June 14, 2007

News Roundup: Palestinian Chaos, Foreclosures, Gay Marriage

Mideast. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Hamas-Fatah unity government and issued a state of emergency in response to increasingly violent factional clashes in Gaza.

Iraq. After Wednesday's bombing of the Shiite shrine at Samarra, four Sunni shrines were attacked south of Baghdad today, but in Basra Sunnis and Shiites marched side by side to protest the violence.

SCOTUS. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that New York City has the right to pursue property tax cases against foreign countries in U.S. courts.

Economy. A report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association said mortgage foreclosures increased to an unprecedented rate in the first quarter.

Nation. The Massachusetts legislature narrowly blocked a ballot measure to outlaw gay marriage in the state.

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