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Gay Couples Ask For Marriage License In Greenville, S.C.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Three couples who went to the Greenville County courthouse knowing they would not be able to get a marriage license have been rejected as expected. The same-sex couples were...
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NC Gay Marriage Ban Opponents Stump At Colleges
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (CBS Charlotte/AP) — Opponents of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina are going to college. A voter registration drive aimed at defeating the amendment when...
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NC Gov, Lt Gov Candidates Help Amendment Opponents
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Leading Democratic candidates for North Carolina governor and the party’s two hopefuls for lieutenant governor are speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment limiting...
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NC Sees Growing Mobilization On Marriage Amendment
RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Charlotte/AP) — In an election year that was supposed to be all about jobs and the economy, the issue that’s energized North Carolina’s sleepy May 8 primary has turned out to be a...
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Big Business Silent On NC Gay Marriage Amendment
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As a gay man who believes America’s strength comes from its diversity, Stephen Dull is opposed to North Carolina carving the existing ban on gay marriage into the state...
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NC Vote Shows Gay Marriage Still Divisive
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faced mounting pressure Wednesday to express support for same-sex marriage after a setback for gay-rights advocates in North Carolina. Republicans there turned...
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Romney To Shift Focus From Gay Rights To Economy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is trying to shift his campaign’s focus back to the sluggish economic recovery and will use a commencement speech at an evangelical university to cast...
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Gay Marriage Supporters To March In Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Occupy Raleigh is joining another citizen initiative to protest North Carolina’s constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman. Members of...
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Opinion: Chick-fil-A Doesn’t Belong In Politics
Politics is becoming a part of everyday life in the United States, even for those people who claim they don’t like politics or won’t allow politics to be discussed at their dinner table. Unfortunately...
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Poll: 65 Percent Of Democrats Support Gay Marriage
NEW YORK (AP) — The partisan gap over same-sex marriage continues to widen, with 65 percent of Democrats now supporting it compared to 24 percent of Republicans, according to poll released Tuesday by...
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Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage
The Reverend William Owens is the president and founder of the Coalition of African-American Pastors who has been a constant thorn in President Barack Obama’s side since our commander-in-chief gave...
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Opinion: Romney and Ryan Are Real Life Versions Of GOP Caricatures Of Kerry...
In 2004, Republicans painted John Kerry as a rich and out of touch wealthy Massachusetts flip flopper who was weak on national security. Four years prior, the GOP painted Al Gore as a craven...
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Opinion: Happy Thanksgiving
The Buck Starts Here wishes a happy Thanksgiving to our readers. For progressives there is much to be thankful for this year. The election could not have turned out much better for those who support...
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Church Won’t Do Weddings For Straight Couples Until Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CBS Charlotte/AP) - A local church has elected to stop performing marriage ceremonies for straight couples until same-sex marriage is legalized. In a statement posted on the front...
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Supreme Court Decisions Won’t Affect N.C. Law Now
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As opponents and advocates of gay marriage put their best spin on two U.S. Supreme Court decisions Wednesday, a woman married to a female soldier at Fort Bragg rejoiced in the...
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NC Gay Marriage Ban Challenged By Clergy In First Faith-Based Federal Lawsuit
Charlotte, N.C. (CBS CHARLOTTE) – In the first faith-based challenge against same-sex marriage bans, Protestant clergy filed a federal lawsuit on Monday arguing that North Carolina is...
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