By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles
Last updated: 11:45 PM BST 22/05/2008

Air pollution in California is responsible for as many as 24,000 deaths
a year, nearly triple the previous estimate, according to a study.

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Repeal Defense Of Marriage Act, Legalizing Gay Marriage Nationwide



Dem Senators Divided on Obama's Call for Repealing Defense of Marriage Act

By Josiah Ryan CNSNews.com Staff Writer May 21, 2008

On the Spot (CNSNews.com) - A sampling of Senate Democrats expressed sharply divergent views yesterday on whether they would support Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) call to "fully repeal" the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which in the wake of this week's California Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage as well as a similar 2003 decision by the high court of Massachusetts, would have the effect of legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

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By Yoko Kubota in tokyo May 21, 2008 06:17pm Article from: Reuters

JAPAN has passed a law allowing military use of space, ending a decades-old pacifist policy as it casts a wary eye on North Korea's nuclear ambitions and China's rising spending on its armed forces.

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Science and space news on USATODAY.com

Not so long ago, anyone claiming to see flashes of light on the Moon
would be viewed with deep suspicion by professional astronomers. Such
reports were filed under "L" ... for lunatic.

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