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  • April 2008

    • Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »

  • January 2008

    • NH Rings in Civil Unions With New Year

      Concord (NH) Monitor  |  Jan 1, 08 2:55 PM CST

      NH Rings in Civil Unions With New Year

      (Newser) - At midnight, New Hampshire became the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions, and more than 40 couples came from across the state to ring in 2008 with vows under the State House arch, the Concord Monitor reports. Planned as a small ceremony for about 20 couples, the event drew almost 200 revelers and a single well-behaved protester. More »

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      gay marriage  • gay rights  • New Hampshire  • Civil unions

  • June 2007
  • April 2007

    • Giuliani Wants It Both Ways On Gays

      New York Sun  |  Apr 27, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Giuliani Wants It Both Ways On Gays

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is trying to tone down the gay-friendly stance he took as mayor of New York, criticizing New Hampshire's new civil unions bill because it "goes too far" toward gay marriage, which he opposes. As mayor, Giuliani signed a landmark domestic partnerships bill; on the campaign trail, he appears to be changing his tune. More »

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      election 2008  • Republicans  • Rudy Giuliani  • presidential campaign  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • Civil unions

    • New Hampshire Says "We Do" To Gay Unions

      Associated Press  |  Apr 27, 07 5:53 AM CDT

      New Hampshire Says "We Do" To Gay Unions

      (Newser) - New Hampshire is about to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gays—and one of the first couples in line may be the state’s gay Episcopal bishop and a senior state bureaucrat. “My partner and I look forward to taking full advantage of the new law," said Bishop V. Gene Robinson.   More »

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      marriage  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • New Hampshire  • same-sex marriage  • Civil unions  • Mark Andrew

    • NH to OK Civil Unions

      Foster's Daily Democrat  |  Apr 19, 07 11:59 AM CDT

      NH to OK Civil Unions

      (Newser) - With the stroke of a pen rather than a protracted legal battle, New Hampshire will become the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions. Gov. John Lynch, who had not previously taken a position on the issue, said today that he will sign the legislation after the state senate votes next week. More »

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      marriage  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • New Hampshire  • discrimination  • same-sex marriage  • Civil unions

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