Thursday, November 6, 2008

Headlines: November 6, 2008

Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8: Lawyers for same-sex couples argue that the anti-gay marriage measure is an illegal constitutional revision. Backers of the measure attack the suits.

Wash. voters approve assisted suicide initiative: Voters approved Initiative 1000 on Tuesday, making Washington the second state to give terminally ill people the option of medically assisted suicide.

Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy

This year's Antarctic ozone hole is 5th biggest

"The ozone hole generally forms in August and grows to its maximum size in September or October before breaking up"

US says it killed militants at civilian death site

"The U.S. said that civilians 'reportedly attempted to leave the area, but the insurgents forced them to remain.'"

Big Apple May Get Hit With Big Tax Hike

"The mayor proposed raising the income tax by either 7.5 percent or 15 percent."

Free trade fears cloud Sweden's embrace of Obama

Lesson redux

2008 Presidential Election: Winners by County (image)

Police Called After Obama Campaign Scrimps Workers On Pay (Video)

Ronald Reagan Did Not Lose Tuesday

FETAL DEVELOPMENT

Minnesota Department of Health

Second trimester begins at "14 WEEKS (16 weeks after the first day of the last normal menstrual period)"

Gay activists jarred by California marriage defeat

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