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Woman indicted in MySpace suicide case
A Missouri woman who allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy on the social networking Web site MySpace.com was indicted Thursday on conspiracy and other charges. A federal indictment accuses Lori Drew of using the site to feign romantic interest in a girl who committed suicide after her online love interest spurned her.

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China pushes frantic search for survivors
President Hu Jintao arrived in southwestern China on Friday to observe the country's devastated earthquake zone, state-run media reported.

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Attendant charged with setting fire on plane
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California's gay marriage ban struck down
The California Supreme Court today struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. Several gay and lesbian couples, along with the city of San Francisco and gay rights groups, sued to overturn state laws allowing only marriages between a man and a woman.

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Teen alleging rape turns to YouTube
The sobbing 16-year-old sits in her bedroom and, staring into a camera, says she has been raped. "I didn't want to do it this way," she says, "but it's the only way I know that's going to work." For an online generation, the Internet offers a chance to communicate without having to face someone or fear their judgment.

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Michelle Obama gets heat from Tennessee GOP
In a preview of the political onslaught Michelle Obama may face in the fall, the Tennessee Republican Party unveiled a Web video Thursday highlighting her comment that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life."

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Fear keeps Kenyans from returning home
The thought of going home terrifies Sarafina Nyambura.

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Marine pleads guilty in Japan sex crime
A U.S. Marine pleaded guilty Friday to abusive sexual contact with a child under 16, bringing to a close a criminal case that stoked outrage in Japan, a Marine spokesman said.

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U.N.: U.S. a drag on world economy
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Shania Twain, husband splitting up
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