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Nation’s Capital votes to Legalize Gay Marriage
22 hours ago ago from Life Blog
The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage , giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and se nding 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 . Democratic congressional leaders have suggested they are ...
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16 hours ago ago from WOLBBaltimore - Baltimore's Home for Honest News & Information
WASHINGTON — 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. Democratic congressional leaders have suggested ...
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18 hours ago ago from Open Your Eyes News
Washington Post The District was on the verge Tuesday of becoming the sixth place in the country to legalize same-sex marriage after the council gave final approval to its bill allowing the unions. Although a final signature on the bill by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) could come by the end of the week, same-sex marriage opponents vowed to step up their effort to get Congress or a court to block the initiative during the 30-day congressional ...
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7 hours ago ago from Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NY Times: D.C. Approves Gay Marriage , by Ian Urbina: The City Council passed a measure Tuesday legalizing same-sex marriage, making the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction below the Mason-Dixon Line to allow such unions. The bill, which passed by an 11-to-2 vote, may still face obstacles in Congress, among city voters and in the courts, but most advocates of same-sex marriage say they expect it to become law by spring. Mayor Adrian ...
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1 day ago ago from The News Portal
Dc Gay Marriage,Dc Marriage Equality : A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C., is expected to pass a City Council vote on Tuesday. David Catania, the openly gay councilman who drafted the bill, says he has been waiting for this day for a long time. “After a year of planning and working and strategizing and organizing and cajoling and discussing it, I can finally see that the end is in sight,” Catania says. The ...
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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Sanford responds to impeachment vote
10 hours ago ago from Media General - WCBD.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Sanford responds to impeachment vote AP Published: December 16, 2009 *2:20 pm update* Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday issued the following statement after the full House Judiciary Committee voted to reject ...
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11 hours ago ago from CNN Money
House to vote on $167 billion in jobs measures By Tami Luhby , senior writer December 16, 2009: 1:18 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The House plans to vote Wednesday on measures totaling about $167 billion that would extend the safety net for the unemployed and spur job creation. Lawmakers expect to extend the deadline to file for jobless benefits and the COBRA health coverage subsidy by two months. As it stands now, the deadline to ...
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