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Same-sex marriage bill set in D.C.

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Oct. 7, 2009
D.C. Council member David A. Catania on Tuesday introduced a long-awaited bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the District. If the legislation is passed, the city would join Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa in performing the unions. New Hampshire is scheduled to begin...
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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