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Rift develops among gay rights groups over 2010 ballot effort

Jul. 13, 2009
A coalition of groups states that trying to push for same-sex marriage in California next year 'would be rushed and risky' and may divert critical funding sources from HIV/AIDS groups. Despite insisting just a few months ago that they wanted to go back to the ballot in 2010 to try to amend the...
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AIDS groups: Vaccine claims 'misleading'

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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