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Prop. 8 Communications Denied To Gay Activists
9 hours ago ago from Political Pistachio
By Douglas V. Gibbs When Proposition 8 in California changed the State Constitution to define marriage as being only between a man and a woman, the gay activists went on the offensive to overturn the vote. Part of their attempt included seeing internal campaign communications among Prop. 8 supporters in the hopes that the backers of the ballot measure were trying to create "discriminatory animus" against homosexuals. A federal appeals court ...
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3 hours ago ago from CitySpur - When You Simply Want the Best a City Has to Offer
Kris Alingod AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) The D.C. Council decides on Tuesday whether to approve a bill allowing same-sex marriages in the nation's capital. The panel early this month held the first of two votes on the measure. The District already recognizes gay marriages performed in other states. The Council is expected to pass the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act, which was introduced early October by ...
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2 hours ago ago from Charisma News Online
The D.C. City Council legalized same-sex marriage today in an 11-2 vote. Democratic Mayor Adrian Fenty is expected to sign the bill before Christmas. But because Congress has final say over D.C.'s laws, the bill is subject to a 30-day Congressional review period before becoming law. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, the ranking member of the subcommittee that has oversight over district laws, said the bill would be ...
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2 hours ago ago from Box Turtle Bulletin
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23 hours ago ago from Straight Talk On Marriage
The Washington Post December 15, 2009 The D.C. Council will hold its final vote Tuesday on whether to legalize marriage equality in the District, capping a debate that has gone on almost all year. "We are on the verge of history," council member David A. Catania (I-At Large), the lead sponsor of the bill, told about 350 freedom to marry supporters at a pre-vote rally Monday night. [ Link ]
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D.C. City Council votes to legalize gay marriage
2 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage WASHINGTON (AP) -- The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation's capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin marrying as early as March if Congress allows it to become law. ...
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