Same-sex &#39;marriage&#39; a loser: amendments pass in 11 states
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The same-sex &quot;marriage&quot; movement suffered a serious setback Nov. 2 when voters in 11 states, including left-leaning Oregon, passed constitutional marriage amendments by an average of 70.
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The US House of Representatives today solidly defeated the Marriage Protection Amendment, formerly the Federal Marriage Amendment.
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On the day after voters in 11 states delivered a resounding rebuke to the concept of gay marriage, the liberal city that helped make same-sex unions an election year issue assessed the role its exuberant, two-month wedding march may have played in
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WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - The House followed the Senate in decisively rejecting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, ending for this year debate on what has become the dominant issue for the Republican Party&#39;s conservative base.
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Still reeling from the passage last month of constitutional bans on same-sex marriage in 11 states, gay rights advocates moved on Wednesday to undo California&#39;s prohibition
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NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 35 precincts did not have voting machines because drivers hired to deliver the machines had apparently not shown up for work, said Scott Madere, a spokesman for Secretary of State Fox McKeithen...
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Out-of-state gay couples are banned from marrying in Massachusetts pending a final ruling on the 1913 law that Governor Mitt Romney is using to block same-sex marriages, a Superior Court judge ruled ...
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The resounding &quot;no&quot; that voters gave to officially recognizing homosexual couples as married marks a major setback for
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SAN FRANCISCO - California's constitution permits laws against gay marriage, the state's attorney general declared Friday in a long-awaited legal opinion that sought to avoid offending either side of the debate.    While acknowledging that "committed and loving relationships between two individuals deserve recognition under California law," Attorney General Bill Lockyer said it was up to the voters or the Legislature to decide questions about whether gay couples should be allowed to marry...
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WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but gave Republican leaders a consolation prize by putting lawmakers on record on an issue that will be used as campaign fodder in the November
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Massachusetts lawmakers ended debate on proposed constitutional amendments Wednesday before dealing with the most volatile issue on their agenda: a proposal to outlaw marriage for same-sex couples in the only state where it is legal.
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"Protection of marriage" is now the watchword for many activists fighting to prevent gays and lesbians from marrying. Some conservatives, however, say marriage in America began unraveling long before the latest gay-rights push and are pleading for a fresh, soul-searching look at the institution.
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By huge margins, voters favor restrictions on marriage. Gay-rights activists are promising court challenges. Alison Wood holds her daughter, Hanna Wood-Krusell, 5, as she votes in Rockport, Mass.
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WASHINGTON - Gay marriage is emerging as a big enough issue in several states to influence races both for Congress and the presidency.    Ballot initiatives on banning same-sex marriages are expected to propel social conservatives to the polls in 11 states, including four presidential battlegrounds: Arkansas, Ohio, Michigan and Oregon...
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BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 18 -- Louisiana voters decided Saturday whether to approve a constitutional amendment to ban  same-sex marriage, one of as many as 12 such measures on ballots around the country this year.
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The U.S. Capitol at their backs, supporters of gay marriage pleaded, demanded and sang out for equal rights Monday, hoping they will succeed in the long term but mindful of the hostile political environment they face today. Opponents of gay marriage, led by President Bush, are trying to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw gay and lesbian marriages.
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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.