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A Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen is "not out of the woods" but is doing well and has been able to stand for the first time, doctors at the British hospital treating her said on Friday.

The New York Federal Court of Appeals ruled the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies certain entitlements to same-sex couples as unconstitutional.The decision comes from the case of 83-year-old lesbian Edith Windsor sued the state for denying her spousal tax deduction and charging her $363,000 in estate taxes.

The Presidential Debate of October 16, which took place at Hofstra University in New York, was conducted in town hall style - moderated by CNN's chief correspondent Candy Crawley.