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D.C. to hold final vote on gay marriage

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Dec. 15, 2009
District of Columbia lawmakers will hold a final vote Tuesday morning on whether to legalize same-sex marriages in the nation's capital. Eleven of the D.C. Council's 13 members are expected to vote in favor of the legislation. Former Mayor Marion Barry, a Democrat, is one of the members who plan...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch