Topic: Vermont
BOSTON (Reuters) - New Hampshire's governor asked state lawmakers on Thursday to revise a gay-marriage bill to increase legal protections for religious institutions opposed to gay marriage, and promised to sign it if the new version passes the legislature.Both chambers of the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday, but the measure still faces an uphill battle in the state Senate.The measure, introduced last month by Governor David Paterson, passed by a margin ...
Maine Governor John Baldacci has signed a gay marriage bill, making Maine the fifth state to legalize gay marriageMaine Governor John Baldacci has signed a gay marriage bill, making Maine the fifth state to legalize gay marriage, the AP reports. Maine is ...
The governor of Maine on Wednesday signed a law making the northeastern US state the fifth to allow gays to marry.Governor John Baldacci, a Democrat, signed the law after the upper chamber in the state legislature voted 21 to 13 in favor. ...
New poll finds gay marriage support has jumped nine points in a single month A new 'CBS News/New York Times' poll finds 42% of Americans now approve of gay marriage, a dramatic nine point increase in a single month. The poll was ...
No to gay marriage, yes to civil unions, gays in militaryA majority of Americans oppose gay marriage but support civil unions for same-sex couples and favor repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military, according to a Quinnipiac University ...
Flanked by powerful political allies, NY Governor Paterson announced plans to introduce a gay marriage bill Flanked by powerful political allies including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and openly lesbian New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn New York Governor David ...
New York Governor David Paterson is expected to introduce a gay marriage bill on ThursdayNew York Governor David Paterson is expected to introduce a gay marriage bill on Thursday, reports the 'New York Times'. Legislators in Vermont managed to override Governor Jim ...
The past two weeks have brought new cogency to a question many have been asking for some time -- Is the legalization of same-sex marriage now inevitable?. In the course of the last two weeks, Iowa's state Supreme Court ruled that same-sex ...
On the heels of two gay marriage wins, the New Hampshire Senate prepares to take up the issue On the heels of two gay marriage wins, the New Hampshire Senate prepares to take up the issue. New Hampshire Representative Jim Splaine's bill ...
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Hungry in Vermont
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VA Doctor's Ordeal
In this photo taken Friday Nov. 12, 2010 Dr. William Weeks sits ...AP News - -
Vermont Governor
Vice President Joe Biden, left, campaigns for Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter ...AP News -
