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California's top court legalizes gay marriage (AP)		5/15/2008 7:15 PM
AP - California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000 (AP)		5/15/2008 8:07 PM
AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.
McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013 (AP)		5/15/2008 7:18 PM
AP - Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.
Tennessee GOP mocks Michelle Obama's 'proud' remark (AP)		5/15/2008 7:09 PM
AP - The Tennessee Republican Party "welcomed" Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's wife to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic.
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case (AP)		5/15/2008 7:59 PM
AP - A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Chief: Man prime suspect in Florida fires (AP)		5/15/2008 8:02 PM
AP - A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods as firefighters battled large blazes nearby set several other small fires to throw off officers who were pursuing him, police said Thursday.
Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP)		5/15/2008 7:07 PM
AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.
Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up (AP)		5/15/2008 7:06 PM
AP - Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.
DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack (AP)		5/15/2008 6:56 PM
AP - DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson's van in February. Bite marks were left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the vehicle.
Hamels pitches shutout, Phils top Braves 5-0 (AP)		5/15/2008 7:53 PM
AP - Cole Hamels pitched his first career shutout, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Thursday night.
China races to bury quake dead, manage survivors (Reuters)		5/15/2008 6:53 PM
Reuters - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people.
Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark (Reuters)		5/15/2008 3:46 PM
Reuters - Democrats erupted in outrage on Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany.
House blocks Iraq war money and sets pullout plan (Reuters)		5/15/2008 5:01 PM
Reuters - The House of Representatives, in a surprise and largely symbolic move, defeated legislation on Thursday to fund the war in Iraq for another year.
New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor (Reuters)		5/15/2008 5:25 PM
Reuters - An impending message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was announced on Islamist Web sites and discusses the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, U.S.-based terrorism monitors said on Thursday.
Top California court rules gays may marry (Reuters)		5/15/2008 4:47 PM
Reuters - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state.