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Prop. 8 backers blast Calif. Attorney General
SAN FRANCISCO—Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it. Full Story

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	Australia wife charged for setting husband on fire ADELAIDE, Australia—An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair. Full Story Japan wants anti-whalers barred from ports US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221 UN contradicts Israel over depth of crisis in Gaza Hemingway's Cuba papers available electronically Wanted: Border monitors to oversee Gaza truce Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot Turkey restores citizenship of celebrated poet

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	Australia wife charged for setting husband on fire ADELAIDE, Australia—An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair. Full Story Japan wants anti-whalers barred from ports China targets Google in pornography crackdown Concerns of civilian deaths rise in Sri Lanka Premium tuna fetches $100,000 in Tokyo auction Taliban whopper: claim 5,220 foreign troops killed NKorea mobilizes 100,000 for new year rally Muslim states seek UN session on Gaza conflict

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	Burris insists he's a senator MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg" Obama plunges into economic talks Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce News in brief Former Oakland man wins $240,000 in settlement of air travel discrimination suit Milky Way -- the galaxy -- not snack-sized anymore Some U.S. cities eliminate criminal-history question Richardson no longer a nominee Israeli strike foes make few strides Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrimage Bush's personality shapes his legacy Pakistan arrests senior Taliban aide Homicides are down in some large U.S. cities Economy tops everyone's agenda as Congress returns Israeli ground troops invade Gaza to halt rockets Israel destroys homes, flattens Gaza mosque Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus plan Israel sends more troops to Gaza border Shhh! Gadget racket threatens pulsar research Snow, wind add bitter chill to end of 2008 Illinois governor's Senate appointment may be shrewd Gunman wounds 2 Israelis in Denmark mall shooting U.S. deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan News in brief No shoes? No problem for this college interview World bids adieu to a rocky 2008 Israel takes battle with Hamas to YouTube Pakistani confesses to Mumbai attacks Best Christian music of the year

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	Memorial planned for Concord soldier killed in Iraq Military honors to include burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery Soldier from Concord killed in Iraq U.S. may redeploy 30,000 troops Caring for Marines, and other troops Berkeley grandma sues over canceled embed Walnut Creek Journal --- Military Honors Tiny Contra Costa veterans department changing lives Tested for battle: California unit trains in grueling simulated war zone

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	Turkey restores citizenship of celebrated poet ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey restored the citizenship of its most famous poet Monday in a symbolic step meant to show it was addressing criticism of its human rights record in hopes of joining the European Union. Full Story UN envoy: Nations must take Guantanamo inmates Pope names new Detroit archbishop Moroccan immigrant becomes mayor of Rotterdam Cruise says church helped him overcome dyslexia France tries accused 9/11 plotter in Tunisia blast Greece: Attack on police raises terrorism fears Shooting attack injures Greek policeman

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	Hemingway's Cuba papers available electronically HAVANA—Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and coded messages the author sent when using his yacht to hunt for German submarines during World War II. Full Story Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot Guatemalan mudslide kills 35, injures 15 Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure Travolta says he is heartbroken at son's death Morales says Bolivia to launch state newspaper Brazilian police detain suspect in Wolffer's death Mexican warlock predicts US troops on border

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