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California Voters Ban Gay Marriage
nytimes.com - 11/5/2008
California Voters Ban Gay Marriage
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California voters have adopted a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. >
latimes.com - 11/5/2008
Gay marriage ban leading - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — "We caused Californians to rethink this issue," Proposition 8 strategist Jeff Flint said. Early in the campaign,... he noted, polls showed the measure trailing by 17 points. "I think the voters were thinking, well, if it makes them happy, why shouldn't ... (more) Gay marriage ban leading - Los Angeles Times
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Among the Other Voters
— blogs.abcnews.com — CHICAGO, Ill. -- Among the other voters who have shown up to vote at Shoesmith Elementary School... this morning, where Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will vote: Louis Farrakhan and William Ayers. Seriously. Welcome to the South Side of Chicago. -... (more) Among the Other Voters

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latimes.com - 11/5/2008
California voters approve Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — "We caused Californians to rethink this issue," Proposition 8 strategist Jeff Flint said. Early in the campaign,... he noted, polls showed the measure trailing by 17 points. "I think the voters were thinking, well, if it makes them happy, why shouldn't ... (more) California voters approve Proposition 8 ban on same-sex ...
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ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society:  Voters Lodge Setbacks To Marriage Equality

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Voters Lodge Setbacks To Marriage Equality
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... The New York Times and Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish have reported that the California ballot initiative, Proposition 8, has been approved by voters. The passage of Proposition 8 strips gay couples in California of full marriage rights. The ballot measure was introduced quickly after the California Supreme Court ruled in May that gays have a state constitutional right to marry. Promotion of the ...

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