Thursday, May 24, 2012

Google Alert - marriage

News10 new results for marriage
 
The Meaning of Same-Sex Marriage
New York Times (blog)
By RALPH WEDGWOOD It wasn't long after President Obama's statement earlier this month in support of same-sex marriage that the familiar debates on the issue began to flare again. And as usual, each side's argument reflects a fundamentally different ...
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Column: Gay marriage flap may sell Pacquiao fight
BusinessWeek
Sometimes they even happen for a reason, though it's hard to believe Pacquiao tried to insert himself into the debate over gay marriage in the hope it would sell a few more pay-per-views for his June 9 fight against Timothy Bradley.
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Gays Marry But Still Face Legal Hurdles
Wall Street Journal
By ARDEN DALE Gabriel Blau and his husband were among the first couples to wed last year under New York's same-sex marriage law. But they decided to leave in place all the stopgaps they had created before their nuptials, such as their health-care proxy ...
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Blacks and Marriage Equality: An Update
New York Times (blog)
By FRANK BRUNI There has been a great deal of attention over recent years to black Americans' attitudes about homosexuality and to their feelings about same-sex marriage in particular. This was a big part of the coverage of Proposition 8's fate in ...
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President Barack Obama's support of gay marriage splits African Americans
Washington Post (blog)
By Barbara Reynolds If there is a way to miraculously part the Red Sea without black Christians drowning over the same- sex marriage debate, I think civil rights icon and theologian Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. and his son Otis Moss III, pastor of Chicago's ...
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Gay marriage: About time or unnatural?
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Today, a same-sex marriage proponent calls gay marriage the new normal. An opponent says such unions erode the country's moral fabric. Let us know what you think with comments below. Moderator Rick Badie leads the discussion.
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NAACP head: Same-sex marriage division will remain
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
by Daniel Leaderman, Staff Writer Local chapters will stand behind the NAACP's endorsement of same-sex marriage, but the organization's state president acknowledged the issue will remain divisive among blacks in Maryland.
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Black Voters Evolving On Marriage Equality
The Atlantic
By Ta-Nehisi Coates 57% of Maryland voters say they're likely to vote for the new marriage law this fall, compared to only 37% who are opposed. That 20 point margin of passage represents a 12 point shift from an identical PPP survey in early March, ...
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Opponents of gay-marriage law say they have enough signatures
The Seattle Times
The Referendum 74 campaign to roll back the state's same-sex marriage law says it has surpassed the minimum number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot — with some of that support coming from the state's Muslims, who traditionally ...
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Colin Powell Vs. Obama Vs. Romney on Gay Marriage
ABC News (blog)
Is gay marriage a federal or states'-rights issue? Colin Powell, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney disagree on the issue. Colin Powell made news yesterday by publicly backing gay marriage, an ostensible endorsement of President Obama's new-found conversion ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Gay Marriage Likely to Pass in Maryland
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Maryland finds a significant increase in support for same-sex marriage among African American voters following President Obama's historic announcement two weeks ago. The referendum to keep the ...
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Colin Powell Endorses Gay Marriage (But Not Obama) - The ...
By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney)
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has "no problem" with gay marriage, but has declined to endorse its latest champion, Barack Obama.
The Hollywood Gossip
Colin Powell OK With Gay Marriage [VIDEO] - NewsOne
By NewsOne Staff
Colin Powell has yet to endorse President Barack Obama, but he said he supports gay marriage during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday.
Breaking News for Black America
Marriage Equality Law Looks Safe in Maryland | Elections
By Jon Walker
Earlier this year the Maryland legislature approved a new law allowing for same-sex marriage starting in January 2013, but opponents vowed to gather.
Firedoglake
The Abbey Bans Bachelorette Parties Until Marriage Equality is ...
By Hadley Tomicki
The ban is influenced by North Carolina's new law banning same-sex marriage.
Grub Street Los Angeles


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