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Same-sex couples in WA start taking wedding vows
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Same-sex couples in Washington state started saying wedding vows early Sunday morning, just minutes into the first day they could marry after the state's gay marriage law took effect. Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples...
Tags: Judges, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Politics, Laws
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Opponents place Washington gay marriage law on hold
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington's gay marriage law is now on hold. Preserve Marriage Washington submitted more than 200,000 signatures Wednesday, blocking the law from taking effect on Thursday. State officials will review the filings over the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Referenda, Politics
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Washington gov signs gay marriage bill into law
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a bill that legalizes gay marriage in Washington state, making it the nation's seventh to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. It's a historic moment, but same-sex couples can't walk...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: White House, U.S. Senate, Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton, Politics
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Obama taps O'Malley to co-chair national homeland security panel
President Barack Obama has named Gov. Martin O'Malley one of two co-chairmen of a panel of state and federal officials focused on defense and homeland security, the governor's office said Monday. The Maryland Democrat will co-chair the Council of...Tags: National Security, Terry Branstad, Regional Authority, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Politics
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Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...
Tags: Labor Legislation, United Nations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eric Shinseki, Politics
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Flowers, festivities for same-sex couples who wed in Washington
Sue Hopkins is beyond excited. Sunday is her wedding day. Sleep, she said, likely won’t come Saturday night. Hopkins, 63, and her fiancee, Marji Lynn, in her 50s, are among 140 couples scheduled to marry at Seattle City Hall on Sunday —...
Tags: Judges, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues
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Kansas lawmakers praise tanker decision
Lawmakers from Kansas and Washington state praised the Obama Administration, the Department of Defense and the Air Force in finally giving the tanker contract to Boeing. The reaction was not the same in Alabama.
Gov. Sam Brownback (R)
"I have been...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Human Interest, Jerry Moran, Politics, Boeing Co.
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Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours
Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...
Tags: Judges, Same-Sex Marriage, Regional Authority, Social Issues, Laws
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Same-sex couples can get marriage licenses in Washington state
Same-sex couples can get marriage licenses in Washington state on Thursday -- exactly one month after voters legalized gay marriage. Gov. Chris Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the election results Wednesday, paving the way for the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Dave Brubeck, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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O'Malley would veto medical marijuana bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley likely would veto any legislation to legalize medical marijuana because of concerns over whether it would stand up to federal scrutiny, his spokeswoman said Thursday.
His decision comes as states with programs similar to what...Tags: Baltimore County, Labor Legislation, Talk Shows (genre), Public Employees, Politics
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Washington is first state to tackle ocean acidification
Los Angeles TimesWashington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday ordered state agencies to take initial steps to combat ocean acidification, making it the first state to address problematic changes in ocean chemistry that threaten shellfish farms, wild-caught fish and other...Tags: Seafood, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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