WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Washington Post included the following items on its front page on May 16. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages Thursday, potentially creating the second state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sen. John McCain offered for the first time what he hopes will be an end date for the war in Iraq, part of a vision he presented in which his policies lead to peace and prosperity at home and abroad by 2013.

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The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.

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BEIJING - Since a massive earthquake struck Sichuan province and surrounding regions Monday, Chinese have donated $192 million to help their countrymen, according to China's Civil Affairs ministry.

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