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“Slain Kansas abortion provider’s clinic to close”

The fate of California’s Prop 8 will be announced at 10 a.m. Pacific, and immediately posted on the state Supreme Court website. Riots are scheduled for 10:01.

California Supreme Court to rule Tuesday on gay marriage [LAT]

Update: Prop 8 upheld. 18,000 marriages still valid. Here’s the decision (PDF), presuming the server doesn’t crash again.

SanFranLefty reports from the scene…

9:41 a.m. Pacific: Big crowd of Mormons and nervous gheys.

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Shoot.  This day has gone from bad to worse.  First, the Blackhawks (ah, Sport) lay an egg against the Red Wings this afternoon.  Now: apparently, North Korea just did a nuclear test.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Rahm Emanuel got the news.  The motherfucker-per-minute gauge must be redlining.

UPDATE: USGS survey says… Magnitude 4.7 temblor in northeastern North Korea — fairly close to Sea of Japan — at about 2055 EDT tonight.  Which, for those of us with experience with West Coast earthquakes, is hardly worth writing home about.  But still — this looks like it is for real.  Per AP/MSNBC: State Department knows nothing yet.

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[Latest… Live, Local and DEVELOPING HARDER: We got two houses of the Maine Legislature (that would be all of the houses there are) on board with gay marriage.  House vote is 89:57.  Goes back to the Senate for one last check in the mirror before presentation to Governor, probably later this week.  Bean suppah!]

D.C. recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, may sanction weddings in its own right.

Morning Line — Odds on who decides, first, to hold D.C. appropriations hostage over this

Sens. Inhofe / Coburn (Oklahoma Entry) — 4:5
Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo., on subcommittee) — even
Sen. Bitch McConnell (R-Ky., on committee) — 3:1
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo., ranking on subcomm.) — 4:1
Sen. Dick Shelby (R-Ala., on committee) — 6:1
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska, on subcomm.) — 10:1
Field — 12:1

Turks, Saudis Foil Obama Assasination Attempt [CBS News]

Well, the married gays have gone and done it now. Seeking federal recognition and rights in a lawsuit filed in Boston.

Let’s see: the inevitable First Circuit appeal would be heard in Decemberish, maybe. That presumes a real rocket docket, but even so there’s little chance of this getting heard by the Supremes so that a decision could be rendered by June 2010.

Anyway: discuss.

Well, well, well.  Let’s see what he does under light-to-moderate pressure.  White House Press Conference — with a guy who can actually respond in English!  With commentary from YOU!

1956 (ET): The story so far?  Cloture in the Senate today, biggish vote tomorrow, conference committee speed round thereafter.  Or something like that.

2000: Barack Obama has won the toss, and will receive.

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