Gay candidate loses Dallas mayoral election
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An openly gay candidate lost his bid on Saturday to become mayor of Dallas in a race that attracted wide attention because of his sexual orientation.
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Former Republican cabinet member Mel Martinez was set to become the first Cuban-American in the US Senate, after his Democratic rival, Betty Castor, a former top state education official, conceded defeat.
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Tourism officials have worked for years to make this beach town a gay-friendly destination. Now their biggest obstacle could be the mayor himself.
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision in February to open City Hall to thousands of gay weddings has become a subject of considerable debate among Democrats.
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A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, less than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly approved by the voters.
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An electoral court ruled on Wednesday that Tijuana's controversial mayor cannot run for governor of Baja California state because he did not finish out his term as mayor of the border city across from San Diego.
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The election count for mayor of the nation's seventh-largest city ended Friday with incumbent Dick Murphy leading by 2,205 votes, but a court challenge could keep alive the write-in candidacy of a maverick city councilwoman and surf-shop owner.
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Virginia Republicans scrambled on Tuesday to find a candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Edward Schrock, who ended his bid for a third term amid claims that while he has opposed gay rights he is secretly gay.
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LOS ANGELES  - Gay people are becoming an endangered species on network television.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom apologized Thursday for having a sexual relationship with his former campaign manager's wife.
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An atheist from California who tried  to remove the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance  lost a bid on Friday to stop the recital of prayers at  President Bush's inauguration.
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A Belfast businessman loses a case against the goverment involving a prime city centre site.
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A former Democratic congressman said on Thursday he dropped out of the crowded free-for-all race against Republican incumbent Rep. Henry Bonilla for a newly-drawn congressional district.
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Former Law and Order actor withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination
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Texas Democrat Ciro D. Rodriguez, who defeated Republican Rep.
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Analysis: The former leader of the Christian right suffers a humiliating defeat in his Georgia primary race, thanks to his ties to a disgraced lobbyist
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The president also appeared to retreat from a key element of his re-election appeal to social conservatives, a gay-marriage ban.