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Debate Over Equality March Exposes Split in Approach

It was meant to be a unifying show of strength at a critical juncture in the gay rights movement. But a march planned for Sunday on the Mall in Washington is exposing deep divisions among gay rights advocates around the country.

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10-09-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Colorado’s young people putting political fervor into action

Politicians from both sides of the aisle say efforts like Stu Allen's illustrate a departure from previous generations, where today's 20-somethings aim to make their mark on the political landscape earlier and with a more egalitarian view on such issues as same-sex marriage.

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10-05-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

TABOR Opponents Campaign Through Rain

If approved, TABOR 2 would force state and local governments to limit spending to the rate of inflation, while factoring in population growth.

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10-04-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Question 1 donations questioned

A state ethics commission plans to investigate claims that groups working to repeal Maine’s gay marriage law violated campaign finance laws in order to hide the identities of donors.

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10-02-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Same-sex marriage close to DC approval

D.C. Council member David A. Catania will introduce legislation Tuesday to allow same-sex couples to marry - a bill virtually assured passage by the council and unlikely to generate enough opposition to be overturned by the Democrat-controlled Congress.

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10-02-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Maine will scrutinize anti-gay groups

The Maine campaign ethics committee voted 3 to 2 the morning of Oct. 1 to launch a formal investigation into the funding of an anti-gay ballot initiative in that state this year.

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10-01-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Maine Marriage Campaign Probe Gets OK

Maine's campaign oversight board overruled a staff recommendation Thursday and authorized an investigation into fundraising by groups supporting the campaign to repeal the state's gay marriage law in a Nov. 3 referendum.

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10-01-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Gay Marriage Ban is Underdog in Maine

The analysis found that support for gay marriage bans was strongly tied to two factors: the degree of religiosity in a state, as measured by 2008 Gallup tracking surveys, and the year that the initiative was up for vote -- marriage bans have lost support at a rate of about 2 percent per year, ceteris paribus.

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10-01-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Prop 8 Campaign Must Release Campaign Data

The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban must hand over some internal campaign records to lawyers seeking to overturn the voter-enacted initiative, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.

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10-01-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

DC Gay Marriage Bill to Be Introduced Tuesday

A gay marriage bill is expected to be introduced Tuesday in Washington D.C., the bill's sponsor, councilman David A. Catania (I-At Large), announced Wednesday.

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10-01-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

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