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O'Malley takes party's message to New Hampshire
— Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took center stage before a convention of New Hampshire Democrats Saturday, rallying the faithful in a state important to his party's hopes to hold the White House in November — and to his own future should he...Tags: Regional Authority, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney
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Writer Dudley Clendinen dies of ALS at age 67
Dudley Clendinen relished nothing more than telling a great story — even the story of his impending death. A journalist and author who wrote for The New York Times and had once served as an editor for The Baltimore Sun, Mr. Clendinen died Wednesday...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Radio, Civil Rights, Lou Gehrig's Disease, The New York Times
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Marriage equality and civil rights
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, it is put...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Family, The Washington Post
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Same-sex marriage opponents set to turn in first petitions
Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions ahead of schedule this week, and they say the number of signatures will far exceed the mark. The question is: By how much? There's little...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Colin Powell, Lawyers, Civil Rights, Minority Groups
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Lesson of a high-school prank
If never having done anything stupid or regrettable in high school were a requirement for holding public office, only angels and saints would qualify. Still, it's a bit ironic that Mitt Romney's supporters, some of whom recently were only too happy to...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, High Schools, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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On gay marriage, who will pay the price -- Obama or Romney?
Barack Obama has crossed the Rubicon and come to the defense of same-sex marriage. For him, it was a small step, since his is already the most pro-gay rights presidency in history, but it will have big political ramifications. The war is on. The line...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Mitt Romney, Family
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Gay-marriage advocates, opponents speak out in church
In the old Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bolton Hill, the congregation on Sunday gave a prayer of thanks for what the Rev. Andrew Foster Connors described as "the new light of hope arising from the Maryland State House."
Barely two...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Executive Branch, Human Rights
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Maryland Senate passes gay marriage bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to legalize same-sex marriage quickly won approval in the Maryland Senate Thursday night. The measure now needs the governor's signature.
Cheers erupted in the Senate chambers after the 25-22 vote was read out loud and the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Referenda, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Executive Branch
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Obama could make the difference on gay marriage
The New York Times reported this weekend that President Barack Obama's views on gay marriage are "evolving" and that there are serious discussions inside the White House about how to handle the shift if he decides to publicly support same-sex unions....Tags: African Americans, Gays and Lesbians, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Birmingham , Minority Groups
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k.d. lang returns to her roots with 'Sing It Loud'
Of all the singers to hit the pop music scene in the past 25 years, k.d. lang continues to stand out.
There's the timbre of her voice, a sound remarkably dark and rich and deep. Then there's the technique, with its unfailing intonation and evenness of...Tags: Top Chef (tv program), Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan
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After coming out, former Maryland player feels he has a second chance
For years, Akil Patterson wouldn't tell the world who he really was: a gay man playing Division I college football.
His secret weighed on him, frightened him, confused him, taking on a life all its own.
In lonely periods, the former University of...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Wrestling, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, High School Sports
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Legal ethics and gay rights
The decision by a national law firm to drop its contract to defend the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of the U.S. Congress in the face of criticism from gay rights groups, and the subsequent resignation in protest of the partner assigned to the case,...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers, U.S. House of Representatives, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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