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Rally for same-sex marriage set for College Park

A rally in support of same-sex marriage in Maryland will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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WTOP Beltway Poll: Md. supports gay marriage, divided on gambling

While most Maryland residents support gay marriage, they are sharply divided over casino expansion according to a new WTOP Beltway Poll.

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Md. same-sex marriage backers ally with immigrants

Gay and lesbian advocates teamed up with Maryland's largest Latino and immigrant rights group on Tuesday, hoping to build support for two November ballot questions: one to allow same-sex marriage and another offering in-state tuition for illegal immigrants who have attended a Maryland high school and whose parents have paid taxes.

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Western Md. county extends same-sex benefits

Washington County is extending spousal benefits to county employees married to same-sex spouses.

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Majority say gay marriage issue won't affect vote

A new statewide poll shows that in the electoral battleground of Virginia, a state with deep moral and ideological divisions over gay marriage, the issue is likely to be a wash in November's presidential election.

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Md. gay marriage opponents say proof is in petitions

Opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland say they know how residents really feel about the state's law allowing gay couples to wed, and they've collected the signatures to prove it.

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Polls on gay marriage not yet reflected in votes

Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it.

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NAACP chief: Marriage equality is a civil right

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or other states.

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Md. highest court recognizes same-sex divorce

Maryland's highest court has issued a ruling recognizing divorce for valid out-of-state same-sex marriages.

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Obama gay marriage support could roil Va. contest

President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriages adds an emotional new element with an uncertain effect into his re-election bid in Virginia, a battleground state he won in 2008 but where voters have consistently opposed it.

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