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Wisconsin hate amendment costs state GOP control of legislature
Posted on November 9th, 2006 on Daily Kos
Too cute by half. It sounded like a good idea at the time. Get the proposed same-sex marriage constitutional amendment on the November ballo...

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Priorities
Posted on November 2nd, 2006 on Daily Kos
Colorado gay rights groups fighting an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative aren't playing defense. They're playing offense: Amendment 43 isn't meant...

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SD-Init: Will South Dakotans reject hate amendment?
Posted on November 1st, 2006 on Daily Kos
A new Mason-Dixon poll will be released Friday by the Argus Leader that shows surprising numbers on the state's effort to amend the constitution...

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Harold Ford on the NJ civil unions decision
Posted on October 26th, 2006 on Daily Kos
Harold Ford: "I do not support the decision today reached by the New Jersey Supreme Court regarding gay marriage. I oppose gay marriage, an...

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NJ Supreme Court: Gay Couples Deserve Equal Rights
Posted on October 25th, 2006 on Daily Kos
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled today that denying committed same-sex couples the same rights and benefits that are statutorily given t...

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Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY!
Posted on July 7th, 2006 on Daily Kos
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Howard Dean, you're out of line!!! Yesterday courts in New York and Georgia said "No way!" to gay marriag...

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Hate Amendment couldn’t garner bare majority in Senate
Posted on June 7th, 2006 on Daily Kos
The vote for cloture failed 49-48. Not only did they fail to even bring this thing up for a vote, far short of the 60 votes they needed, but...

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Desperation politics
Posted on June 6th, 2006 on Daily Kos
GOP strategist Ed Rollins speaking about the ridiculous gay marriage "debate" on Lou Dobbs last night: The secret to this game is you alway...

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The Out-Of-Touch Republican Congress
Posted on June 6th, 2006 on Daily Kos
Gallup Poll, 5/22-24. What one or two issues should be top priorities for the president and Congress to deal with at this time?  ...

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Rove’s “Schiavo moment”
Posted on June 5th, 2006 on Daily Kos
This week's Senate "debate" on the already-doomed Federal Hate Marriage Amendment appears to be off to a rocky start. At a time of record gas pr...

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One senate staffer comes clean about all this FMA nonsense
Posted on June 5th, 2006 on Daily Kos
Staffer for Sen. Mel Martinez (R): The Senator is not interested in protecting marriage but in protecting the definition of marriage. Not only is this po...

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