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Level -> And now..... the news. (5/6/2007 6:52:29 AM)
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DENVER (AP) - When John Amaechi told the world he was gay, he steeled himself for a torrent of negativity that never really materialized, the former pro basketball player told the GOP's largest gay organization Saturday. "I underestimated America. I braced myself for the wrath of a nation under God," Amaechi said at the Log Cabin Republicans' annual convention. "I imagined that it would be a firestorm, that it would be some insane number of letters demanding my deportation or my death. http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6779316
PARIS - French voters cast ballots Sunday in a presidential election that offers a clear choice for France’s future, with conservative Nicolas Sarkozy urging France to work more and Socialist Segolene Royal pledging to safeguard welfare protections.
Surveys suggest Sarkozy, the son of a Hungarian immigrant, has a strong edge over Royal, who would become France’s first woman president if she wins. The most recent survey, taken by Ipsos/Dell on Friday, showed him leading 55 percent to her 45 percent.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18513937
New Turkey president poll fails Turkey's parliament has failed for a second time to elect the Islamist-rooted governing party's candidate for president, Abdullah Gul.
Mr Gul, the only nominee, withdrew his candidacy after the vote was rendered invalid by an opposition boycott.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6629305.stm
Unholy row at clergy soccer game A friendship-building football match between Muslim and Christian clergy in Norway was called off after a row over the participation of women players.
Muslim Imams had refused to play against women because it went against their beliefs about close physical contact with the opposite sex.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6628929.stm
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