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slate.com - 5/21/2009

If gay marriage isn't such a big deal anymore, then maybe the religious right isn't, either.

— slate.com — If a state legalizes gay marriage and nobody notices, can gay people still get married? What if... four states do it in six weeks? [ more ... ] (more) If gay marriage isn't such a big deal anymore, then ...

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boston.com - 5/15/2009

New Hampshire governor says he'll sign gay marriage bill -- if changes are made - Local News ...

— boston.com — Lynch_Gay_Marriage_051409.jpg (Cheryl Senter/AP) By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff New Hampshire Governor John Lynch today said he would... sign a same-sex marriage bill into law -- but not the one passed recently by both houses of the state's Legislature. ... (more) New Hampshire governor says he'll sign gay marriage bill ...

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dailykos.com - 5/14/2009

NH Gov to sign gay marriage bill with changes

— dailykos.com — The governor has indicated that he will veto the same-sex marriage bill currently headed to his desk,... but will sign gay marriage into law if certain changes are made -- essentially specific language protecting religious institutions that refuse to ... (more) NH Gov to sign gay marriage bill with changes

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Michael Steele: Gay Marriage Is Bad… For Small Business
Oliver Willis — ... I now have financial responsibility for,” Steele told Republicans at the state convention in traditionally conservative Georgia. “So how do I pay for that? Who pays for that? You just cost me money.” Who knew that when the Republican party was looking for a party chairman they would pick the one guy that actually lives up to the mythology around affirmative action? And a study in Massachusetts says gay marriage would actually have a pretty positive economic effect. A study conducted for the state’s Executive ...

The chairman of the 'pro-family' party
Political Animal — ... to employers with straight workers, some of whom may have the audacity to have children. Indeed, some of these same straight employees might be so bold as to have children , adding all kinds of "financial responsibilities" to companies nationwide. Steele, in other words, presented a scenario in which all marriages and children are necessarily bad for business. For the chairman of the party that presents itself as "pro-family," it's an odd argument to make. For what it's worth, there's evidence that Steele is completely wrong, and that gay marriages actually improve ...