Tibetan Art Exhibit Sparks Nationwide Boycott Call
About 75 members from three Tibetan groups protested outside the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art as it tours Tibet Treasures from the Roof of the World. The exhibit features 200 sculptures paintings and works never shown in the West. The groups decry lack of mention of China's 1951 occupation and the Dalai Lama's exile government in India. A Bowers spokesman said the museum avoids political references.
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Same-sex couples celebrate mass wedding in San Francisco
Hundreds gathered at the Hyatt Regency for a mass wedding of more than 3,000 gay couples in San Francisco starting February 12, led by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. City Hall planned to resume issuing licenses amid protests and a shooting incident in Sacramento County.
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OJ Simpson Ordered to Turn Over Autograph Earnings
OJ Simpson must hand over any earnings from a private autograph signing to Ronald Goldman’s mother Sharon Rufo after a civil verdict found him liable for the killings. The event near Bridgeton was canceled once organizers learned Rufo lived in the area. Simpson was acquitted in the 1994 murders, but a 1997 civil verdict imposed 33.5 million dollars in damages.
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Off-duty prison guard fatally shot after confrontation
Miles Woodford, 44, an off-duty Solano State Prison corrections officer based in Vacaville, was killed outside his Rio Linda home after an altercation with a sheriff's deputy. Authorities say he refused to drop a handgun he was pointing, leading to the deputy firing in self-defense.
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Violent Mardi Gras Dispersal Near SLO Campus
Police and sheriff deputies broke up two large parties near California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, dispersing a 5000 person crowd. Officers fired rubber rounds and tear gas as revelers threw bottles rocks and a steel pipe. About 50 to 60 arrests reported with no injuries.
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Ship collision disrupts Mississippi River during Mardi Gras
A sunken offshore supply boat after a collision with a container vessel halted river traffic for the weekend near Southwest Pass, suspending 40 ships and stranding thousands of cruise passengers. Divers search for five crew members as divers inspect the wreck 80 miles southeast of New Orleans. Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas with 2600 passengers was diverted as buses moved travelers to alternative boarding points.
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Schwarzenegger supports foreign-born eligibility for presidency
In a Meet the Press appearance Arnold Schwarzenegger argues that foreign-born citizens who are U.S. citizens for at least 20 years should be eligible to seek the presidency. He cites Kissinger and Albright as examples and notes he has not considered a future White House bid while addressing California issues. He also criticizes San Francisco gay marriages and says he directed action to stop them.
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