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Since its creation, the team has met with members of the Harvard Allston Task force, a group appointed by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, as well as local government officials, and Purcell described these discussions as fruitful and informative...
...Mayor Adrian M. Fenty signed the measure approving same-sex marriage last December, but because D.C. is not a state, the law had to go through a 30-day Congressional review. After failed attempts to block the bill in the House and in the courts, the bill officially became law on Tuesday...
...everything from the Treasury Secretary to the significance of the Democrats' loss of Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. Meanwhile, his friends are busy fanning rumors that he may again run for office, hinting in the press that he is "considering" entering the race for Senator, state comptroller or even mayor of New York City. ("You Can't Keep a Bad Man Down: Spitzer Is Eyeing a Comeback," read a headline in the New York Post, one of his main antagonists.) "Politics gets my heart pounding faster than buying a building and raising rents," Spitzer says. But on the question...
...Jackson - who made an unsuccessful last-ditch attempt to get a stay from the Supreme Court until after locals could hold a referendum on gay marriage - shows little acceptance of defeat. And D.C. councilman Marion Barry, who spearheaded the Human Rights Act before gay voters helped him become mayor in 1978, has made grim predictions based on the sentiments of his constituents. "All hell is going to break loose," he told reporters after the council voted in May 2009 to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the District. "We may have a civil war. The black community is just adamant...
...Uribe's former Defense Minister who leads the President's own Social National Unity Party, is largely seen as his favored successor. He declared his candidacy immediately following the referendum's rejection by the Constitutional Court. Sergio Fajardo, praised for improving security and social services when he served as mayor of Medellín, is steadily climbing in the polls, though running as an independent is expected to be a disadvantage for him. Several candidates are vying to represent the Conservative Party that is part of Uribe's alliance...