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Ellison Holds Town Hall Meeting On Gay Marriage
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) — A year before a vote on a proposed ban against gay marriage, both sides are gearing up for what’s already becoming a heated debate. U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison held a town...
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Gay Marriage Opponents Organize Rallies In Greater Minn.
HINCKLEY, Minn. (AP) — The chief political group opposed to legal gay marriage in Minnesota is taking its case on the road with a series of greater Minnesota rallies. The first by the group, Minnesota...
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GOP Lawmaker Who Was On Fence A No On Gay Marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Republican legislator who was weighing his vote on a gay marriage bill says he will oppose it during Thursday’s Minnesota House vote. Farmington Rep. Pat Garofalo told The...
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Minn. Senate Votes ‘Yes’ On Gay Marriage Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative vote Monday that will let the weddings start on Aug. 1. Democratic...
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Minn. Marriage Equality Group To Live On As PAC
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With gay marriage soon to be the law of Minnesota, the political group that led the push to pass it will live on as a political action committee to help legislators who voted for...
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Rush Of Same-Sex Marriages Expected Aug. 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – City officials in Minnesota are making plans for a rush of marriages on Aug. 1, when the new state law legalizing same-sex unions takes effect. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman...
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Caterpillar Drops Boy Scout Support Over Gay Ban
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. says it will no longer give money to the Boy Scouts of America because the organization doesn’t allow homosexuals to serve as adult leaders. Caterpillar spokeswoman...
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What’s Next After Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Many are probably going to be very tired on Thursday after staying up late to celebrate the Supreme Court’s historic rulings on same-sex marriage. The high court declared the...
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R.T. Rybak Sets City’s 1st Same-Sex Weddings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak plans to marry same-sex couples at City Hall the minute it becomes legal this summer, he said Thursday. Rybak said he will begin officiating weddings...
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Pope Francis Says He Won’t Judge Gays
(credit: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Pope Francis said today, he won’t judge clergy for their sexual orientation, and that he will not judge anyone gay who is searching for...
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Same-Sex Marriages Also Begin In Rhode Island
(credit: RICHARD BOUHET/AFP/Getty Images) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Same-sex marriages began in Rhode Island on Thursday, as local officials for the first time issued marriage licenses to gay couples who...
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Flashback: Gay Marriage Timeline In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While Thursday marked a day of celebration for many same-sex couples, the journey toward legal marriage equality in Minnesota hasn’t been an easy one. For many, it’s been a...
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Gay Marriage Comes To Small Towns In MN As Well
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — Small-town Minnesota residents are getting a look at the state under its new gay marriage law as weddings break out far from the metropolitan area where support was strongest...
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Rep. Bachmann: Gay Activists Are The Real Bullies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Rep. Michele Bachmann spoke out against Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s recent decision to veto a measure that some say would’ve allowed businesses to refuse service to gay people....
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Kluwe’s Lawyer: No Lawsuit To Be Filed Today
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s lawyers said that, though they expected to file a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Vikings, they have recommended for the two sides to...
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Supreme Court To Hear Gay Marriage Cases In April
WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The...
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Wisconsin DOJ Didn’t Track Gay Marriage Case Hours
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice says it doesn’t have any records of how many hours it spent defending Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban, making the full cost of fighting the case...
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SCOTUS Ruling Makes LGBT Marriage Equality The Law Of The Land
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of two decades of litigation over gay marriage and...
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Gov. Walker Calls Marriage Decision A ‘Grave Mistake’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to launch a run for president within weeks, on Friday called the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide...
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Twin Cities Pride Festival Celebrates Marriage Equality Ruling
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a historic year for the annual Twin Cities Pride festival — the event comes just a day after the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage nationwide. The court’s 5 to 4...
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