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First gay couples wed in US state Two lesbians were among the first same-sex couples to wed under a new law in the US state of Massachusetts.
In the coming days, hundreds of couples are set to follow the example of Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey of Malden, who have been together for 18 years.
The issue has divided opinion and politicians across the US.
President George W Bush repeated his call to Congress to amend the US Constitution defining marriage "as a union of a man and a woman".
"The sacred institution of marriage should not be redefined by a few activist judges," Mr Bush said.
On Friday, the US Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch attempt by conservative groups to stop same-sex marriages from becoming legal in the state.
It was really important to us to just be married
Tanya McCloskey There were jubilant scenes in the city of Cambridge, which began issuing licences to gay and lesbian couples from midnight (0400GMT on Monday).
Gay and lesbian couples queued for marriage licences outside the city hall - which opened as the law came into force.
Newly-wed Tanya McCloskey said: "It was really important to us to just be married... Part of it is, we don't know what the Legislature is going to do."
She and partner Marcia Kadish worked at breakneck pace to fill out paperwork, get a waiver from the usual three-day waiting period, then return to city hall - where they got their marriage licence and exchanged vows.
Political divisions
Other towns and cities across the state were also prepared to wed large numbers of same-sex couples as the law came into force.
The Supreme Court ruling upheld a decision by the state's highest court.
It said that denying marriage licences to same-sex couples violated anti-discrimination laws.
The Massachusetts ruling has fuelled heated debate across the country - and the controversy has been particularly intense in an election year.
In a statement, President Bush said he had called on the Congress "to pass, and to send to the states for ratification, an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as a union of a man and a woman as husband and wife".
"The need for that amendment is still urgent, and I repeat that call today."
His rival John Kerry - who is a Massachusetts senator - is also opposed to same-sex marriages, but favours a more limited form of legal recognition.
Thousands of same-sex couples were married in San Francisco earlier this year, but the marriages were not recognized by the state of California.
A mayor in New York state is being prosecuted after performing gay marriages in February.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/3719905.stm

Published: 2004/05/17 18:37:56 GMT

© BBC MMIV

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Breaking news: Nerve gas found in Iraq

by Simon in

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no information on where it's come from yet - sounds "home made".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3722255.stm.

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However, a senior coalition source has told the BBC the round does not signal the discovery of weapons of mass destruction or the escalation of insurgent activity.
He said the round dated back to the Iran-Iraq war and coalition officials were not sure whether the fighters even knew what it contained.

So they could have been there for years?

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Whats happening in America's colleges?

by Brummie in

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i'm no way anti usa as some here have the custom ;) but can anyone explain the reason for this new book?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?article_id=38512.

if you have been to university would you agree with this author?.

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Fresh and bitterly funny, his book proves the universities, far from being places for open discussion, are really dungeons of the mind that indoctrinate students to become socialists, atheists, race-baiters and narcissists.

Oh yes those evil atheists.

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Jesus Christ Action Figure -- With Walk-on-Water Action!

by drwtsn32 in

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http://www.jesus-action-figure.com/

"it's like mel gibson's passion without all the hassle..."

Gadget's off,,,,

by reboot in

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have a fantastic time in canada .

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Gadget's off you say?

Was wondering what that smell was.

Have fun mate.

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Posters who make you ROFL

by doodle-v in

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sometimes when i log on to jwd i go directly to "jokes and humor" because i know that there will be something there that will crack me up.

i love to laugh and i think humor is great therapy especially when alot of us have been through so much.

its great that we can make fun of ourselves and can find the humour in many of our experiences.

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Chevy you appear to have some olive juice on your person. Please be more careful.

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motorcycle accident!

by truthseeker1 in

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heyas folks,.

just a fyi, i wiped out on my bike yesterday.

i broke my hand and cut my hip open on some barbed wire.

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i guess my fist hit the ground, cuz i have a boxers fracture.

And there's me thinking you'd split your underwear.

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How Greepeace loves to kill millions of innocent people...

by Elsewhere in

who has saved more human lives (estimated at over one billion - that's billion with a b) than anyone else in history as a direct result of his work?

who won the nobel peace prize in 1970?

who still teaches at texas a&m at the age of 90?

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Doc,

No.
GE crops are about making plants more resilient and able to grow in harsher climates.

Would it be possible to modify them so that they didn't produce seed? Or at least seeds that couldn't germinate?

I'm sure the companies producing them are looking to the long term and if making sure that they had a regular customer base that was stuck with their product they wouldn't think twice to exploit them. Hell, that's what companies do.

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