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michellemalkin.com - 26 days ago
Maine votes down gay marriage
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Socially liberal Maine rejects a gay marriage initiative — making it the 31st time (out of 31 tries) that voters have torpedoed such proposals. [...] Read the rest »
Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
nytimes.com - 26 days ago
Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
— nytimes.com — In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state’s... new law allowing same-sex marriage . With 87 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, 53 percent of voters had approved the ... (more) Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
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Gay marriage repealed in Maine
bangordailynews.com - 26 days ago
Gay marriage repealed in Maine
— bangordailynews.com — PORTLAND, Maine -- Voters on Tuesday repealed the state's same sex marriage law after an emotionally charged... campaign that drew large numbers to the polls and focused national attention on ... (more) Gay marriage repealed in Maine
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blog.beliefnet.com - 26 days ago
Gay marriage: 0 wins, 31 losses - Crunchy Con
— blog.beliefnet.com — Maine voters reject gay marriage -- and the vote wasn't all that close, either. From the NYT... : In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage. With 87 ... (more) Gay marriage: 0 wins, 31 losses - Crunchy Con
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Morning Briefs: Stuff You May Have Read Somewhere Else
Moonbattery — ... Item Number Two: Gay Marriage l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-s-e-s in Maine! Supporters will tell you this defeat means nothing since Maine is probably one of those deep-red, Bible-Thumping, southern states. Advice to Mormons in Maine: Arm yourselves. ...

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Maine Votes Down Gay Marriage Law
politicalwire.com 26 days ago — "Maine voters on Tuesday narrowly voted to repeal a law that would have made the state one of a handful that allow same-sex couples to marry," the Portland Press Herald reports.
Schools emerge as new tactic in gay marriage votes — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]The Associated Press[/b] Schools emerge as new tactic in gay marriage votes By The Associated Press 11.06.2009 3:30pm EST (San Francisco) In one ad after another, voters in California and Maine were besieged with images of what would supposedly happen if same-sex marriage were ...
Thomas: Can't Blame Maine Vote on the Mormons — Utah Policy - Politics, Communication & Government Relations
At National Review's The Corner , Thomas Peters says: "It now appears highly likely that, when all the votes are counted, Maine will join every other state in the union (which has had a popular vote on the issue) in rejecting gay marriage. This result comes despite Maine being a liberal ...
Quote of the Day — PoliPundit.com
The leader of the pro-gay-marriage referendum in Maine , referring to those who opposed the referendum: “[We] will not quit until we know where every single one of these votes lives.”
A Perfect Opportunity to Take New Senate Rules for a Spin — Brennan Center for Justice
With yesterday's votes in Washington and Maine concerning the rights of same-sex couples, New Yorkers may be wondering about the status of our own state's proposal to extend marriage rights to gay couples. On Tuesday, New York Magazine blog Daily Intel ran a story stating that Senate ...
Maine: The Haters Won — Blue Hampshire
Truly awful news : PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention. ...With 87 percent of precincts reporting, votes to reject the law ...
In Flip, Anti-Gay Marriage Question Now Leading In Maine — TPM Election Central
In a Maine ballot measure, the votes against gay marriage have taken the lead, with 51 percent of the vote. With 28 percent of precincts reporting, it's still too soon to call. But it's worth noting that the numbers have flipped in favor of abolishing Maine's gay marriage law. From the time ...
With 80 Percent In, Maine Gay Marriage Opponents Edge Ahead — Politics Daily
12:15 AM ET | With nearly 80 percent of the votes counted, supporters of the repeal of Maine's same-sex marriage law have edged ahead by almost 5 percentage points, according to the Bangor, Maine Daily News . The race has been close throughout the night, often with a difference of less than 1 ...
Truth, Lies, Polling and Gay Marriage — Top Stories from CQ
As voters in Maine cast votes today in a referendum on gay marriage, most polls are giving supporters of same-sex nuptials reason to cheer. Surveys from three of the four pollsters that have looked at the vote indicate that the effort to block gay marriage in the state will narrowly fail.