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Official: Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure: By GLEN JOHNSON - AP Political Writer
Updated: 05/17/08 4:29 PM; Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his home, and did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected, his spokeswoman said.; complete story >

Aftershock hampers rescue efforts; death toll in China rises to 22,000: By Ng Han Guan - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 05/17/08 6:42 AM; YINGXIU, China — A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.; complete story >

Myanmar toll doubles to 78,000 amid rains: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 05/17/08 6:42 AM; YANGON, Myanmar — The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar’s killer cyclone as heavy rains on Friday lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts.; complete story >

Bush halts additions to oil reserve: By Steven Mufson - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 05/17/08 6:43 AM; WASHINGTON — The Bush administration Friday halted purchases of crude oil for the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reversing its policy on the emergency reserve three days after Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of suspending the purchases to ease upward pressure on oil prices.; complete story >

Other World & Nation News

AP IMPACT: Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico: By MICHAEL MELIA - Associated Press Writer
Updated: 05/17/08 1:09 AM; For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death - losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.; complete story >

California voids ban on same-sex marriages: By Robert Barnes and Ashley Surdin - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 05/16/08 6:56 AM; WASHINGTON — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that gays have a constitutional right to marry, overturning state laws forbidding it with a decision likely to re-energize the election-year debate over same-sex marriages and gay rights.; complete story >

Neighbor is indicted in MySpace suicide case: By Linda Deutsch - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 05/16/08 9:39 AM; LOS ANGELES — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor, who committed suicide.; complete story >

Chinese student rescued after 80 hours: The Associated Press
Updated: 05/16/08 2:44 AM; A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake.; complete story >

GOP revolt helps kill Bush war funding request: By Andrew Taylor - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 05/16/08 6:28 AM; WASHINGTON — President Bush’s Iraq War funding request collapsed in the House on Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U. S. troops overseas.; complete story >

: Crop subsidies survive; A hungry individual can feel a lot better about himself if, instead of eating another doughnut or Twinkie, he munches on a nice New York apple.; complete story >