Foes and supporters clash in California same sex marriage case
In a San Francisco courtroom Judge Richard Kramer heard a full day of arguments in the challenge to California's ban on gay marriage. Advocates for both sides presented their positions while the Alliance Defense Fund faced sharp questions. Lawyers must file briefs by mid January, with a ruling likely early next year.
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Coast Guard ends search for five missing fishermen
The Coast Guard called off its search for five crewmen after the Northern Edge sank off Nantucket following a Monday afternoon capsize. One survivor was plucked from frigid water by another scallop boat.
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Arafat funded Bowlmor Lanes in Greenwich Village
Newly released documents show Yasser Arafat secretly financed about 1.3 million dollars from Palestinian Authority funds through a holding company to Bowlmor Lanes in 2002. Strike Holdings said it was shocked by the exposure and plans to return the money and sever ties with the Palestinians.
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Bowlmor Lanes
Greenwich Village
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Hipster
Bowlmer
Strike Holdings
Governor's race swings to Democrat Christine Gregoire
The Washington Supreme Court ordered 735 King County ballots counted, flipping the governor race toward Democrat Christine Gregoire. A hand recount left Gregoire brief ahead, with Rossi's camp warning of further challenges and potential legislative action or a statewide revote.
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King County
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Gregoire
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Rossi
Parachutes could be lifeline for small jets
A Canadian rancher survived a dangerous spiral when an emergency parachute deployed in his private plane. Ballistic Recovery Systems seeks to apply the technology to larger jets with NASA funding, while experts doubt paratrooper-style chutes will fit 747s due to weight and speed.
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Albert Kolk
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Kolk
Robert Nelson
Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc
Ballistic Recovery Systems
NASA
Seattle
British Columbia
Ballistic Recovery
Forest Service rewrites forest planning rules critics say
The Forest Service trimmed planning from ten years to two and scrapped the mandatory Environmental Impact Statements for 155 national forests. Critics warn the change weakens safeguards against logging and mining while supporters say it speeds approvals and reduces bureaucracy. Environmentalists fear fragmented analysis misses cumulative damage.
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Forest Service
Ning
America
Chris West
American Forest Research Council
West
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