document.writeln ('California\'s Top Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
The Supreme Court in California ruled Thursday that barring lesbian and gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the nation\'s most populous state to join Massachusetts as the second state to allow same-sex marriages.
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document.writeln ('Death Toll in China Quake Could Soar to 50,000
China said the death toll of the 7.9 magnitude quake that ravaged the country\'s central Sichuan Province on Monday could reach 50,000 as the government made a rare appeal to its citizens to help the rescue operation.
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document.writeln ('Obama Earns Sought-after Endorsement From Edwards
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards announced his support of Sen. Barack Obama\'s White House bid Wednesday, a nod both Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Clinton had sought to attain.
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