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Judge overturns Calif. ban on gay marriage

Judge overturns Calif. ban on gay marriage

A federal judge has overturned California's same-sex marriage ban in a landmark case that eventually could land before the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Republicans move to block US citizenship for children of illegal aliens

Senior Republicans have escalated the increasingly bitter fight over immigration with proposals to rewrite the US constitution to block the children of illegal aliens from obtaining citizenship. In the latest move to inflame the racially tinged issue ...

 

Kyrgyz leader says new constitution is approved

The interim leaders of Kyrgyzstan said voters approved a new constitution Sunday that will allow the Central Asian nation to form a legitimate government after months of turmoil.

President Roza Otunbayeva called the referendum a success, saying it took place without incident and paved the way for holding parliamentary elections in October. The vote came just weeks after rampages against minority Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan killed as many as 2,000 people and forced 400,000 ethnic Uzbeks to temporarily flee.

 

Kenyan inmates win right to vote

Kenyan inmates win right to vote

In a landmark ruling a Kenya court rules that prisoners will be allowed to vote in the referendum on a new constitution.

 

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