Judge lets San Francisco gay marriages proceed after brief pause
A San Francisco judge declined to halt same sex marriages, ruling the Campaign for California Families failed to prove irreparable harm. He scheduled a hearing on the state law issue and allowed Mayor Gavin Newsom to continue presiding over licenses as both sides prepare further arguments.
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Bush picks Mark McClellan to lead Medicare agency
President Bush named Mark McClellan to run the agency overseeing Medicare and its new prescription drug benefits. McClellan, a physician and economist, is the brother of White House press secretary Scott McClellan and would become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services if Senate confirmation is granted.
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Ebola exposure at Fort Detrick raises containment concerns
A scientist at Fort Detrick Maryland in a maximum containment lab is in isolation after an accidental needle stick with a weakened Ebola mouse sample on February 11. No symptoms appear after eight days of observation. exposure to the Zaire strain noted. Utah legislature passes bill to end firing squad executions but four inmates choose to die by firing squad under the plan, with lethal injection to replace it.
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New Mexico grants 26 same sex marriage licenses then halts
Dozens of gay and lesbian couples lined up in Bernalillo as Sandoval County Clerk Victoria Dunlap began issuing licenses. After NM Attorney General Patricia Madrid ruled them invalid under state law, licenses were revoked and couples informed their marriages would not be recognized. The move followed unclear NM law on gender in marriage and drew mixed reactions from supporters and demonstrators outside the courthouse. Governor Bill Richardson opposed same sex marriage.
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Nader to Decide on Independent Presidential Bid
Ralph Nader plans to announce on NBCs Meet the Press whether he will run for president as an independent. At nearly 70, he faces ballot access hurdles in 50 states and strong Democratic pushback, with long odds amid GOP gains and past spoiler labels.
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