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Drag queens from left, Lil Ms. Hot Mess, Sister Roma and Heklina take turns speaking about their battle with Facebook during a news conference at City Hall Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in San Francisco, Calif. San Francisco drag queens are sparring with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names such as Pollo Del Mar and Heklina. In recent weeks, Facebook has been deleting the profiles of self-described drag queens and other performers who use stage names because they did not comply with the social networking site's requirement that users go by their "real names" on the site. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (AP)

Drag queens dress down Facebook over names

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Former baseball player Barry Bonds arrives at federal court as a jury deliberates perjury charges against him on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (AP)

Barry Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice

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In this Dec. 22, 2010 photo, attorney Daniel Balsam, who hates spam so much that he launched a Website Danhatesspam.com, poses outside in San Francisco. From San Francisco Superior Court small claims court to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco-based Balsam has been wielding a one-man crusade against e-mail marketers he alleges run afoul of federal and state anti-spamming laws with dozens of lawsuits filed even before he graduated law school in 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (AP)

Man quits job, makes living suing spammers

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Prop. 8 appeal attracts C-SPAN audience

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Prop. 8 appeal to go before judge with ACLU connections

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Schwarzenegger: Allow same-sex marriages to resume

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Appeal filed over gay marriage ruling

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Court documents released in iPhone case

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In this April 4, 2010 photo, Wal-Mart worker Julie Buczek throws used packaging boxes into a compressor for recycling at a Cincinnati area Walmart. Retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is urging its suppliers to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015, on top of its own moves to build more energy-efficient stores, using more alternative fuels for its truck fleet, and reduce packaging.(AP Photo/Tom Uhlman) (AP)

Walmart gender discrimination suit gets go-ahead

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffery Washington) (AP)

Judge: Bush wire-tapping illegal

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