Mary Anne Ostrom

Political Reporter, San Jose Mercury-News

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Last May, the State Supreme Court declared that  same-sex marriage was legal  in California.

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The  Olympic Torch  has been greeted with protests during almost every leg of the relay on the road to Beijing. In Paris yesterday, it was extinguished four times.

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CNN hyped  last night's Democratic presidential debate  at The Citadel in South Carolina as "revolutionary" because real people got to ask questions on video.

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CNN hyped last night's Democratic presidential debate at The Citadel in South Carolina as "revolutionary" because real people got to ask questions on video.

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