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W speech: Barack O-Chamberlain? TNR’s Christopher Orr says Bush’s overseas apparent swipe at Barack Obama-as-Neville Chamberlain is both , though Mike Long at the conservative Political Mavens in Democrats complaining about politics going beyond the water’s edge. Matthew Yglesias says that Bush and his allies in any foreigner they don’t like. Power Line’s Paul says that Obama-not named in the speech-, while NRO’s Jim Geraghty says that it’s true that the Illinois senator has never advocated negotiating with terrorists-. McC-stradamus. (When Buzz sees the future it involves winning lottery numbers. To each their own.) His looking-backward speech has the war in Iraq simmered down by 2013, a prediction in which Washington Monthly’s Kevin Drum , but Matthew Yglesias thinks it just means that McCain’s Iraq solution involves (is that the audacity of hope?).

Both the liberal Carpetbagger and the conservative Jim Geraghty think the speech is on the details of will come to pass. MSM on GOP SOS The mainstream media has settled on a , and TPM’s Josh Marshall that the congressional Republicans are floundering. MyDD’s Jonathan Singer thinks the Dems and tie the do-nothing GOP members of Congress around his neck. RedState’s Dan McLaughlin moderate Tom Davis understands what ails the Grand Old Party, while the Weekly Standard’s Gary Andres notes that for salvaging the Republican brand doesn’t make the execution any easier.

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SAN FRANCISCO (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. The court found that California laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are at odds with rights guaranteed by the state’s constitution.

Opponents of gay marriage vowed to contest the ruling with a statewide ballot measure. Massachusetts is now the only U.S. state to allow gay marriage. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont permit same-sex civil unions that grant largely the same state rights as married couples but lack the full, federal legal protections of marriage.

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The play not only guaranteed a lifetime of replays, it preserved for the moment a 1-0 lead for. “That was a great play,” Lester said. “It definitely saved that inning. That’s Manny being Manny. He’s talking about the Gold Glove and playing better defense and he’s showing he can.

Buchholz On DL Rookie righthander was placed on the disabled list with a torn fingernail on the middle finger of his pitching hand, a move that was made as much to free up a roster spot as to prevent further injury. Buchholz tore the nail in the second inning of his start Monday in Minneapolis. With out with a sprained left wrist and still feeling the effects of headaches and nausea from Tuesday night, Jonathan Van Every was called up from Triple A Pawtucket to make his major league debut in center field.

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Heather Arrick, who went by the name “Heather Stohler” in her professional life, was killed Sunday morning after a fire swept through the upstairs apartment she shared with her boyfriend. Arrick, 29, grew up in Frankton before moving to Florida. She went on to a modeling career that took her to the runways of Europe, got her into photo shoots with Kate Moss for Calvin Klein and landed her on the cover of major fashion magazines.

“I’ve known her since I was 12,” said Travis May, 30, who met Arrick while both were attending Frankton Junior High School. “She was great, very thoughtful. She never forgot the little things, like your birthday.” The Vincennes Fire Department was notified at 8:48 a.m. Sunday of a fire at 604 Broadway St. by another tenant of the building.

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The U.S. space agency says it has launched a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce educational television programs. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Deputy Administrator Shana Dale said the TV programs will be available on NASA Television and the Internet.

The announcement was part of Dale’s keynote address Wednesday in San Jose, Calif., during the NASA Future Forum. Dale said the partnership is designed to engage young people in the excitement and challenges the future holds for America’s space program. Designed for grades K-12 and young adults, the short video snippets will be available on demand through the Internet during the 2008 and 2009 school years. NASA said elementary school-level segments will provide a balanced introduction to the fields of science and engineering and be aligned to national education standards, while middle school-level segments will detail the relevance of math to 21st century careers.

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The two candidates squared off in a runoff election for the nonpartisan post after neither secured 50 percent of the vote in a six-person election April 1. Hammons, who will be sworn in next week, said he plans to continue his college education but expects to transfer to a school closer to Muskogee. “Being elected does not change my desire to continue my education,” he said.

“We will schedule our time in an appropriate fashion so that I can be mayor and stay in school.” Hammons replaces Wren Stratton, who decided not to seek re-election after one term. The mayor leads the nine-member city council and serves as a voting member.

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200 — 1. Shanese McGregor (MC) 26.70, 2. Katie McColly (C) 26.74, 3. Marissa Crafton (C) 27.35, 4. Blaney Keough (V) 27.50, 5. Ashley Farley (P) 27.54, 6. Liandra Cash (MC) 27.74. 3200 — 1. Christina DelTurco (P) 11:38.58, 2. Christina Blair (WH) 11:40.38, 3. Rebecca Kuehn (L) 12:00.32, 4. Taylor Halko (P) 12:11.98, 5. Malorie Crafton (C) 12:22.33, 6. Milana Socha (C) 12:32.02, 7. Cassandra Kirk (V) 12:36.36, 8. Emma Weisman (V) 12:45.65, 9. America Zahn (MC) 12:48.82. 1600 RELAY — 1.

Michigan City (Liandra Cash, Ja’Lynn Sanders, Shanese McGregor, Mary Kate Mellen) 4:06.85, 2. Valparaiso 4:09.25, 3. Portage 4:14.06, 4. Chesterton 4:15.49, 5. New Prairie 4:23.71, 6. Marquette Catholic 4:32.91, 7. South Central 4:34.26, 8. LaPorte 4:37.55, 9. Wheeler 4:42.89. HJ — 1. Chrissy Watts (C) 5-2, 2. Mary Gamble (NP) 5-1, 3. Denisha Mitchell (L) 5-1, 4. Ruth Sanders (V) 5-0, 5. Megan Rawdon (P) 5-0, 6. Rachel Crawford (C) 4-10. LJ — 1.

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Hannigan says working with Spears was a delight. “She’s very polite and sweet. She’s got the southern charm. And she’s just a — you know, she comes in, she does her stuff. She’s very funny. And really sweet. And she liked my dogs.

” This is Spears’ second time guest-starring on the show. “We’re all so thrilled to have Britney joining us once again,” said Craig Thomas, executive producer of the show. “And just to head it off at the pass this time around: Yes, Mom, Britney’s very nice and no, I can’t get her autograph for you.

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“I actually like the dress. Everybody else likes my dress,” Ms. Taylor said as she showed it off to a KHOU-TV reporter on Friday afternoon. Madison High’s prom took place at the Sugar Land Marriott, but Ms. Taylor got only as far as the lobby.

When she tried to enter the ballroom, she was told her outfit violated a school dress code. “She shook her head, she was like, ‘You are not getting into this prom,’” Ms. Taylor said. “We were arguing back and forth because I wanted to know why I can’t get into my prom.

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David Nanninga grew up in the tiny town of Mineral hearing his grandparents and parents reminisce about their experiences at Mineral High School. But by the time Nanninga was a teenager, the school in Mineral - about 40 miles east of the Quad Cities - had long been closed. He was bused to the nearby town of Annawan and played for a basketball team representing several towns, never getting to wear his hometown Leopards’ jersey. So Nanninga has created a Web site to serve as a tribute to places like his alma mater and other high schools that exist only in the memories of their alumni.

On the Illinois High School Glory Days site, http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com, visitors can browse through entries for more than 900 schools. “These schools are a very important part of Illinois history, and to see them be forgotten would be a shame,” said Nanninga, of Chicago, whose full-time job is as an Illinois State Police lieutenant. Nanninga, 46, created the site more than three years ago.

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