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Vermont Legislature Overrides Gay Marriage Veto – the Vermont state legislature voted to override a veto from Governor Jim Douglas and legalize gay marriage

D.C. Votes to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages – Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., the city council voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The vote sets up a showdown with Congress, which approves D.C.’s laws under Home Rule

Obama Tells Iraqis to “Take Responsibility” – Obama did not travel beyond the US military base. His visit came as nearly forty people were killed in a series of bombings around Baghdad

Sentence Reduced for Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist – the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President Bush has had his prison sentence reduced from three years to one

Fujimori Sentenced to 25 Years – In Peru, former president Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for overseeing a series of human rights abuses during the 1990s .. The verdict marks the first time an elected head of state has been extradited back to their home country and convicted of human rights abuses

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