Outside the gates of a Mormon temple, Kai Cross joined more than 2,000 gay-rights advocates in a chorus of criticism of the church's role in a new statewide ban on same-sex marriage.

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ERA supporters continue the fight for women's equality...

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Wisconsin's attorney general said he will not defend a law that grants same-sex couples spousal benefits, saying lawmakers went against voters' decision not to extend such privileges.

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A retired exterminator and his dentist wife held hands in court as a prosecutor called them dangerous anti-government radicals and their lawyers said it was reasonable for them to fear for their lives.

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Across the country, people are worried that they might one day be forced to have health insurance. At least, that's what conservatives in the Arizona legislature think -- and they've generous tried to do something about it.

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Jessica Zafra sums up the latest Batasan shenanigan. Really, does this never end? 2010 is next year people! Changing the constitution was so during the Ramos administration. Also, a link to Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr.'s statement on the Con-Ass.

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Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating party's opposition.

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Fed up with the budget crises and partisan battles that have paralyzed California for years, some influential voices believe it's time to tear open the state constitution and start anew.

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This is an unconstitutional ruling and another example of activist judges molding the Constitution to achieve their personal political ends.

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Following tumultuous turnovers in Illinois and New York, lawmakers on Wednesday asked whether it was time to change the Constitution so that voters, and not state governors, can pick replacements.

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The debate over same-sex marriages is one reason why the future membership of the U.S. Supreme Court and the justices appointed by either President McCain or President Obama will be so important.

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Unlike Republicans, who have attempted in recent years to amend the Constitution over tangential issues like flag-burning, Democrats generally believe that constitutional amendments shouldn't be taken lightly.

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President Barack Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, differ sharply on abortion and other reproductive-health issues. Here are some of their views.

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Repealing the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ?? Surprise ... surprise .... ... or is it?

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) plans to introduce a Constitutional amendment in the coming months to impose limits on the president's near absolute pardon power, he told an NYU-Harpers forum on justice in the post-Bush era Thursday night.

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A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.

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On Dec. 15, the United States will endure a quadrennial ritual born in the economics and politics of slavery and the quill-pen era. Members of the Electoral College are scheduled to meet in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to formally choose the next president.

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The California Supreme Court has asked state Attorney General Jerry Brown to reply by Monday to lawsuits challenging the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage - a sign that the justices are taking the cases seriously and will not dispose of them quickly.

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A group opposed to same-sex marriage wants to help defend Proposition 8 before the California Supreme Court, saying lawsuits seeking to overturn the Nov. 4 ballot measure threaten the initiative process.

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Protesting at the Mormon temple.

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About 85,000 same-sex couples nationwide have entered into a legally recognized relationship -- about 40 percent of couples living in states where such unions are legal and about 10 percent of all the nation's same-sex couples.*

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Who stabbed marriage equality to death, again? The Mormon Church. Catholic groups. Evangelicals. Militant fundamentalists.

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An estimated 1,000 protesters took to the streets over California's new ban on gay marriage Thursday as the political turmoil and legal confusion over who should have the right to wed deepened.

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In the wake of a sometimes bitter, and ultimately successful, campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California, leaders of the Mormon church are calling for civility and kindness from those on both sides of the issue.

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After a heated, divisive campaign fueled by a record $73 million of spending, California voters have approved Proposition 8, which would change the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Opponents promptly filed suit to try to block the measure from taking effect.

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