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Sarah Palin slammed the Supreme Court's ruling that members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church can protest homosexuality by continuing to picket military funerals. "Common sense & decency absent as wacko 'church' allowed hate msgs spewed@ soldiers' funerals but we can't invoke God's name in public square," the former Alaska governor tweeted . On Wednesday, the court voted 8 to 1 in favor of the Topeka, Kan., church, which has demonstrated at thousands of funerals and events across the country. It has been labeled a lunatic fringe for its tactics -- including protests at the funerals of U.S. soldiers and...

Mother pleads for Terri Schiavo's life MITCH STACY Associated Press PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Hanging their hopes on a last-minute compromise in Congress, Terri Schiavo's parents notified her hospice to prepare to have her feeding tube reinserted on Sunday, her third day without food or water. Congressional leaders from both parties hoped an agreement reached on a bill would allow the tube to be restored while federal courts review her case. The House and Senate were expected to take up the legislation by Sunday or early Monday. If passed, President Bush planned to sign it. SNIP But Mary Schindler pleaded...