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Franklin joins opposition to gay marriage ban
By ERNIE SUGGS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/08/04
Opponents of a ban on same sex marriages in Georgia gained an ally this morning when Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, flanked at the Capitol by about 40 women from across Georgia, voiced her support for gay unions.


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Battle continues in court
By Alison Soltau
asoltau@examiner.com
Published on Monday, March 8, 2004
In the latest twist to the gay-marriage legal saga, city officials will get their chance today to respond to Attorney General Bill Lockyer's Supreme Court petition to shut down the unions when the City Attorney files arguments.


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One State Won't Budge on Marriage Laws
Monday, March 08, 2004
By Elysa M. Batista

WASHINGTON — Maryland law says that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, but that hasn't stopped people from calling court clerks across the state asking about same-sex marriage licenses


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Oregon gay marriages Monday
09:10 AM PST on Monday, March 8, 2004
PORTLAND -
The battle of same-sex marriages in Multnomah County heads to the courtroom Monday afternoon as opponents ask a judge to issue a temporary restraining order.


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The Campaign for California Families, must be stopped..

Demands For Newsom`s Arrest Grow

(San Francisco, California) A second conservative group is demanding the arrest of San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom.



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there is a Poll at this site.. go fill it out now!!

Same-Sex Couples Head To DMV For Name Changes
San Jose To Adopt Resolution Giving City Benefits To Couples
UPDATED: 9:35 a.m. EST March 8, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- Same-sex couples are doing what many people do after they get married -- heading to the Department of Motor Vehicles for name changes, television station KNTV reported.


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New Paltz mayor pushes Bloomberg for help
BY GLENN THRUSH
March 8, 2004
Jason West is becoming a mayor pain in the neck for Mike Bloomberg.
At yesterday's St. Patrick's Day parade in Woodside, the New Paltz mayor, who has made a quickie national reputation by performing 25 same-sex marriages, ran into the big-city mayor, who has been far less enthusiastic about the issue.
"I do hope that Mayor Bloomberg comes out and begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses," said West,


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It is time to vote them both out of office and elect more green party candidate.. enough of the moderate stance...which is nothing more then a moderate GOP in drag..

Monday, March 8, 2004 10:49 a.m. EST
Hillary Firmly Opposes Gay Marriage
Hillary Clinton firmly opposes gay marriage, the New York Post's Fred Dicker reported Monday.
"Despite growing support for the controversial proposal and their party's platform plank endorsing it," the Post said, both New York senators, Democrats Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, "oppose granting marriage rights to gays."


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New Paltz Gay Weddings Go Ahead
(New Paltz, New York)
Thirteen same-sex couples were married in New Paltz, New York Saturday despite statements by the village`s mayor that he will not conduct marriages for two weeks