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April 2008
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Fly?
  
  newser | Politico | Apr 1, 08 1:54 PM CDT
  
  Nancy Pelosi acted to have a gay Congresswoman's domestic partner included on a military flight to Europe, and the question of government acknowledgment of same-sex partners continues to reverberate, the Politico reports. Tammy Baldwin’s partner took the March fact-finding trip, but Pelosi and Robert Gates are at odds over whether the waiver means the Defense Department or the House granted an exception. More »
  
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  military • gay marriage • Nancy Pelosi • Robert Gates • same-sex marriage • Barney Frank • domestic partnership
March 2008
- Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST
  
  An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »
  
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  San Francisco • gay marriage • gay rights • judge • California Supreme Court • justices • Ronald George • domestic partnership

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