Gay Republican castigates party over marriage vote
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Washington -- The House&#39;s only openly gay Republican denounced his party Thursday for voting on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in an emotional and often personal debate that sent the measure to its legislative grave.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The federal Conservatives are girding for a same-sex battle with Paul Martin's Liberals, saying they will move to protect the traditional definition of marriage.
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Few constituencies are as eager for the Republican Party to falter this political season as gay-rights activists. Yet as they observe the Democratic presidential campaign and the rest of the electoral landscape, their high hopes often are mixed with frustration.
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Three of the leading Republican presidential candidates denounced Ann Coulter for using an antigay epithet.
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Leaders of the largest group for gay  men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly  against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he  favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage,  The New York Times said on Wednesday.
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The Senate race in Kentucky stayed at fever pitch on Thursday as Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo stressed his opposition to gay marriage while accusing Republican incumbent Jim Bunning of fueling personal attacks that seemed to suggest Mongiardo is gay.
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WASHINGTON - Christian conservatives are casting a wider net this year in their search for likely voters - especially conservative ones - by asking people on the phone how they feel about same-sex marriage as well as their views on abortion, a standard question in previous election cycles.   "The federal marriage amendment will be an important issue in the states it's on the ballot," Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America, said Saturday during an election training conference for activist members...
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Gov. Mitt RomneyÂ s standing among conservatives is being hurt by a letter he sent to the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts, a gay Republican organization.
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Newt Gingrich, rebutting criticism the GOP is hiding conservatives during its convention, accused Democrats Monday of shunting anti-abortion and conservative Democrats to the side.
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Alan Keyes and Barack Obama both oppose gay marriage, but the issue produced some of the most confrontational moments of the third and final debate of their battle for the Senate.
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Democratic candidates seized on a disgraced congressman's explicit messages with underage boys &#151; and House Republican leaders' handling of the situation &#151; to argue that voters should toss the GOP from power.
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Republicans endorsed an uncompromising stand against gay marriage Wednesday while struggling to accommodate the views of activists who declared that such a hard line could cost the GOP the election.
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A key group of gay Republicans said it had withdrawn support from US President George W. Bush in November's election and vowed instead to work to defeat the party's &quot;radical right.&quot;
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Republicans concluded work on Thursday on a party platform that backs proposed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and abortion and vigorously defends President Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq.
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The House joined the Senate yesterday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, described by Republican supporters as a vital protection for traditional families
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The Republican candidate takes on the tough task of defending his positions before religious conservatives today.
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The House joined the Senate Thursday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage, described by supporters as a vital protection for traditional families but denounced by foes as a divisive pre-election ploy to inflame prejudice.