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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Marriage</title>
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		<title>DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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DC asks judge to dismiss gay marriage lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage.
The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-government-asks-judge-to-dismiss-suit-by-gay-marriage-opponents-seeking-ballot-initiative-247343/">DC government asks judge to dismiss suit by gay-marriage opponents seeking ballot initiative</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, first capital in Latin American to do so</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico City 1st in region to approve gay marriage

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City lawmakers have become the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.
City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday with five lawmakers absent.
Gay marriage is currently allowed in only seven countries and some parts of the United States.
Leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmakers-legalize-gay-marriage-in-mexico-city-first-capital-in-latin-american-to-do-so-247027/" title="Lawmakers legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, first capital in Latin American to do so">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Death did them part in a hurry: Dying Ky. groom expires hours after wedding; his daughters sue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Family contesting deathbed marriage of Ky. man

BEATTYVILLE, Ky. — Denton Cooper and Izetta Johnson&#8217;s second marriage didn&#8217;t last long — just hours, in fact. And that led his children to suggest the deathbed wedding was sham.
Cooper and Johnson married just hours before the groom died on June 10 in eastern Kentucky. Cooper&#8217;s three daughters by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-did-them-part-in-a-hurry-dying-ky-groom-expires-hours-after-wedding-his-daughters-sue-245697/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Death did them part in a hurry: Dying Ky. groom expires hours after wedding; his daughters sue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SC first lady announces she&#8217;s filing for divorce from gov who called mistress his soul mate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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SC first lady files for divorce from cheating gov

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina&#8217;s first lady, a former Wall Street vice president who helped launch her husband&#8217;s political career, announced Friday she is filing for divorce months after his tearful public confession of an affair with an Argentine woman.
&#8220;This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-first-lady-announces-shes-filing-for-divorce-from-gov-who-called-mistress-his-soul-mate-242959/">SC first lady announces she&#8217;s filing for divorce from gov who called mistress his soul mate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/">SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/">Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine reporter says he was wrongly fired over e-mail calling gay marriage supporters hateful</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Maine reporter fights firing for gay marriage note

WATERVILLE, Maine — A longtime Maine newspaper reporter says he was unjustly fired after writing a personal e-mail to gay marriage supporters rebuking their tactics.
The Portland Newspaper Guild has filed a grievance on behalf of 58-year-old Larry Grard (GRAHRD&#8217;), who says he was fired Nov. 10 from the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-reporter-says-he-was-wrongly-fired-over-e-mail-calling-gay-marriage-supporters-hateful-242241/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Maine reporter says he was wrongly fired over e-mail calling gay marriage supporters hateful</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite adoption setback, Elton John and David Furnish plan to support Ukrainian boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Elton will support Ukrainian boy he can&#8217;t adopt

LONDON — Elton John&#8217;s partner says the musician was devastated that he wasn&#8217;t allowed to adopt an HIV-positive Ukrainian toddler, but plans to support the boy anyway.
The 62-year-old pop star met 14-month-old Lev at a home for HIV-positive children in September. But he was refused permission to adopt ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-adoption-setback-elton-john-and-david-furnish-plan-to-support-ukrainian-boy-241503/" title="Despite adoption setback, Elton John and David Furnish plan to support Ukrainian boy">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ON THE BOOKSHELF: &#8216;Julie &amp; Julia&#8217; author Julie Powell is back with a meaty book on butchering</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Julie &#038; Julia&#8217; author returns with a meaty course

NEW YORK — Julie Powell&#8217;s new book is not for the squeamish, in more ways than one.
It opens with her in the back of a butcher shop, flecked with blood and reeking of meat. She&#8217;s busy slicing a raw, slippery liver with a foot-long knife.
By the end .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-the-bookshelf-julie-julia-author-julie-powell-is-back-with-a-meaty-book-on-butchering-238300/">ON THE BOOKSHELF: &#8216;Julie &#038; Julia&#8217; author Julie Powell is back with a meaty book on butchering</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Another California gay rights group opts out of trying to overturn marriage ban in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Odds look slim for 2010 Calif. gay marriage vote

SAN FRANCISCO — The chances of California voters being asked to repeal the state&#8217;s ban on same-sex marriages next year are looking more remote after another prominent political group said that more time is needed to build a winning campaign.
Rick Jacobs, founder of the Los Angeles-based Courage .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-california-gay-rights-group-opts-out-of-trying-to-overturn-marriage-ban-in-2010-237903/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Argentine judge overturns decision to allow Latin America&#8217;s first gay marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Argentine judge suspends region&#8217;s 1st gay marriage

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine judge put a hold Monday on another court&#8217;s decision to permit the first gay marriage in Latin America, but supporters of the couple said they would try to go ahead with the ceremony anyway.
The official court Web site said national judge Marta Gomez ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/argentine-judge-overturns-decision-to-allow-latin-americas-first-gay-marriage-237810/">Argentine judge overturns decision to allow Latin America&#8217;s first gay marriage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In liberal NY and NJ, push for gay marriage legislation loses some momentum after elections</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-liberal-ny-and-nj-push-for-gay-marriage-legislation-loses-some-momentum-after-elections-235559/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Gay marriage momentum stalls in liberal NY, NJ

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost some momentum.
Gay rights groups have long expected legislative votes in New York and New Jersey on bills to recognize the marriages in both states. But it&#8217;s not clear whether there will .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-liberal-ny-and-nj-push-for-gay-marriage-legislation-loses-some-momentum-after-elections-235559/">In liberal NY and NJ, push for gay marriage legislation loses some momentum after elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage _ quietly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage

LONDON — Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly — without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.
Princess Elizabeth married Lt. Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947, in front of ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-prince-philip-mark-62-years-of-marriage-_-quietly-233597/">Britain&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage _ quietly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex couples say &#8216;no legitimate&#8217; reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act

BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn&#8217;t recognize same-sex unions say there is &#8220;no legitimate or plausible&#8221; reason for having a federal definition of marriage that excludes gay couples.
The lawsuit was brought by seven gay couples and three widowers, all of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/same-sex-couples-say-no-legitimate-reason-for-excluding-them-from-feds-marriage-definition-231277/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Same-sex couples say &#8216;no legitimate&#8217; reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Gresko</dc:creator>
		
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DC board won&#8217;t allow gay marriage ban on ballot

WASHINGTON — A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
The D.C. City Council is expected to approve gay marriage next .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-board-says-no-to-putting-gay-marriage-ban-on-ballot-citing-human-rights-law-231276/">DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage measure on ballot, citing human rights law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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DC board rejects gay marriage ballot effort

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.&#8217;s Board of Ethics and Elections says a measure that would ban same-sex marriages cannot go on the city&#8217;s ballot.
The ruling was announced Tuesday. Opponents of same-sex marriage wanted to ask voters whether &#8220;only marriage between a man and woman&#8221; should be recognized in the city.
The .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-board-says-no-to-putting-gay-marriage-measure-on-ballot-citing-human-rights-law-231259/">DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage measure on ballot, citing human rights law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Buenos Aires marriage license is a first for same-sex couples in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/buenos-aires-marriage-license-is-a-first-for-same-sex-couples-in-latin-america-230689/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Hand Orellana</dc:creator>
		
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Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina&#8217;s capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage.
Jose Maria Di Bello and his partner Alex Freyre won the right to get married when a judge ruled last week ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/buenos-aires-marriage-license-is-a-first-for-same-sex-couples-in-latin-america-230689/">Buenos Aires marriage license is a first for same-sex couples in Latin America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Film seeks to document Mormon church role in California gay marriage fight</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/film-seeks-to-document-mormon-church-role-in-california-gay-marriage-fight-230089/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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Film documents Mormon role in gay marriage debate

SALT LAKE CITY — Reed Cowan&#8217;s reasons for making a film about the Mormon church&#8217;s activism against gay marriage in California are personal.
Himself gay and Mormon, Cowan clashed with his family over his sexual orientation and the beliefs of their faith, but it was a conversation between him .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/film-seeks-to-document-mormon-church-role-in-california-gay-marriage-fight-230089/">Film seeks to document Mormon church role in California gay marriage fight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Staunchly anti-gay marriage RI gov says he&#8217;s willing to consider domestic partnership law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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RI gov opens door to domestic partnerships

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR&#8217;-ee), a gay marriage opponent, has opened the door slightly to the limited recognition of same-sex relationships in Rhode Island.
The Republican governor still opposes gay marriage and said during the 2006 election that he opposed civil unions for same-sex couples.
But after a closed-door ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/staunchly-anti-gay-marriage-ri-gov-says-hes-willing-to-consider-domestic-partnership-law-228724/">Staunchly anti-gay marriage RI gov says he&#8217;s willing to consider domestic partnership law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DC council defiant of Catholic Church&#8217;s pressure to be exempt from gay marriage proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawmakers defy church pressure on DC gay marriage

WASHINGTON — The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren&#8217;t budging.
Catholic Charities provides social services to about 68,000 people, some of which are city contracts like ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dc-council-defiant-of-catholic-churchs-pressure-to-be-exempt-from-gay-marriage-proposal-228716/" title="DC council defiant of Catholic Church&#8217;s pressure to be exempt from gay marriage proposal">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian military officer accused of throwing twin daughters of common-law wife out of window</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian accused of throwing twins from window

MOSCOW — A Russian military officer has been accused of attempted murder for allegedly throwing the twin 8-year-old daughters of his common-law wife from their eighth-floor apartment, officials said Friday. Both girls survived the fall.
Russia&#8217;s top investigative body said that Capt. Nikolai Zakharkin, 31, has been arrested. It said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-military-officer-accused-of-throwing-twin-daughters-of-common-law-wife-out-of-window-228069/">Source &nbsp;: Russian military officer accused of throwing twin daughters of common-law wife out of window</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Patrick Kennedy clashes with RI bishop at intersection of abortion, health care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation&#8217;s most famous Roman Catholic family.
Their feud over .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rep-patrick-kennedy-clashes-with-ri-bishop-at-intersection-of-abortion-health-care-227330/">Original source &nbsp;: Rep. Patrick Kennedy clashes with RI bishop at intersection of abortion, health care</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
The Utah-based church&#8217;s support ahead of Tuesday night&#8217;s vote ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/salt-lake-city-approves-gay-rights-measures-after-historic-mormon-backing-225357/" title="Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon backing">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon church backs Salt Lake City&#8217;s proposed anti-discrimination ordinances to protect gays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Mormon church backs anti-discrimination proposals

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church supports a proposed pair of Salt Lake City ordinances that would make it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment matters, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Michael Otterson, the director of public affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, endorsed the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mormon-church-backs-salt-lake-citys-proposed-anti-discrimination-ordinances-to-protect-gays-225261/">Mormon church backs Salt Lake City&#8217;s proposed anti-discrimination ordinances to protect gays</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY Senate fails to put same-sex marriage to a vote, Paterson pushes the issue to next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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NY Senate fails to put gay marriage to vote

ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York&#8217;s Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during a special session Tuesday.
Advocates and opponents say the Senate lacked the 32 votes needed to approve the measure, which ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-senate-fails-to-put-same-sex-marriage-to-a-vote-paterson-pushes-the-issue-to-next-week-225214/">NY Senate fails to put same-sex marriage to a vote, Paterson pushes the issue to next week</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY governor pushes for new special sessions next week to consider same-sex marriage bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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NY governor pushes for gay marriage vote next week

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York&#8217;s governor is pushing state lawmakers to consider a bill to legalize same-sex marriage bill next week after his effort to force a Senate vote appears all but lost.
Gov. David Paterson is placing the bill on agendas for special sessions on Nov. 16 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-governor-pushes-for-new-special-sessions-next-week-to-consider-same-sex-marriage-bill-225124/" title="NY governor pushes for new special sessions next week to consider same-sex marriage bill">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Gay Marriage-Playbook story
SAN FRANCISCO — In a Nov. 6 story about the tactics of gay marriage opponents, The Associated Press reported erroneously that gay marriage foes had won 31 consecutive statewide ballot measures against the issue. While 31 states have indeed voted down gay marriage, it was not an unbroken string of defeats. Arizona ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-gay-marriage-playbook-story-225010/">Correction: Gay Marriage-Playbook story</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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AMA votes to seek repeal of &#8216;don&#8217;t ask,don&#8217;t tell&#8217;
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military&#8217;s &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
The nation&#8217;s largest doctors&#8217; group stopped short of saying it would seek to overturn marriage bans, but its ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ama-opposes-dont-ask-dont-tell-says-gay-marriage-bans-contribute-to-health-disparities-224808/" title="AMA opposes &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell;&#8217; says gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage

ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York&#8217;s Senate wasn&#8217;t expected to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during Tuesday&#8217;s special session.
Advocates and opponents say the Senate lacked the 32 votes needed to approve the measure strongly .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senators-ny-senate-not-expected-to-vote-on-same-sex-marriage-bill-during-special-session-224771/">Source &nbsp;: Senators: NY Senate not expected to vote on same-sex marriage bill during special session</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor group votes to lobby for repeal of military&#8217;s &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; policy</title>
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AMA votes to seek repeal of &#8216;don&#8217;t ask,don&#8217;t-tell&#8217;

CHICAGO — The nation&#8217;s largest doctors&#8217; group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military&#8217;s &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; policy.
The American Medical Association also voted to declare that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities for gay couples and their children.
Both gay-rights policies were adopted Tuesday at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/doctor-group-votes-to-lobby-for-repeal-of-militarys-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-224585/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Doctor group votes to lobby for repeal of military&#8217;s &#8216;don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell&#8217; policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paterson calls for action on same-sex marriage during budget crisis address to Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Paterson calls for action on gay marriage, deficit

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it &#8220;an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship.&#8221;
His request raises the hopes of gay advocates who suffered a major defeat in Maine when voters repealed that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paterson-calls-for-action-on-same-sex-marriage-during-budget-crisis-address-to-legislature-223772/">Read : Paterson calls for action on same-sex marriage during budget crisis address to Legislature</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paterson calls for action on deficit, same-sex marriage during address to state Legislature</title>
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Paterson calls for action on deficit, gay marriage

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has urged lawmakers to give final approval to a same-sex marriage bill when they convene in a special session Tuesday.
This announcement comes a week after a Maine referendum soundly repealed that state&#8217;s new same-sex marriage law.
Although he can require the Legislature consider  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paterson-calls-for-action-on-deficit-same-sex-marriage-during-address-to-state-legislature-223672/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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NY Senate could vote on same-sex law
ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocates for same-sex marriage are hitting New York&#8217;s state capital hard, trying to sway the few votes needed for final legislative approval of the bill in a special session Tuesday.

This comes a week after a Maine referendum soundly repealed that state&#8217;s new same-sex marriage law.
What appears ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-as-maine-voters-quash-same-sex-marriage-law-ny-senate-may-vote-same-sex-marriage-223560/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Even as Maine voters quash same-sex marriage law, NY Senate may vote same-sex marriage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge hears arguments over competency hearing witness list in Elizabeth Smart case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dobner</dc:creator>
		
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Judge hears arguments on Smart case witness list

SALT LAKE CITY — Defense attorneys for the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart argued Monday that testimony by experts in Mormon fundamentalism and religious extremism is irrelevant and should not be allowed at a hearing to decide his mental competency.
Attorneys for Brian David Mitchell told .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-hears-arguments-over-competency-hearing-witness-list-in-elizabeth-smart-case-223515/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal judge hears arguments over competency hearing witness list in Elizabeth Smart case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Gay marriage foes win with message about schools

SAN FRANCISCO — Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.
Voters seemed to be swayed by the message, both in Maine and in last year&#8217;s gay marriage battle .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-marriage-foes-win-in-maine-and-california-with-message-about-schools-221015/">Source &nbsp;: Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schools</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall, German love blind to old borders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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In united Germany, love crosses old border freely

BERLIN — In Katrin Roller&#8217;s Berlin apartment, it&#8217;s the toilet paper holder that stands out — a homemade contraption of rope and a piece of a rolling pin.
That&#8217;s the way her husband wants it. He grew up in the communist-imposed frugality of East Germany, and 20 years after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-berlin-walls-fall-german-love-blind-to-old-borders-220782/" title="20 years after Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall, German love blind to old borders">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How same-sex marriage foes won in Maine and California: Make the issue about schools</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-same-sex-marriage-foes-won-in-maine-and-california-make-the-issue-about-schools-220778/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Schools emerge as new tactic in gay marriage votes

SAN FRANCISCO — In one ad after another, voters in California and Maine were besieged with images of what would supposedly happen if same-sex marriage were legal: Students on a field trip to a lesbian wedding, elementary kids gobbling up books featuring gay couples, kindergartners learning about .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-same-sex-marriage-foes-won-in-maine-and-california-make-the-issue-about-schools-220778/">How same-sex marriage foes won in Maine and California: Make the issue about schools</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas jury convicts polygamist sect member of sexual assault of 16-year-old &#8217;spiritual wife&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-jury-convicts-polygamist-sect-member-of-sexual-assault-of-16-year-old-spiritual-wife-220122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Roberts</dc:creator>
		
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Texas sect man guilty of sexual assault of minor

ELDORADO, Texas — After being duped by false leads and chastised by a court for its handling of polygamist sect children, the state of Texas has won a criminal conviction in its first trial of a sect member charged with sexually assaulted an underage girl.
Raymond Jessop, 38, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-jury-convicts-polygamist-sect-member-of-sexual-assault-of-16-year-old-spiritual-wife-220122/">Original article on  : Texas jury convicts polygamist sect member of sexual assault of 16-year-old &#8217;spiritual wife&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. voters approve R-71, expanding rights for gay couples to &#8220;everything but marriage&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel La Corte</dc:creator>
		
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Gay partnership measure approved by voters

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington voters have approved the state&#8217;s new &#8220;everything but marriage&#8221; law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state&#8217;s voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box.
With about 72 percent of the expected vote counted Thursday in unofficial returns, Referendum ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-voters-approve-r-71-expanding-rights-for-gay-couples-to-everything-but-marriage-219833/">Wash. voters approve R-71, expanding rights for gay couples to &#8220;everything but marriage&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor points to child as proof of sexual assault of teen from Texas polygamist sect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Roberts</dc:creator>
		
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Prosecutor: Child is proof of assault of sect teen

ELDORADO, Texas — A prosecutor in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist group&#8217;s Texas ranch urged jurors to convict a 38-year-old member of sexual assault of a child.
Standing before photos of the alleged victim and her daughter, Assistant Attorney General Eric Nichols .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-points-to-child-as-proof-of-sexual-assault-of-teen-from-texas-polygamist-sect-219714/">Original source &nbsp;: Prosecutor points to child as proof of sexual assault of teen from Texas polygamist sect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY Gov. Paterson calls for session on deficit, same-sex marriage, reforming public authorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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NY gov calls for session on budget, gay marriage

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
Paterson wants the Senate to give final legislative approval to same-sex marriage. But there&#8217;s no guarantee there are .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-gov-paterson-calls-for-session-on-deficit-same-sex-marriage-reforming-public-authorities-219540/">NY Gov. Paterson calls for session on deficit, same-sex marriage, reforming public authorities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan K. Scott</dc:creator>
		
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Cougars, hot in Hollywood, endangered in real life

NEW YORK — Darin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first &#8220;Cougar&#8221; when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43.
Since then, the 24-year-old who lives in Boca Raton, Fla., has dated women old enough to be his mother.
&#8220;Women my age don&#8217;t ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-men-older-women-may-be-hot-in-hollywood-but-few-of-these-relationships-last-219501/">Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge says jurors in Texas polygamist sect trial could hear closing arguments Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Roberts</dc:creator>
		
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Judge says Texas polygamist sect trial nearing end

ELDORADO, Texas — After days of meticulous plodding through photos and records seized from a polygamist sect&#8217;s West Texas ranch, jurors could begin deliberating the sexual assault case against one its members as early as Thursday.
Texas District Judge Barbara Walther told jurors in the trial of 38-year-old Raymond .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-says-jurors-in-texas-polygamist-sect-trial-could-hear-closing-arguments-thursday-218664/" title="Judge says jurors in Texas polygamist sect trial could hear closing arguments Thursday">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for same-sex marriage loss in Maine; conservatives rejoice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine
SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama&#8217;s lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.
Conservatives, in contrast, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-leaders-blame-tv-ads-obama-for-same-sex-marriage-loss-in-maine-conservatives-rejoice-218221/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for same-sex marriage loss in Maine; conservatives rejoice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums

PORTLAND, Maine — Despite living in one of the nation&#8217;s most heavily taxed states, Maine voters on Tuesday soundly rejected proposals that would have reduced automobile excise taxes and put limits on future increases on state and local government spending and taxes.
Mainers also approved a ballot question that expands the state&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-reject-tax-cutting-referendums-approve-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-217821/" title="Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disappointment, not joy, fills Maine ballroom where gay marriage party was planned</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/disappointment-not-joy-fills-maine-ballroom-where-gay-marriage-party-was-planned-217276/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Curran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dejection fills ballroom after gay marriage vote
PORTLAND, Maine — Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.

Instead, they went home at midnight, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/disappointment-not-joy-fills-maine-ballroom-where-gay-marriage-party-was-planned-217276/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Disappointment, not joy, fills Maine ballroom where gay marriage party was planned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Loss in Maine could be staggering blow to gay-marriage movement nationwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/loss-in-maine-could-be-staggering-blow-to-gay-marriage-movement-nationwide-217236/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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Defeat in Maine a harsh blow to gay-marriage drive

The stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage. They had Maine&#8217;s governor, legislative leaders and major newspapers on their side, plus a huge edge in campaign funding. So losing a landmark referendum was a devastating blow, for activists in Maine and nationwide.
In an election that had .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/loss-in-maine-could-be-staggering-blow-to-gay-marriage-movement-nationwide-217236/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Loss in Maine could be staggering blow to gay-marriage movement nationwide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine voters reject same-sex marriage law; heartbreaking loss for gay rights activists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-reject-same-sex-marriage-law-heartbreaking-loss-for-gay-rights-activists-217149/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Adams</dc:creator>
		
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Maine voters reject gay-marriage law
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.
Gay marriage has now lost in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-reject-same-sex-marriage-law-heartbreaking-loss-for-gay-rights-activists-217149/">Maine voters reject same-sex marriage law; heartbreaking loss for gay rights activists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law in a heartbreaking defeat for gay-rights movement</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-repeal-gay-marriage-law-in-a-heartbreaking-defeat-for-gay-rights-movement-217142/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Adams</dc:creator>
		
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Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.

With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday.
The outcome amounts to a heartbreaking defeat for the gay rights movement — particularly since it occurred in New ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-repeal-gay-marriage-law-in-a-heartbreaking-defeat-for-gay-rights-movement-217142/" title="Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law in a heartbreaking defeat for gay-rights movement">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-marriage opponents claim victory in Maine; gay-rights side refuses to concede</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-marriage-opponents-claim-victory-in-maine-gay-rights-side-refuses-to-concede-217119/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Adams</dc:creator>
		
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Gay-marriage foes claim victory in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine — Gay-marriage opponents are claiming victory in a closely watched referendum in Maine on a new state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed.
The law in question was passed by the Legislature in May but never took effect because of a petition drive by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-marriage-opponents-claim-victory-in-maine-gay-rights-side-refuses-to-concede-217119/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gay-marriage opponents claim victory in Maine; gay-rights side refuses to concede</a>.]]></description>
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