Same-Sex Marriage
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Rev. Al Sharpton plans to support same-sex marriage in Md.
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Maryland voters will be deciding whether to allow same-sex marriage in Maryland on Election Day.
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Baltimore Ravens LB Ayanbadejo, other NFL players support gay marriage
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Several NFL players, including Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, are speaking out in support of gay marriage in Maryland and three other states where the issue is on the November ballot.
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Chick-fil-A University of Maryland petition wants restaurant off campus
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The controversy over Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage has a student group at the University of Maryland petitioning to have the restaurant's kiosk removed from the student union.
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Maryland gaming could hurt same-sex marriage
A recent poll had 54% of Maryland voters supporting gay marriage. But historically opponents have done better than polls showed when it came time to vote. Muddying the political waters is gaming.
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Coalition urges families to denounce President Obama over gay marriage
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Just one day after the Democratic Party said that it's making gay marriage part of its platform for this election cycle, there's already fierce opposition, including a movement by the Coalition of African-American Pastors.
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Mary Cheney marries Heather Poe in Washington
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The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who is an open lesbian, married her partner, Heather Poe, on Friday in Washington.
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Sarah Rutledge files bias claim against Maryland girls home
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The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that Sarah Rutledge contends her supervisor at San Mar Children's Home in Boonsboro told her not to mention her wife at work. She claims the directive was part of a written improvement plan after Rutledge was put on probation in September.
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Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, appeals court rules
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In its unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman discriminates against gay couples.
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NAACP leaders speak on gay marriage decision
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's president says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage is put Maryland voters.
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NAACP endorses marriage equality for same-sex couples
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The NAACP today announced that a resolution supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples has been passed by the organization’s board of directors and called the move “a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law.”
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Maryland same-sex divorce now recognized
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Maryland's highest court has issued a ruling recognizing divorce for valid out-of-state same-sex marriages.
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Obama appears on ABC's 'The View'
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President Barack Obama addressed the issue of same-sex marriage during an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” which is set to air Tuesday.
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Rev. Delman Coates of Mount Ennon Baptist on same-sex marriage
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Rev. Delman Coates’ Mount Ennon Baptist is a mega church of 8,000 members. He's long taken the position that gay marriage is a separation of church and state matter.
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President Barack Obama Newsweek cover: The first 'gay president'
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The cover story for the upcoming edition of Newsweek is a piece written by Andrew Sullivan, an openly-gay political columnist, who declares that President Barack Obama is the first 'gay president.'
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Obama's gay marriage decision sparks church conflict
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Black Christians, a group who strongly supported Obama in 2008, now seem divided on whether or not they will still support the president's re-election in November.
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How will Obama's support of gay marriage affect the 2012 election?
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President Obama's declaration in support of gay marriage was undoubtedly a milestone in American politics and culture. But was it, somehow, a game-changer in the November election?
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Joe Biden apologizes to President Obama over same-sex marriage announcement
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Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly apologized to President Barack Obama for airing his views on same-sex marriage before the president could, the New York Times reports.
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President Obama on same-sex marriage: Help or hurt in Virginia? (Poll)
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The eyes of many political pundits are on Virginia as a battleground state for the presidency in November. Will President Obama's stance on gay marriage help him or hurt him there? Take our poll.
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