N.J. civil unions to take effect Monday
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Diane Marini used to joke that she was always the bridesmaid and never the bride because, as a lesbian, she thought it was unlikely New Jersey would ever approve same-sex marriage.
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Conservative groups in New Jersey are pushing a proposal that would grant the rights of marriage &#151; but not the title &#151; to gays, siblings and others involved in domestic partnerships.
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By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  TV viewers in many North Jersey towns could get a choice of cable TV provider as early as next week.
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Protesters plan to take to the streets in more than 50 German towns and cities on Monday as cuts in unemployment benefit come into effect.
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one involving banks and barges and midlevel employees â-re scheduled to begin this morning after the jury is seated. By Monday evening
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A state judge, Vincent J. Grasso of Superior Court in Ocean County, has ruled that New Jersey voters who cast absentee ballots for a candidate who has dropped out of the presidential race can vote again.
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A commission established to study same-sex civil unions in New Jersey has found in its first report that civil unions create a "second-class status" for gay couples, rather than giving them equality.
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By Wesley Young, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 1--KERNERSVILLE   NEW YEAR -- new job. That could be the result for many people who attend the job fair Tuesday at First Christian Church in Kernersville.
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New Jersey's state legislature legalises same-sex civil unions, but says they cannot be called marriages.
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For state employees in New Jersey, the weeklong, unexpected break is over.
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TRENTON, New Jersey  - Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New Jersey legalized same-sex civil unions on Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the same rights as marriage but would not allow such partnerships to be called "marriage".
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A committee of the New Jersey Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution that would make the state the first north of the Mason-Dixon line to apologize for slavery.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- In seven Atlantic City casinos Thursday, the drinks will be poured and the beds made by union workers, ending a monthlong strike.
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NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment Saturday banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.    With 95 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was winning approval with 79 percent of the vote and support for it was evident statewide...
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In developments Monday at the Supreme Court, the court:
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THE REGION The members of Boston Mailers Union Number 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, approved a five-year labor agreement with The Boston Globe on Sunday that helps the newspaper control labor expenses while giving the union improved healthcare options and some future hiring opportunities, the company said. The agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2006, was approved 112 to 69. No ...
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Gay marriage opponents launched a petition drive Monday in hopes of persuading lawmakers to amend the state constitution to include a definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.