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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters(Updates with result of votes) * Cameron personally backed gay marriage bill * But bill has angered many of his own lawmakers * Infighting puts PM's leadership under strain * Two-party coalition increasingly divided By Andrew Osborn LONDON, May 20...Tags: Government, Family, National Government, Marriage, Conservative Party (UK)
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Immigration bill: Gang label amendment goes down
The Senate Judiciary Committee continued its markup of a bipartisan immigration reform bill Monday, rejecting an amendment by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have barred undocumented immigrants who are merely suspected of belonging to a gang,...
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Crime, Law and Justice
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Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights
ReutersBy Anna Hiatt NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, remained in shock on Sunday over the shooting death of a gay man by a gunman who police said uttered anti-gay slurs before targeting the victim....Tags: Gay Rights, Raymond W. Kelly, New York City, Manhattan (New York City), Mark Dayton
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Time for Boy Scouts to accept gays
You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century. Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe. After months of surveys, committee recommendations and cancelled votes,...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Boy Scouts of America, Social Issues, Elections, Politics
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Activists seek to keep PA chief justice Castille from another 10-year term
HARRISBURG — Printed on the front of the activists' binder was "PA Chief Justice Ron Castille" inside a red caution symbol over the phrase "Put the 'NO' In November." Activists Tim Potts and Eric Epstein said the binder — filled with news...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Judges, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Why should tea party groups be tax exempt?
Like most people, I was originally horrified by the reported targeting of tea party groups ("IRS head forced to go," May 16). I am now less horrified. It is reported that various tea party groups were requesting tax exempt status as a "social welfare"...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Phil Gingrey, John McCain, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Tom Daschle
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An encore for Macklemore's pro-gay Preakness Infield performance
Consider this our encore applause for Macklemore's performance at Preakness. This weekend, the self-made Seattle rapper took the stage at the Triple Crown's second jewel and delivered a set that included his two most recognizable songs -- "Thrift Shop"...
Tags: Music, Triple Crown, Gays and Lesbians, Preakness Stakes, Entertainment
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Finance, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Parliament, Republican Party
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Baltimore mayor to preside over mass wedding at GLBT Pride event
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will preside over a mass wedding of same-sex couples at this year's Baltimore Pride Celebration, with the event drawing interest from couples as far away as Atlanta, according to organizers. In November, Maryland became one...
Tags: Weddings, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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Cameron "losing control" as rift with party core widens
Reuters* Cameron, grassroots at odds over Europe, gay marriage * Conservative grassroots accused of being "mad" * Cameron hints could end coalition early By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control...Tags: Government, Parliament, Conservative Party (UK), Margaret Thatcher, Elections
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France's Hollande's signs gay marriage bill into law
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law...Tags: Family, Francois Hollande, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, France
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