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News10 new results for marriage
 
Fed judge rules anti-gay marriage law, benefits limit for domestic partners ...
Washington Post
based judge determined to be constitutionally suspect in 1996, when the gay rights movement was just beginning to push for the state and local benefits that come with marriage. She is the second federal judge in California this year to conclude that ...
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Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage
BusinessWeek
Between 150 and 200 churches are expected to raise money for the Protect Marriage Maine political action committee, said Carroll Conley Jr., executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine evangelical organization and a member of the PAC.
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Obama shift on gay marriage tilts US attitudes
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's declaration of support for gay marriage may have prompted some Americans, especially blacks and Hispanics, to reconsider their opposition to letting homosexuals wed, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos online ...
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Marriage equality and civil rights
Baltimore Sun
Recent polls show that the margin of support for same-sex marriage has increased in recent weeks, with one survey showing that 57 percent of Maryland voters now say they're likely to support the state's same-sex marriage law if, as expected, ...
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Gay marriage: Judge overturns DOMA, stepping up pressure on Supreme Court
Christian Science Monitor
A federal judge struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which precludes gay couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. She is the third federal judge to do so, suggesting that the Supreme Court might need to step in soon to clarify ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Same-Sex Marriage Issue Looms Large in Novemeber
The Ledger
By MICHAEL PELTIER TALLAHASSEE | With debate and votes taking place around the state and polls showing a growing acceptance, the issue of same-sex marriage and domestic partner rights will likely be among a host of second tier issues that could ...
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Marriage equality soars in popularity among African-Americans since Obama ...
Dallas Voice
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that President Barack Obama's announcement in support of same-sex marriage has had a major impact on African-Americans. Before Obama made his statement, 41 percent of African-Americans said same-sex marriage ...
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Dallas Voice
Signs of Shift Among African-Americans on Same-Sex Marriage
New York Times (blog)
By MICAH COHEN President Obama's self-described "evolution" on same-sex marriage — from opponent to proponent — appears to be catalyzing a similar shift among some of his most loyal supporters, African-Americans. Although evidence for such a shift is ...
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Calif. pension fund must offer coverage to same-sex couples
The Seattle Times
A federal judge struck down portions of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that have prevented the California Public Employees' Retirement System from extending long-term-care insurance to gay spouses. By Dale Kasler SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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How Obama moves the needle on gay marriage
Washington Post (blog)
So when President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage, the storyline was all about how evenly split the American population is on gay marriage and how it might affect Obama in November's election. It was rarely about whether Obama could actually ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson: NAACP, Marriage Equality, Obama, and ...
By Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson
Voting rights are LGBT rights! Elder rights are LGBT rights! Economic rights are LGBT rights! The perfect storm of officials and movements coming together to support the American dream of equality is here.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
'Defense Of Marriage Act' Provision Struck Down By Oakland ...
By carloscbs5
A federal judge ruled in Oakland that the state's public-employee pension system must make long-term care insurance equally available to same-sex spouses and partners.
CBS San Francisco
Gay marriage is good business: Downtown Sea Assn. | Strange ...
By Joel Connelly
The Downtown Seattle Association, long the influential voice of local business, is endorsing same-sex marriage and urging support on both human rights and economic grounds. "Marriage equality is an important civil rights issue and it is an ...
Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News
U.S. anti-gay marriage law ruled unconstitutional - Total Buzz - The ...
By By MARTIN WISCKOL
A federal judge in San Francisco today ruled that the federal ban on recognizing on gay marriage – 1996′s Defense of Marriage Act – is unconstitutional because it blocks legal...
The Orange County Register -...
Perkins on opposing same-sex marriage – CNN Belief Blog - CNN ...
By The Editors
(CNN)--Tony Perkins, head of the conservative Family Research Council, argues that children lose when gay marriage is legalized and that such unions represent the death knell of marriage. Perkins spoke with CNN's Brooke Baldwin.
CNN Belief Blog


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