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EDITORIAL: Coming to a state near you
The Wisconsin State JournalFirst Iowa. Now Minnesota. Next Wisconsin. Gay marriage is winning the Midwest, thanks to growing public support across the partisan divide. Several Republicans joined most Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature to approve a gay marriage bill in...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress, Government, Marriage, Elections
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Former Delaware River resort may have industrial future
The Philadelphia InquirerFrom the broken concrete of Deemer's Beach, you can see north up the Delaware River toward Philadelphia, south down Delaware Bay toward the Atlantic, and east over two miles of sun-tipped waves to hazy New Jersey to get a sense of what people lost when...Tags: Entertainment, Railway Transportation, Heavy Engineering, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Vehicles
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Delaware governor fears impact of closing 'loophole'
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDelaware Gov. Jack A. Markell said $50 million to $200 million in corporate taxes that Pennsylvania estimates it could recover if the Legislature closes a Delaware "loophole" would have a "very significant impact" on his state. But other states that...Tags: Executive Branch, National Government, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Income
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Quinn calls on House to send him gay marriage bill
Gov. Pat Quinn called on the Illinois House to send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, saying lawmakers had plenty of time to make up their mind on the issue. The state Senate passed the measure on Valentine's Day, and the governor has said he'...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Francis I
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Quinn to House: 'It's time to vote' for gay marriage
Gov. Pat Quinn called on the Illinois House to send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, saying lawmakers have had plenty of time to make up their mind on the issue. The state Senate passed the measure on Valentine's Day, and the governor has...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Francis I
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Minnesota gay marriage: 'I think we have the votes,' Thissen says; House to vote Thursday
St. Paul Pioneer PressMinnesota might be poised to become the 12th state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, as House leaders prepare for a floor vote Thursday, May 9. House Speaker Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, said he believes the 73-member DFL majority has the 68...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Voting
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Delaware OKs same-sex marriage, showdowns loom in two states
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A year ago, when Vice President Joe Biden revealed in a television interview that he supported same-sex marriage, such unions were legal in six states. Tuesday, the Legislature in Biden’s home state, Delaware, voted to become the 11th such state,...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate's 12-9 vote sends the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Minority Groups, Defense of Marriage Act
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th U.S. state to allow gay marriage
ReutersBy Edith Honan May 7 (Reuters) - Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Defense of Marriage Act
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th state to allow gay marriage
Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly's passage of the bill...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Marriage, Elections, Lincoln Chafee
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Few states find narrow route to gun control laws
From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. How did they do it? Culture and...
Tags: Mental Health, Democratic Party, Government, John Hickenlooper, Elections
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Bobby Jindal, Deval Patrick on ‘Meet the Press’; Jan Brewer on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCNN's "State of the Union" talks to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. The program offers a panel with former Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.; Jackie Calmes of The New York Times; Gwen Ifill of PBS'...
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