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Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appeal

By News on Aug 16, 2010

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By LISA LEFF 2010-08-17T01:54:12Z
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban....

Reid against plan to build mosque near ground zero

By News on Aug 16, 2010

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By PHILIP ELLIOTT 2010-08-17T00:04:15Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue....

Obama pleads to voters: 'Don't give in to fear'

By News on Aug 16, 2010

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By BEN FELLER 2010-08-16T20:03:37Z
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems....

Sen. Levin Hit In Face With Pie

By News on Aug 16, 2010

Link: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100816/POLITICS03/8160397/1361/Levin-hit-in-face-with-pie-in-Big-Rapids

Sen. Carl Levin was hit in the face with a pie this morning at a question-and-answer session on what should've been friendly ground in Big Rapids. The Democrat from Detroit was speaking to members of the Mecosta County Democratic Party when a young man -- who described himself as a student -- began chastising Levin for his work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which helps direct military and war policy. After a few minutes of speaking at Pepper's Cafe and Deli, a woman who accompanied the student to the event walked up to Levin and hit him in the face with a pie, a source with Levin's office confirmed...

Alvin Greene howls and wails after obscenity indictment

By News on Aug 16, 2010

Link: http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Alvin-Greene-Howls-and-Wails-After-Obscenity-Indictment-100668999.html

MANNING, S.C. - In a bizarre interview at his home in Manning, South Carolina, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Alvin Green said he is not quiting the race even after his indictment on a felony charge of obscenity. Greene, who surprised everyone by winning the Democratic primary then ordered Newschannel 36 reporter Rad Berky off of his property. When Berky stopped briefly to talk with Greene's brother Jimmy, Alvin Greene began howling and wailing the words, "no" and "go"...

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