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• Court docs: Trayvon Martin shooting 'ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman'

  Prosecutors on Thursday made public a trove of evidence used to justify murder charges against Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, including a police report that concluded "the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman …

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• Missing Ariz. girl Isabel Celis: Police release 911 calls

  PHOENIX - Tucson police on Monday released recordings of 911 calls reporting the disappearance of Arizona 6-year-old Isabel Celis, who authorities said may have been snatched from her bed last month. The high-profile search for hazel-eyed Isabel, who was reported missing on April …

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• Clyburn seeks 'national policy' legalizing same-sex marriages

  Rep. James Clyburn, the House Democrats’ third-ranking leader, said on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown Monday that the question of legal recognition of marriage between same-sex couples should not be left to state laws, but instead ought to be decided at the national level, a  …

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• California weighs bill to ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy

  A California lawmaker says he’s optimistic about the prospects of a bill that would make it illegal for therapists in the state to try to “convert” gay youths.

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• Romney calls marriage 'tender' issue, repeats stance

    Updated 5:31 p.m. - Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage on Wednesday but declined to condemn President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage, noting the sensitivity of the issue. Following a campaign speech in Oklahoma that focused primarily on energy …

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