Headlines @ Closin’ Time (3/15/05)
*Gay marriage ruling galvanizes both sides: Decision by a California court allowing gay unions reflects a judiciary moving in one direction and legislatures in another/Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor -- State after state votes overwhelmingly against gay marriage, and a philosopher king tries to force his will on the vox populi anyway. Impeach him.
*Informers betrayed Chechen leader for $10m, Russia says/Andrew Osborne, The Independent -- With friends like those, it's hard to win a revolution.
*Lawmakers move to spare Schiavo: Reach deal in Florida Legislature to vote on bill as deadline looms/WorldNetDaily -- What did Terri ever do to tick her old man off enough that he wants her dead so badly?
*Nichols faces 4 murder charges: Surrounded by 19 officers in cinder-block jail room/Associated Press -- Give him a fair trial, and then hang 'im.
*Harvard Faculty Approves Summers No-Confidence Motion: Said women may lack aptitude to excel in science and engineering/Bloomberg.com -- I'm surprised the secret vote was so close, 218-185. The PC Police obviously don't have a supermajority at Harvard.