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Obama voices his support for gay marriage

WASHINGTON - On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House.



Ind. judge declines to release Sugarland testimony

INDIANAPOLIS - A judge hearing several lawsuits filed over last summer's Indiana State Fair stage collapse declined Wednesday to release depositions from country duo Sugarland and told a plaintiff's attorney he shouldn't have publicized videotaped portions of the lead singer's testimony last month.


Ind. judge declines to release Sugarland testimony

INDIANAPOLIS - A judge hearing several lawsuits filed over last summer's Indiana State Fair stage collapse declined Wednesday to release depositions from country duo Sugarland and told a plaintiff's attorney he shouldn't have publicized videotaped portions of the lead singer's testimony last month.


SOFTBALL: Ball State faces defending MAC champ after double-bye

Throughout the season, Ball State has rolled through the toughest competition in the Mid-American Conference. Ball State swept Bowling Green in the last weekend. The Cardinals swept the Miami Redhawks in an offensive explosion earlier in the season.



NC approves amendment on gay marriage

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages.


Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival

INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.


Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival

INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.



Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival

INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.


BASEBALL: Cardinals travel to in-state foe Valparaiso for one game

Having dropped six straight and seven of its last eight games, and allowed its opponents to score five or more runs in four of its last six defeats, Ball State (11-32) will look to snap its current misfortunes when it travels to in-state rival Valparaiso for the final mid-week non-conference game of the season.



White House pressures GOP on student loan bill

WASHINGTON - The White House pressed Republicans Monday to back Democratic legislation preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July as the two parties remained deadlocked over how to pay for the move.