Teen testifies Jackson molested claim challenged in court
In Santa Maria California the teenage accuser said under cross examination that he told a school administrator Jackson did not harm him and that Jackson felt like a father to him. Prosecutors say Jackson molested the boy at Neverland in 2003 and that the family produced a staged video.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Michael Jackson
Jackson
Thomas Mesereau Jr
Mesereau
Michael
Neverland Ranch
Jeffrey Alpert
John Burroughs
Dle School
Los Angeles
Dean Alpert
Alpert
Neverland
Jay Leno
Leno
California judge rules ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled that California’s ban on gay marriage violates the state constitution. The decision, prompted by San Francisco and several gay couples, could pave the way for same sex marriage statewide if upheld on appeal.
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San Francisco
California
Massachusetts
Richard Kramer
California Supreme Court
Gavin Newsom
State Supreme Court
Newsome
Taiwan lawmakers condemn China anti secession law protest
Taiwan officials denounce China's new anti secession law as a serious provocation after lawmakers burned China's flag in Beijing. Premier Wen Jiabao tells the United States to stay on the sidelines while Condoleezza Rice plans to raise the issue in visits to China.
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Knight Ridder
Beijing
China
Wen Jiabao
United States
Chen Shui-bian
Cho Jung-tai
Wen
National People’s Congress
Taiwan
Bush
Condoleezza Rice
Nebraska rescinds offer to man convicted in Fossey killing
Nebraska Health and Human Services withdrew a job offer to Wayne Richard McGuire after AP reports showed he was convicted in absentia in Rwanda for the 1985 murder of Dian Fossey. McGuire denied involvement and said the conviction was not disclosed on his application.
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Nebraska
Fossey
Lincoln
Neb
Dian Fossey
Africa
Health and Human Services System
Wayne Richard McGuire
Associated Press
McGuire
Rwanda
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