Judge strikes down Michigan same sex marriage ban
A federal judge in Detroit invalidated Michigan's 2004 ban on same sex marriage as unconstitutional. The ruling, by Judge Bernard Friedman, follows a nine day trial and allows for immediate appeals with a stay requested by Gov. Snyder and Attorney General Schuette. The decision sparks053 a rush to issue licenses unless stayed.
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Detroit
Michigan
U.S
Bill Schuette
U.S. Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit
Bernard Friedman
Hazel Park
April DeBoer
Jayne Rowse
Texas
Utah
Rick Snyder
Schuette
Friedman
Susan Horowitz
Between the
Horowitz
Oakland County
Ontario
Canada
Brian Brown
National Organization For Marriage
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown
Charles Blanchard
Affirmations Center
Ferndale, Mich
Erdogan Twitter ban backfires as Turks bypass curb
In a defiant Bursa rally Erdogan vowed to eradicate Twitter, but millions of Turks including President Gul found ways around the ban. The move sparks protests on social media with international critics calling it anti democratic while Turkey’s election context looms.
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Beirut
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey
Erdogan
Twitter
Bursa
Henri Barkey
Lehigh University
Barkey
Russell Crowe
Abdullah Gul
Gul
State Department
Jen Psaki
Missing plane fuels U.S. talk of sonar aid to Malaysia
The Pentagon weighs supplying Malaysia with sonar gear for the MH370 search amid rising concern that debris may lie at ocean depths. Officials note costs reach about 2.5 million dollars with a 4 million dollar fund set aside through early April, and the search uses towed pingers and sonobuoys on P-8 and P-3 aircraft.
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Washington
Pentagon
Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines
Defense
Hishammuddin Hussein
Chuck Hagel
John Kirby
Navy
U.S
France
Air France
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Hishammuddin
Alan Diehl
Royal Australian Air Force
Michal Mikeska
Indian Ocean
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