Domestic partnerships allowed in Oregon
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A state law allowing gay couples to register as domestic partners belatedly took effect Friday after a federal judge ruled the state's process of disqualifying petition signatures was consistent enough to be valid.
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BOSTON Aug. 19, 2004  A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May.
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WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA). It would amend the Constitution so that marriage would be defined as a relationship between a man and woman.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 24--Bonding authority for state universities: Filed as HB 332, this common-sense legislation would allow public universities, with approval by the legislature, to issue bonds for money-making projects on their campuses.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 7--BONNERS FERRY, Idaho -- In 1968, Jean Plato and her husband bought farmland along the banks of the Kootenai River.
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PORTLAND, ORE. - US environmentalists who love the trappings of Christmas but cringe at the thought of cutting down a tree now have another option - an Oregon company that rents out living evergreens and then replants them after the holidays.
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By Adam Lynn and Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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Sens. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation that would permit unmarried federal employees to apply for health, dental and vision insurance, retirement and other benefits for their domestic partners.
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By Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Sep. 4--Parks supporters will make the case this fall that drinking clean  water, trekking through the forest and watching animals play are as valuable  as traditional government services competing for money on Portland-area  ballots.
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By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--DENVER -- No one was more surprised than Rep. Cory Gardner when a House panel approved his measure Wednesday to extend the state's Make My Day Law to businesses.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The same-sex &quot;marriage&quot; movement suffered a serious setback Nov. 2 when voters in 11 states, including left-leaning Oregon, passed constitutional marriage amendments by an average of 70.
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German lawmakers expanded the rights of same-sex couples Friday, allowing registered domestic partners to adopt each other's children and making rules on splitting up and alimony similar to those for heterosexual marriages.
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Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 8--Gov.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - It's now legal to bring an insane person into Washington County, dance immodestly or let more than 25 mules cross a Virgin River bridge.  These acts were illegal until Tuesday, when the Washington County Commission cleaned its books of a raft of obsolete laws.
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TACOMA  A judge in Tacoma has backed the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a &quot;legal union between one man and one woman.&quot; ...
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SAN FRANCISCO - Laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman do not violate California's constitution, but neither would a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, according to the state attorney general.    Attorney General Bill Lockyer issued the opinion Friday, a long-awaited response to a pair of lawsuits out of San Francisco challenging laws that ban gay marriage...