Obama gets off the gay-marriage sideline; Putin protesters jailed; Delta v. Daily Show; and more.

The Slatest: May 9, 2012 President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage "It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." READ FULL STORY Putin Jails Opposition Leaders As Part of Crackdown The two prominent activists were sentenced to 15 days for disobeying police during this week's inauguration protests. READ FULL STORY Senate Veteran Lugar Loses Indiana Primary Challenge Tea Party-backed challenger Richard Mourdock's victory effectively ends the 35-year career of one of the Senate's more moderate members. READ FULL STORY Would-Be "Underwear Bomber" Reportedly CIA Double Agent But officials are keeping relatively quiet about the details of what is being hailed as a major intelligence coup. READ FULL STORY Delta Pulls Ads From Daily Show After Conservative Complaints The Catholic League says that Stewart's "vagina manger" joke was a form of hate speech. READ FULL STORY USPS Backs Off Plan To Shutter Rural Post Offices But local residents will now see shorter operating hours and less full-time staff. READ FULL STORY Inmate Posts Strong Showing Against Obama in W.Va. Keith Judd managed to win 4 in 10 votes despite being behind bars. READ FULL STORY FDA Clears Way For HIV Prevention Pill Federal regulators appear on track to soon sign off on using a popular HIV-fighting drug as a preventative measure. READ FULL STORY U.S. Has Hottest 12-Month Period on Record NOAA researcher say the average temp from May 2011 to April 2012 was nearly three degrees above the 20th century average. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: President Obama: "Same Sex Couples Should Be Able To Get Married" Partisanship in Washington Is About To Get Much, Much Worse Dana Stevens: What It Was Like To Hang Out With Maurice Sendak The Brilliant New Car Feature That Almost No One Knows About Weigel: Guess Who's Taking Credit for Toppling Richard Lugar Obesity Forecasters Think Nearly Half of America Will Be Fat by 2030. Are They Right? Does Not Being on Facebook Make You Seem Sketchy? More from The Slatest: Putin Jails Opposition Leaders As Part of Crackdown President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage USPS Backs Off Plan To Shutter Rural Post Offices North Carolina Voters Ban Same-Sex Marriage Delta Pulls Ads From ''Daily Show After Conservative Complaints Senate Veteran Lugar Loses Indiana Primary Challenge Would-Be "Underwear Bomber" Reportedly CIA Double Agent FDA Clears Way For HIV Prevention Pill U.S. Has Hottest 12-Month Period on Record Edwards Donor Says He Warned Obama Team of Hunter Affair

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