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Nevada AG re-evaluates defense of state’s same-sex marriage ban
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto says she’s re-evaluating the state’s defense of its ban on same-sex marriage after a new ruling by a federal appeals court.
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Okla. lawmaker suggests eliminating all marriages to prevent gay marriages
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma lawmaker, fearful that a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage might be upheld by an appeals court, says his conservative colleagues would consider throwing out all marriages in Oklahoma as a way around the ruling.
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Man charged in making death threats to gay mayor, socialist council member
SEATTLE — A 32-year-old Seattle man accused of posting threats on Facebook against Seattle’s openly gay mayor and a socialist City Council member has been charged with malicious harassment, felony harassment and two counts of cyberstalking.
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Ind. House Democrats weigh two plans to derail proposed gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — House Democrats will consider two different strategies to derail the effort to place a same-sex marriage ban in the Indiana Constitution, House Minority Leader Scott Pelath said Friday.
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Michigan GOP official who made anti-gay remarks rejects calls to resign
WASHINGTON — A Michigan member of the Republican National Committee rejected calls to resign Friday after making anti-gay and anti-Muslim remarks.
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S.D. to consider bills to allow businesses to refuse services for same-sex ceremonies
PIERRE, S.D. — Two bills filed in the South Dakota Legislature seek to protect clergy, church officials and businesspeople who refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages or receptions because of their religious beliefs.
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N.C. AG says he supports marriage equality, but will keep defending the ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office will continue to argue in court for North Carolina’s constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, even as Virginia’s new attorney general has decided to fight his state’s gay marriage ban.
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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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GOP urges Ill. candidate to withdraw after blaming bad weather on gay rights
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Illinois Republican officials are calling for a Chicago-area congressional candidate to leave the GOP race after she blamed bad weather on legalized abortions and gay rights, but Susanne Atanus said she won’t back down.
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Catholic school says it won’t rehire gay administrator who married partner
SEATTLE — A Catholic school in a Seattle suburb says it won’t rehire gay Vice-Principal Mark Zmuda, who was forced out in December after his same-sex marriage.