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| 'I'm just a pilgrim,' Benedict XVI says | | Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican by helicopter today and flew to the summer papal residence, Castel Gandolfo. In his final remarks as pontiff, Benedict thanked the faithful and said he is "simply a pilgrim" now. |
| Feds: Toss ban on same-sex marriage | | The administration's move sets up a high-stakes political and constitutional showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over a fast-evolving and contentious issue. |
| Drug-firing cannon found near border | | Mexican smugglers have used tunnels, cars, boats and even the human body to sneak drugs past U.S. agents at the border. But U.S. authorities say using a cannister-launching air cannon is a new one. |
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