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Obama, Clinton spar over unseated delegates in Michigan, Florida (U.S., 40 articles)
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WASHINGTON Hundreds of angry voters many of them Clinton campaign volunteers demonstrated outside the Democratic National Committee meeting today, demanding that the party's rules committee honor all the primary votes and pledged delegates from Florida and Michigan. The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee was hearing from the presidential campaigns, state party officials and party members challenging the DNC's decision to strip Florida and Michigan of all delegates to the party's Aug. 25-28 convention. At a raucous meeting of the party's rules committee, frequently interrupted by cheers and jeers from Clinton's backers, the panel agreed to seat the delegations from both states but cut their voting power in half. Here's the state-by-state breakdown: Seating the full delegation with half votes would net Clinton 9 pledged delegates in Michigan and 19 pledged delegates in Florida for a net gain of 28 pledged delegates in total. (Elise Amendola/Asssociated Press) Hillary Clinton is hoping an appeal to a Democratic party rules committee Saturday will revive her campaign to become the party's candidate in November's U.S. presidential election. Delegates at the state convention will vote on how many Obama and Clinton delegates will represent Texas in the national convention in Denver.
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Gerald Ford's Perfect Pitch (U.S., 18 articles)
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US giant Ford is to invest $3bn ($1.5bn) in a new car plant in Mexico, the biggest investment in the country's manufacturing sector. Ford Motor plans to convert its truck assembly plant in Mexico to produce the North American version of its new Fiesta small car. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate the lies, distortions, coverups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries....
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A Premonition Fulfilled, in a City That Lives With Cranes (U.S., 22 articles)
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The towering cranes that build America's skyscrapers are often not properly inspected for wear, fatigue and other potentially dangerous structural problems, several construction safety experts said following a deadly accident in New York. Two construction workers died Friday when the huge cab of a 200-foot-high construction crane popped off its mast and plummeted onto a Manhattan street, sheering off part of an apartment building on the way down. It was the second time in nearly 11 weeks that a crane tumbled from high above a construction site in New York: On March 15 a crane - its tower, cab and boom - collapsed thunderously to earth, killing seven.
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It's Celtics-Lakers again in the NBA finals (Sports, 21 articles)
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Pierce, now 30, has considerably more invested in the outcome than a child's rooting interest. After trailing by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Celtics rallied behind the play of Paul Pierce, who scored 27 points to power Boston to its second consecutive win in the best-of-seven series. After struggling through the first four games of the series, Ray Allen resurrected himself in Game 5, scoring 29 points for the Celtics in a 106-102 win over the Detroit Pistons tonight at the TD Banknorth Garden.
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State Supreme Court grills lawyers in same-sex marriage case (U.S., 14 articles)
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P (05-15) 12:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court struck a historic but possibly short-lived blow for gay rights Thursday, overturning a state law that allowed only opposite-sex couples to marry. Unlike Massachusetts - the only other state to legalize same-sex marriages - California allows residents of other states to wed here even if the marriage would not be permitted in their home state. "An inevitable result of such marriage tourism will be a steep increase in litigation" over whether the couple's home state must recognize their marriage, said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
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