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Ky. Senate candidate: Gay marriage will lead to parents marrying their kids for tax benefits
WASHINGTON — A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Kentucky said that same-sex marriage could lead to a parent claiming marriage to his or her child to gain tax benefits and other privileges.
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Twenty-seven liberal groups oppose Obama judicial nominee
WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven liberal groups are pressuring Senate Democrats to reject one of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees.
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Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee want to deny recognition of gay marriages in 33 states
WASHINGTON — Two GOP Senate lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would require federal agencies to use a person’s state of residence to determine federal recognition of marital status.
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Bill would give ‘honorable’ discharges to service members kicked out under DADT
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Thursday introduced legislation to correct the records of service members discharged from the U.S. military solely due to their sexual orientation prior to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, to reflect honorable service and reinstate benefits they would have earned.
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Key official in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal confirmed as Homeland Security secretary
WASHINGTON — Democrats used their newly initiated lower threshold for defeating filibusters Monday to win Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nomination of former top Pentagon lawyer Jeh C. Johnson to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Report: Majority of Americans in every congressional district support ENDA
LOS ANGELES — A majority of Americans in every U.S. congressional district support laws that protect against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, such as the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed last week by the U.S. Senate, according to new research from UCLA’s Williams Institute.
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U.S. Senate approves extension of program to combat AIDS
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved an extension of a program established by former President George W. Bush to fight AIDS worldwide.
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Rubio headlines anti-gay group’s fundraiser, says nation’s morality at risk
ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told an anti-gay group Saturday night that moral issues need to be part of government debate and that the United States needs to do more to protect religious freedom abroad.
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Senate confirms James ‘Wally’ Brewster as fifth openly LGBT ambassador
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has confirmed James “Wally” Brewster to serve as the country’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
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Boehner still opposed to ENDA, calls workplace protections bill ‘unnecessary’
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), on Thursday reiterated his opposition to federal legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.