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Gay marriage around Iowa: License applications, protest petitions - DesMoinesRegister.com border=

Gay marriage around Iowa: License applications, protest petitions - DesMoinesRegister.com

DesMoinesRegister.com
Corydon, Ia. - About 60 people this morning were waiting for the doors to open at the Wayne County Courthouse. No one was there to get a marriage license.
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High Turnout In Augusta For Marriage Equality Bill - MPBN News border=

High Turnout In Augusta For Marriage Equality Bill - MPBN News

MPBN News
It was one of the largest turnouts for a legislative hearing that anyone can remember in a long time. "It is today that I'm proud to present to you for your consideration, LD 1020, An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage And Affirm Religious …
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VillageSoup Belfast
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Gay marriage bill sponsor gets ovation in Maine - Boston Globe border=

Gay marriage bill sponsor gets ovation in Maine - Boston Globe

Boston Globe
AUGUSTA, Maine—A public hearing on the Maine Legislature's gay marriage proposal has opened with a standing ovation for the bill's sponsor.
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Bangor Daily News
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Vote Expected Today On Protections For Same-Sex Marriage Opponents - Hartford Courant border=

Vote Expected Today On Protections For Same-Sex Marriage Opponents - Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant
By DANIELA ALTIMARI | The Hartford Courant The legislature is expected to vote today on a bill that would carve out legal protections for business owners and professionals who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Perez Hilton and Miss USA Contestant Debate Gay Marriage - Wall Street Journal border=

Perez Hilton and Miss USA Contestant Debate Gay Marriage - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
By Marisa Taylor A heated, multimedia gay-marriage discussion spanning YouTube, blogs, Twitter, Larry King and “The Hills” ensued after Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean answered a question about the topic during the pageant's question-and-answer …
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Today’s THV
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Gay Marriage Spreads Without Backlash - ABC News border=

Gay Marriage Spreads Without Backlash - ABC News

ABC News
By RICK KLEIN The culture wars are raging. But if we're in the midst of a revolution, it's hardly being televised. People with opposing viewpoints on Proposition 8 demonstrate outside the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, California in this …
San Francisco Chronicle
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Gay Episcopal bishop says civil and religious marriage should be ... - Los Angeles Times border=

Gay Episcopal bishop says civil and religious marriage should be … - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
The first openly gay Episcopal bishop told a Studio City gathering today that the church should begin mending divisions over the issue of same-sex marriage by getting out of the civil marriage business altogether.
Chicago Tribune
CNN Political Ticker
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Paterson Introduces a Same-Sex Marriage Bill - New York Times border=

Paterson Introduces a Same-Sex Marriage Bill - New York Times

New York Times
By JEREMY W. PETERS Gov. David A. Paterson introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, vowing to personally involve himself in the legislative debate at a level that is rare for a chief executive in New York.
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New York Daily News
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Big Wins Re-Energize Gay Marriage Activists - NPR border=

Big Wins Re-Energize Gay Marriage Activists - NPR

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by Liz Halloran Craig Winsor (left) and Victor Choban argue about Proposition 8 at a rally in front of the California Supreme Court building in San Francisco on March 5. Getty Images NPR.
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
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Vote in Doubt as New Hampshire Senate Takes Up Gay Marriage - New York Times border=

Vote in Doubt as New Hampshire Senate Takes Up Gay Marriage - New York Times

New York Times
By ABBY GOODNOUGH CONCORD, NH - A committee of the New Hampshire State Senate plunged Wednesday into the escalating debate over same-sex marriage, hearing hours of discordant testimony on whether the state should become the fifth to allow it.
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Newsday
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