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Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry
The Associated PressGay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding. The state Senate voted yesterday to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the state. The law prohibits couples from obtaining marriage...Tags: Marriage, Court Administration, Parliament, Economic Policy, Civil Rights
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Same-Sex Marriage Set For California Vote
Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court has refused to hear a case seeking to keep a gay marriage ban initiative off the November ballot. The justices' decision not to take up the case means Proposition 8 will stay on the ballot barring further...Tags: Marriage, Minority Groups, Court Administration, Voting, Regional Authority
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Bid to ban gay marriage will stay on ballot, California Supreme Court rules
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA voter initiative to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage will remain on the November ballot, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday. The court issued a brief order rejecting arguments that the initiative, Proposition 8, was an...Tags: Marriage, Minority Groups, Court Administration, Voting, Demonstration
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Would Mass. gay-marriage move spark wedding rush?
Associated Press WriterThousands of gay couples from New York and other Northeastern states are expected to marry in Massachusetts if the state follows through on a move toward letting them wed. But many others don't see any need to pack their bags and rush to the altar. They...Tags: Marriage, Vehicles, Court Administration, Economic Policy, Colchester
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Outfest celebrates 26 years. What hasn't changed?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFilmmaker Stewart Wade has been attending Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival since he was a kid growing up in Woodland Hills and Agoura Hills. Seeing movies that "spoke to my life so clearly," like the seminal 1986 AIDS drama "Parting...Tags: Minority Groups, Chris Mason, Steve Buscemi, Culture, Festive Event
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Lawsuit seeks removal of marriage measure from November ballot
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen voters were asked to sign petitions for a November initiative to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, they were told the measure would not change state law, which at the time banned same-sex marriage. But then, after the signatures were gathered,...Tags: Marriage, Minority Groups, Court Administration, Voting, Lawyers
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S.F. Mayor Newsom to explore run for governor
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who built a national reputation pushing cutting-edge -- and controversial -- policies on same-sex marriage, healthcare and other issues, launched an exploratory bid for governor Tuesday. His move placed the 40-year-old,...Tags: Marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pete Wilson, Small Businesses, Environmental Pollution
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Daily almanac
1844: Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Illinois. 1846: New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires. 1957: More than 500 people were killed when Hurricane Audrey hit Louisiana and Texas. 1969: Police...Tags: Isabelle Adjani, Minority Groups, Mike Tyson, Joseph Smith, Mormon
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Competing images in the fight over same-sex marriage
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSince June 16, Californians have been bombarded with images of gay marriage: men kissing men, women embracing women, with friends and family celebrating alongside. Now both backers and foes of Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that would...Tags: Human Rights, Marriage, Steve Smith, Charity, Labor Day
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On June 27, 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Ill. In 1847 New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires. In 1893 prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange, setting off a depression....Tags: Human Rights, Corporate Crime, Armed Forces, Court Administration, Chicago White Sox
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