently bought an 11.9 million Brentwood home in 2002 and planned to remodel the Palisades property, but now will stay in Brentwood. The Palisades estate spans over five wooded acres with three houses, three pools, three tennis courts, and horse zoning, adjacent to Will Rogers State Historic Park, with multiple building plans available up to 30,000 square feet.
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Los Angeles Times
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Shriver
Pacific Palisades
Calif
California
and Shriver
Dateline Nbc
Brentwood
Palisades
Will Rogers State Historic Park
Steve Gianetti
Bill Hablinski
Lara Flynn Boyle sells Beverly Hills home amid Practice exits
Actress Lara Flynn Boyle, departing The Practice with several co stars, sold her Beverly Hills house for 955000. The 1939 built two bedroom 1.5 bath 1600 square foot residence featured a curved staircase and brick patio before remodeling. Boyle appeared as a chief villainess in Men in Black II.
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Los Angeles Times
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Abc-Tv
Boyle
Notable performers linked to a memorial tribute lineup
A memorial event features Lena Horne Nancy Dussault Glenn Shorrock Hal Lindes David Alan Grier Vincent D Onofrio and Tom Drummond joining a tribute, celebrating legacy in music and cinema with a star studded cast.
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Nancy Dussault
Glenn Shorrock
Little River Band
Hal Lindes
Dire Straits
David Alan Grier
Vincent D'Onofrio
Tom Drummond
Better Than Ezra
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