Senate follows House and kills anti-gay marriage order
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate narrowly defeated a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing gay marriages, following similar action by the House that had already dashed the proposal´s chances of passage this year.
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Sweden poised for gay marriage nod
From correspondents in Stockholm
March 3, 2004
THE Swedish parliament's laws committee is considering three motions that would pave the way for gay marriages, replacing a current law on same-sex civil unions that already gives gays the same rights as married couples, officials said today.