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Gay Marriage: Washington's Legislature Within Reach
By the Associated PressWashington's Legislature is on the verge of having enough support to approve gay marriage, with votes continuing to realign in the state Senate. In contacts with all 49 senators over the past week, The Associated Press found that more lawmakers are now...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Democratic Party, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Washington State Legislature Passes Gay Marriage Bill
The Washington state Legislature has voted to legalize gay marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.
The action comes a day after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Family
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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: Janet Napolitano, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark R. Warner, Deval Patrick, 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: Martin O'Malley, Politics, Defense, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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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: John Kerry, Ken Salazar, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Defense, Health and Safety at Work
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Inslee to be next Washington governor as GOP's McKenna concedes race
Q13 Fox News OnlineRepublican state Attorney General Rob McKenna conceded defeat Friday night to former Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee in the Washington governor's race. In a video address, McKenna told his supporters, "Today we come to the end of a long journey,"...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Trials, Democratic Party, Voting, Dino Rossi
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At gay pride festivities, focus is on November
Q13 FOX News OnlineThousands of Seattleties gathered this weekend for the 38th annual gay pride festival and parade. But as people celebrated, many are looking ahead to November, when Washingtonians will vote on same-sex marriage. “It's a big year with Referendum 74...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, American Apparel, Marriage
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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: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Judges
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Judge overrules state's roll-your-own cigarette tax
Q13 FOX News OnlineA Franklin County judge overruled the Washington law imposing a tax on roll-your-own cigarettes, reports the Tri-City Herald. The 15-cent tax was supposed to go into effect on Sunday. The judge, Bruce Spanner, ruled that the tax violates the Tim Eyman-...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gov. Gregoire: Feds promise to study state's marijuana legalization law
Q13 Fox News OnlineGov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday the Justice Department offered her no guidance on the state's legalization of marijuana but promised to study the issue and get back to her, the governor's office said. Gregoire met in Washington, D.C., Tuesday with...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Laws, Washington, DC, Elections
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States await federal response to pot measure
DENVER (AP) — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be...
Tags: Trials, Laws, Voting, John Hickenlooper, Politics
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Washington voters approve same-sex marriage
Q13 FOX News OnlineVoters in Washington have approved same-sex marriage, making it the third state in the nation to legalize gay marriage in Tuesday's general elections. Voters in Maine and Maryland also approved it. With nearly 2.5 million votes counted in Washington...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Microsoft Corporation, Laws, Voting, Gays and Lesbians
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