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Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath second time
The Associated PressTurning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and dedication” to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Joe Biden, Public Finance, Minority Groups, Government Health Care
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Letters to the Editor - June 6
Insurance companies care for profits, not health To the editor: Many big insurance companies have stopped giving insurance policies to all children so they can make an end run around the Affordable Health Care Act’s requirement that they cannot...Tags: Health, Gays and Lesbians, Economy, Business and Finance, Thomas Jefferson, Minority Groups
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David P. Koontz
David Preston "Kip" Koontz, 48, of Frederick, Md., a former member of the city's board of aldermen, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home. He is survived by his devoted spouse of 19 years, J.D. Hulse. Born June 11, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md....
Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Human Interest, Social Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Elections
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 12
Romney has GOP voters hooked like fish To the editor: Now let me get this straight. People are voting for Mitt because he’s the best chance to beat the president in November. Really? He doesn’t reflect GOP’s views and disagrees on...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Gays and Lesbians, Brownsville, Interior Policy, Minority Groups
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Passports present gay parent trap
timr@herald-mail.comI have always been strongly in favor of gay marriage because, in the words of Moe Szyslak, "the laughter of small children cuts through me like a dentist drill." I have also been a strong believer in the premise that if your parents didn't have any...Tags: Interior Policy, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Gays and Lesbians, Personal Data Collection, Minority Groups
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Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses
MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...
Tags: Human Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Media Industry, Minority Groups, Discrimination
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For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor...
Tags: Regional Authority, HIV, Gays and Lesbians, Mark Dayton, Tim Pawlenty
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Will Minnesota make a marriage equality trifecta?
Six months after Maryland, Maine and Washington voters endorsed same-sex marriage at the ballot box, two more states have adopted laws allowing gay couples to marry, and a third is poised to join them. On Tuesday, lawmakers in Delaware adopted a same-...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Dick Cheney, Justice System, Minority Groups, Family
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Human Rights Campaign, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Supreme Court, Baltimore Ravens, Discrimination
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...Tags: Major League Baseball, Loyola Ramblers, Gays and Lesbians, HIV, Minority Groups
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Iowa court: Married same-sex parents must be on birth certificate
Iowa parents in same-sex marriages must be allowed to have both their names listed on their newborn’s birth certificate, the state’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. Officials with the state’s Department of Public Health have...
Tags: Human Rights, Health, Human Rights Campaign, Gays and Lesbians, Family
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