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Gay rights backers see history in Obama's stand

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
NEW YORK (AP) -- At a birthplace of the gay rights movement, patrons of New York City's Stonewall Inn said they felt like they were living history. In Wyoming, the mother of a man beaten to death because of his sexuality said words couldn't express her gratitude. An 82-year-old photographer who chronicled protests in the 1960s called it "a new dawn."...
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Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Gay marriage adds complexity in swing states

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House....

Egypt sees Arab world's first presidential debate

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
CAIRO (AP) -- Two election front-runners, a former foreign minister and a moderate Islamist, squared off Thursday in the Arab world's first ever presidential debate, trading barbs over the role of religion and how to bring democratic reform to Egypt....

Egypt's mindboggling first time choosing a leader

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptians are for the first time getting a taste of how it is to choose a president- with groundbreaking presidential debates, face-to-face encounters with candidates on the campaign trail, and chances to question their programs, political history and even personal lives....

Haiti rape case in Uruguay court

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
A Haitian man who says he was raped by five Uruguayan peacekeepers in Haiti appears before a Uruguayan judge investigating the case.
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AP source: Biden apologizes to Obama over comments

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shortly before President Barack Obama voiced his support for gay marriage, Vice President Joe Biden apologized to the president for comments that led him to speed up his public pronouncement....
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AP source: Biden apologizes to Obama over comments

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shortly before President Barack Obama voiced his support for gay marriage, Vice President Joe Biden apologized to the president for comments that led him to speed up his public pronouncement....

Reporter fired for stripping files suit

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
A part-time stripper fired from her full-time newspaper job covering Texas high society claims she's a victim of gender discrimination.
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Head of pro-choice group to step down

CNN - Top Stories - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
The president of an influential pro-choice political advocacy group will step down after the upcoming national election, her organization announced Thursday.
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Panetta: Gay ban repeal has not hurt morale

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders have concluded that last year's repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in uniform has not affected morale or readiness so far, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday....
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Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage....

Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage....

Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage....

Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 19:36
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage....
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