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<p class=MsoNormal>Courtesy of CNN at:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/12/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html?hpt=T2">http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/12/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html?hpt=T2</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Judge gives the green light for same-sex marriage in
California<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A federal judge ruled on
Thursday to allow same-sex couples to marry in California, starting on August
18, handing another big victory to supporters of gay rights in a case that both
sides say will likely end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San
Francisco struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that
voter-approved Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. Walker had issued
a temporary stay on his decision, which on Thursday he said he would lift.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The high-profile case is being watched closely by supporters
and opponents of same-sex marriage, as many say it will make its way to the
U.S. Supreme Court. If it does, the case could result in a landmark decision on
whether people in the United States are allowed to marry people of the same
sex.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Same-sex marriage is legal in five U.S. states and in the
District of Columbia, while civil unions are permitted in New Jersey. The five
states are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa and New Hampshire.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Seeya round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"If I
wanted to overhear every tedious scrap of brain static rattling around in your
head, I'd read your blog."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Bill Maher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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