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Idaho governor, GOP lawmakers pledge to defend state’s gay marriage ban
BOISE, Idaho — Republicans pledged to defend Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage from a legal challenge, while Democrats favor letting similar cases elsewhere proceed rather than dedicating taxpayer resources to what they believe will be a losing battle.
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GOP committee member blames ‘LGBT Gestapo’ for Duck Dynasty controversy
A former Michigan lawmaker and current member of the Republican National Committee, who last week said that gays want free healthcare because they are dying of AIDS, is weighing in on the “Duck Dynasty” controversy, blaming the “LGBT Gestapo speech police” for the suspension of the family’s patriarch from the popular A&E reality show.
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GOP lawmakers seeking outside help to defend N.C. gay marriage ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican legislative leaders said Friday that they are getting outside legal help related to a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage, suggesting they aren’t convinced Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper can wholeheartedly defend the state in the case.
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DNC chair condemns Michigan GOP, says they tolerate anti-gay bias
FERNDALE, Mich. — The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee has joined leading state Democrats in condemning Michigan Republicans for their handling of anti-gay remarks by a GOP National Committee member and their failure to extend civil rights to gays.
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Mich. RNC member says gays want free healthcare because they’re dying of AIDS
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan member of the Republican National Committee said Thursday that gays want free healthcare because they are dying of AIDS.
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Tea Party leader: Florida GOP is being taken over by gay ‘thugs’
The co-founder of the Florida Tea Party says the local Republican Party in Broward County, Fla., is being taken over by gay “thugs.”
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Florida’s Charlie Crist plots political comeback as Democrat
Nearly three years after losing a U.S. Senate campaign to Republican Marco Rubio and leaving the governor’s mansion, Charlie Crist is plotting a political comeback that seems fantastical even by Florida’s stranger-than-fiction standards.
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In Va. and N.J., a contrasting tale of two Republican parties
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — This fall’s races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey offer a revealing window into the fight for the future of the Republican Party.
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Texas judge splits from GOP because he can ‘no longer tolerate’ anti-gay party
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas judge announced Monday he is leaving the Republican party because he can “no longer tolerate” a party that demeans people for their sexual orientation.
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Chris Christie’s decision to stop fighting marriage equality in N.J. stirs GOP
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to stop fighting gay marriage in New Jersey was pragmatic – same sex weddings had already begun and a court warned that the state would have little chance of overturning them. But the move also reflects Christie’s bid to cast himself as leader of a welcoming GOP as he seeks re-election and ponders a White House bid.