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New York State Celebrates First Same-sex Marriages

Reuters

NEW YORK -- Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state. In western New York, two grandmothers became the state's first legally wed...

Tags: Judges, New York City Council, Illinois, Iowa, Human Rights

Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Lawyers, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy

Snoop Dogg Under Fire For 'Blast' Malt Drink

CNN

MARYLAND -- Seventeen state attorneys general are urging Pabst Brewing Co. to stop marketing to young drinkers and halt production of a new malt beverage promoted by rapper Snoop Dogg. In a letter sent to the Pabst Brewing Co., Maryland Attorney...

Tags: San Francisco, Marketing, Douglas F. Gansler, Illinois, Arizona

Gay Marriage Ban Trial Resumes In S.F.

KTLA News

SAN FRANCISCO -- The landmark federal trial over the constitutionality of California's gay marriage ban is scheduled to resume after a 4 1/2 month hiatus this week with closing arguments. But instead of oratory from opposing council, the presiding judge...

Tags: Judges, Gays and Lesbians, Iowa, Minority Groups, Marriage

Indiana Senator Evan Bayh Won't Seek Third Term

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS – Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh says he will not run for a third term in Congress. Bayh said at a news conference in Indianapolis on Monday that he believed he would have been re-elected despite "the current challenging environment" in Congress....

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U.S. and U.K. Close Yemen Embassies Over al-Qaida Threats

Associated Press

SAN'A, Yemen - Western embassies in Yemen locked up Sunday after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group's expanded reach in the poor Arab nation where an offshoot apparently ordered the Christmas Day plot...

Tags: Armed Conflicts, White House, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions

Mary Travers of Folk Trio 'Peter, Paul and Mary' Dies

Associated Press

BOSTON -- Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, who used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam antiwar movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia....

Tags: Peter, Paul, and Mary (music group), The Associated Press, Wars and Interventions, Washington (U.S. state), Manhattan (New York City)

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Party time again: Michelle Obama explains the Angela Merkel state dinner for you guys without invites

From Homeless, News Hot Off City Streets

The Hartford Courant

During the months Joan Artis lived in a homeless shelter, she saw the good in people who were down on their luck. "There are people out there who used to hold full-time jobs, but due to whatever problems they have, they become homeless," she said....

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Panhandle Coast Guard center's new 'Old Man' is 'First Lady'

richardb@herald-mail.com

The new “Old Man” at the U.S. Coast Guard Operations Systems Center in Jefferson County is a woman. In a change-of-command ceremony Thursday, Capt. Janet E. Stevens replaced Capt. Michael P. Ryan as commanding officer of the Coast Guard&...

Tags: Washington, DC, Electronics, Technology, Science and Technology, U.S. Coast Guard

Passage Of Same-Sex Marriage Bill Down To The Wire

PIX11.com

The fight for same sex marriage equality in New York has come down to one day, and one vote. Monday is the last day in Albany's legislative session before summer recess, and Governor Andrew Cuomo is pressuring lawmakers to pass the bill legalizing same-...

Tags: Washington, DC, Timothy Dolan, Republican Party, Massachusetts, Iowa