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Magic critical of hosts after AIDS comments (AP)
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AP - Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn’t want them to be fired.
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Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage (AP)
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AP - A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages in virtually every respect except the name.
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Palin says supporters want tougher attacks on Obama (AP)
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AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said more than one person has whispered in her ear in Ohio that John McCain needs “to take the gloves off” in his campaign against Democrat Barack Obama. Before a friendly crowd of Republican fundraisers Friday, the Alaska governor did that herself.
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In food crisis, Cuba limits sales so all can eat (AP)
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AP - Cuba is limiting how much basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers’ markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there’s enough barely to go around.
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Candidates pressured to change debate (Politico)
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Politico - After a thoroughly panned presidential debate, a wide-ranging coalition of activists on the left and the right is calling on Barack Obama and John McCain scrap the rules for the last presidential debate to avoid the stiff and scripted answers that many critics said deadened their earlier exchanges.
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US climate fix could help solve financial crisis
“If the US focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office – or sooner – it could help pull the world from the financial brink, according to environmental policy experts.”
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Irregular Galaxy NGC 55 (APOD)
“Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). But while the LMC is about 180,000 light-years away and is a well known satellite of our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 55 is more like 6 million light-years distant and is a member of the Sculptor Galaxy Group”
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Powell says Sen. Stevens’ integrity “sterling” (Reuters)
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Reuters - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a “sterling” reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker’s corruption trial on Friday.
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Obama, McCain exchange blows over economy (Reuters)
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Reuters - On a day of fresh economic turmoil, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain on Friday of trying to divide Americans and McCain said Obama was dodging legitimate issues.
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Man dies after balloon crashes in flames in N.M. (AP)
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AP - A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday during Albuquerque’s annual balloon fiesta, throwing both men on board to the ground and killing one of them. Witnesses said that winds had picked up a bit and that many of the balloons were flying low right before the Wings [...]