Hawaii lawmakers mull civil unions bill
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Trying to avoid a heated battle over gay marriage, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant same-sex couples similar benefits through civil unions.
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Chinese lawmakers began considering a proposed anti-secession law today that Beijing says is aimed at pushing Taiwan to unite with the mainland and which the self-ruled island contends could serve as a pretext for a military attack.
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Hotel workers locked out of jobs at  a Sheraton hotel in San Francisco have flown to Hawaii to  picket two resorts there and Hawaiian workers are honoring the  picket lines, a union spokesman said.
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Lawmakers are talking about rewriting the eight-year-old landmark law governing the nation's telephone, cable and media businesses.
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By Janet Elliott and Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Acting on an issue that is stirring controversy in the Legislature, Gov.
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Hawaii residents choose between liberal incumbent Sen. Daniel Akaka and nervy challenger Rep. Ed Case in Saturday's Democratic primary.
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CONCORD, New Hampshire  - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed a law on Thursday allowing same-sex civil unions that give gays and lesbians nearly the same rights as married couples.
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U.S. lawmakers worked on Friday to push through a last-minute compromise to hike fines for indecent radio and television broadcasts, but they made changes to previous proposals that could stymie the measure.
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HARTFORD -- The US Supreme Courtâs refusal Monday to consider a challenge to state authority over gay marriages could boost the chances for same-sex marriage or civil union legislation in Connecticut, one key lawmaker said.
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Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday establishing civil unions for same-sex couples in New Hampshire, allowing them to apply for the same rights as married people as early as January.
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Washington, DC, Oct. 01  - A majority of representatives in the US House voted on Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but failed
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The US island state of Hawaii has been hit by a political earthquake, turning the tropical paradise into a new battleground just days ahead of the country's presidential election.
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A bill to allow workers to form  unions by signing up, instead of voting, advanced in the U.S.  House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Bush  administration threatened to veto it.
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TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey lawmakers approved same-sex civil unions on Thursday, giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as married partners without allowing such relationships to be called "marriage."
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Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled
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Gay rights leaders are debating if they should moderate their goals after 11 states approved constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriages.
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Hawaii voters are known for their loyalty to incumbents, including Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, who won the Democratic primary on Saturday. Who was the last member of Hawaii's congressional delegation to lose a re-election bid?  Thomas Gill Neil Abercrombie Pat Saiki Patsy Mink