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California's gay marriage ruling signals next step for both sides

May. 26, 2009
Both supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 waste no time in starting to gear up for the continued battle that both sides believe lies ahead. And both sides are equally determined. The California Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8 settled the law, but politically it simply marked the...
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Sen. Frist speaks out against gay marriage

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler