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Lawmakers rush to catch up with shifting public opinion on marriage equality
WASHINGTON — Public opinion on same-sex marriage in the United States has been shifting for years. Now lawmakers are hurrying to catch up.
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Bishop: R.I. should hold off on marriage equality bill until Supreme Court rules
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic leader said Wednesday that state lawmakers should hold off on acting on a marriage equality bill while the U.S. Supreme Court considers the issue.
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Democrats criticize GOP support of Defense of Marriage Act
WASHINGTON — The cost to taxpayers for a House Republican decision to fund the legal team supporting the Defense of Marriage Act has climbed from $500,000 to as much as $3 million, Democrats say in questioning the GOP stance on the gay marriage issue now before the Supreme Court.
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GOP Senator from Alaska says her views on same-sex marriage are ‘evolving’
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior U.S. senator, said Wednesday that she is reviewing her stance on gay marriage.
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TIME magazine declares: ‘Gay marriage already won’
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers arguments on pivotal same-sex marriage cases this week, TIME magazine will release two separate covers declaring, “Gay Marriage Already Won” — each featuring an intimate portrait of a committed gay couple: one male, one female.
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However the Supreme Court rules, gay marriage debate is far from over
However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come.
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Nevada Senate panel hears testimony on repealing state’s gay marriage ban
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada state Senate committee heard testimony on Tuesday on a resolution to repeal the state’s constitutional provision that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Pelosi: GOP has been ‘irresponsible’ on same-sex marriage issue
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said Wednesday that Republicans who voted to spend millions in taxpayer dollars defending the federal ban on same-sex marriage are “irresponsible,” and that she’s “very optimistic” the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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A boost for same-sex marriage: Supreme Court justices question federal law
WASHINGTON — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples.
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Arkansas House approves anti-gay marriage resolution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two marriage equality cases, the Arkansas House of Representatives has passed a resolution reaffirming opposition to allowing same-sex couples to marry.