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Tuesday      
November 18, 2003
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Court Says Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Massachusetts high court issues a ruling that could open the door for marriage licenses to be issued to gay couples in Massachusetts.

Anniversary of Mass Suicide in Jonestown

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Twenty-five years ago today, more than 900 people died in a mass suicide in Guyana.

Leaked Memo Links Hussein to Bin Laden

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The Weekly Standard publishes details of a leaked government memo which points to a relationship between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Bush in Britain

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A majority of Labor voters in Britain support the state visit by President Bush.

Italian Soldiers Remembered

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Italians remember the soldiers killed in Iraq last week.

Governor Schwarzenegger

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One day in office and the new governor of California repeals an unpopular car tax hike and calls state lawmakers to a special session to deal with the state’s deficit.

Bed, Bed, Bed

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They Might Be Giants publishes a children’s book.

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