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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate's 12-9 vote sends the...
Tags: Social Issues, Family, Regional Authority, U.S. Supreme Court, Career and Workplace
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th U.S. state to allow gay marriage
ReutersBy Edith Honan May 7 (Reuters) - Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General...Tags: Social Issues, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Delaware to vote on becoming 11th state to allow gay marriage
Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly's passage of the bill...
Tags: Social Issues, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Legisladores de Rhode Island aprueban matrimonio homosexual, gobernador lo promulga
ReutersPor Edith Honan 2 may (Reuters) - Los legisladores de Rhode Island aprobaron el jueves un proyecto de ley que legaliza el matrimonio entre homosexuales, lo que convierte al estado en el décimo de Estados Unidos que extiende los derechos conyugales a... -
Rhode Island lawmakers to give gay marriage bill final approval
ReutersBy Edith Honan May 2 (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers were expected to give final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England...Tags: Social Issues, Family, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Students' documentary on the deficit airs on C-SPAN
Weston students Brian Bosem, Camila Tussie and Jacob Wilentz got a big thrill recently when their documentary aired on C-SPAN. The eighth-graders at Falcon Cove Middle School took third in the network's nationwide StudentCam competition for their entry,...Tags: Matt Mead, Gary Herbert, Allen West, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Rhode Island on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate on Wednesday. The Senate passed gay marriage legislation by a comfortable 26-12...
Tags: Social Issues, Family, Washington, DC, Voting, Religion and Belief
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Rhode Island set to be 10th state to pass same-sex marriage
Reuters(Adds reaction to bill, details) April 24 (Reuters) - Rhode Island was set to become the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples after the state Senate approved a gay marriage bill on Wednesday, in a major victory for gay rights...Tags: Social Issues, Family, Minority Groups, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Curt Schilling wants 38 Studios lawsuit dismissed
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling asked a Rhode Island judge to dismiss a state economic development agency's lawsuit over its $75-million loan guarantee for his now-defunct video game company, calling claims he and fellow executives misled the...
Tags: Curt Schilling, Regional Authority, Gaming, Tiger Woods, Economy, Business and Finance
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Northeast trying to get back on track after storm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands....
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Michael Bloomberg, Long Island Expressway, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Business
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Rhode Island House OKs gay marriage bill; Senate action uncertain
Rhode Island's House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would legalize same-sex marriage, setting up a crucial vote in the Senate on the controversial issue. The state would become the 10th to recognize same-sex marriage, which is also...
Tags: Social Issues, Family, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Politics
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For Republicans, a not so happy New Year
Author's disclaimer: Today's piece may cause my center/right readers severe irritability, sleeplessness, and a strong desire to limit your cable television options to Fox. The antidote may not arrive until the midterm elections of 2014. Fiscal cliff...
Tags: A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Jay Carney, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Migration
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