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House backs bill to sue president for not enforcing federal laws, such as DOMA
WASHINGTON — Casting Barack Obama as a president run amok, the House voted on Wednesday for a bill that would expedite congressional lawsuits against the chief executive for failure to enforce federal laws.
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Openly gay Oklahoma state senator to run for U.S. Congress
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Democratic state senator from Oklahoma City says he plans to run for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Republican U.S. Rep. James Lankford.
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Opponent’s campaign attacks Clay Aiken as ‘San Francisco values’
RALEIGH, N.C. — LGBT North Carolinians reacted swiftly Wednesday to a statement from U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers’ campaign team, which used coded anti-LGBT language to attack Clay Aiken, who earlier announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress.
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Clay Aiken announces bid for U.S. Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former “American Idol” and “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Clay Aiken joined another high-profile contest Wednesday – this one to get elected to the U.S. Congress in his native North Carolina.
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U.S. congressman blasted for anti-gay remarks to Ala. realtors group
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama gay and lesbian advocacy organization and the state association of realtors are blasting an Alabama congressman for making statements they consider inappropriate and offensive.
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Democratic consultant confirms: Clay Aiken considering run for Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. — Pop singer Clay Aiken, who first made a name for himself as a contestant on “American Idol,” is considering a run for Congress in North Carolina’s 2nd District, a state Democratic Party consultant confirmed on Friday.
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Candidate: Autism, dementia are God’s punishment for abortion, gay marriage
CHICAGO – A Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives says that autism and dementia are punishments from God, who is angry over abortion and same-sex marriage.
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Three gay Republicans seek election history with bids for U.S. Congress
Dan Innis’ husband persuaded him to run for the U.S. House. It didn’t matter that Innis, a former business school dean, faced an aggressive Democratic incumbent, GOP colleagues who oppose his right to marry, and history – no Republican ever has been openly gay when first elected to Congress.
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U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney to marry long-time partner
WASHINGTON — Freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney plans to marry his long-time partner, who proposed over Christmas.
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GOP lawmaker wants to ban feds from recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require federal agencies to use a person’s state of residence to determine federal recognition of marital status.