5/16/2008
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Woman indicted in deadly MySpace hoax
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.Web site: New bin Laden message coming soon
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will address the West in a new message, according to a banner ad from the group's production wing posted on Islamist Web sites known to carry messages from al Qaeda and bin Laden.Iranian Embassy employees shot in Iraq
Iranian Embassy employees and their driver were shot Thursday in a Baghdad incident that some reports said involved Iraqi troops.Republicans block Dems' war-funding bill
Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked a $163 billion war funding bill Thursday, dealing a surprising defeat to Democrats who had expected to pass the measure.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.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.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."
