Rell against proposed amendment banning gay marriage
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- She vows to work hard to get President Bush re-elected this fall, but Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell is breaking from the GOP ranks in opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - The Arkansas Supreme Court on  Thursday refused to strike from the November ballot a proposed  amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage and  civil unions.
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NEW YORKâAnti-gay groups are furious over Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s seeming dismissal of a federal ban on gay marriage, especially because President Bush himself has gone on record supporting such a ban.
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes pushed to a vote in the run-up to Election Day.
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In addition to Wisconsin, three other states &#151; Arizona, Colorado and Virginia &#151; are viewed by gay-rights strategists as having closely contested campaigns this fall over proposed constitutional amendments that would ban gay marriage and civil unions. A brief look at the campaigns:
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The US House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on Thursday afternoon following a heated debate over gay rights and the institution of marriage.
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Citing wording they say is vague and misleading, opponents of a proposed gay-marriage ban in Michigan want judges to order the Board of State Canvassers to rework
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The House joined the Senate Thursday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage, described by supporters as a vital protection for traditional families but denounced by foes as a divisive pre-election ploy to inflame prejudice.
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Massachusetts will remain the one and only state in the nation that allows gay marriage. The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the 1-year-old decision by the state&#39;s highest court that legalized same-sex marriages.
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DAVENPORT, IAâEnding speculation about his official position on a constitutional marriage amendment, Vice President Dick Cheney took a stand in opposition to presidential support for a ban on marriage equality, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
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The highest courts in two states dealt gay rights advocates dual setbacks Thursday, rejecting same-sex couples&#039; bid to win marriage rights in New York and reinstating a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Georgia.
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The Republican Party's largest gay and lesbian organization, which endorsed President Bush in 2000, is withholding its endorsement of the president for re-election because of his support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
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Vice President Dick Cheney told voters in Davenport, Iowa, he doesn&#39;t believe there should be an amendment against gay marriage.
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There&#39;s no question that Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved an anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution. The question before the Louisiana Supreme Court is whether lawmakers fouled up while writing it.
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Proposed state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage increased the turnout of socially conservative voters in many of the 11 states where the measures appeared
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Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, drew criticism from both proponents and foes of gay marriage after he distanced himself from President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
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A state appeals court ruled Monday that a proposed amendment to the state Constitution banning gay marriage should remain on the ballot, overturning a lower court ruling and sending the issue to the state Supreme Court.