Word: repeals
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...Throughout his campaign, Patrick has demonstrated a willingness to pick his battles and fight the right fight. That’s why, for example, he’s a strong supporter of same-sex marriage. In the face of a concerted Republican campaign to repeal the legalization of same-sex marriage, Patrick’s position on the matter has been unequivocal. Not only does he believe in the right of same-sex partners to marry, but he also supports the repeal of a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state couples from marrying within the Commonwealth?...
Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Christopher F. O. Gabrieli ’81 both said they would allow Massachusetts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples from out-of-state. That would require the repeal of a 1913 law—a law that the third candidate, State Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, has enforced...
...Angelides was finishing his speech, Schwarzenegger held a press event with tax-cut advocates, reiterating his pledge not to raise taxes and touting his tax-relief record. "I will not raise taxes on the people of California in my second term - period," he said."Thanks to the car-tax repeal and workers' compensation reform, we put more than $12 billion back into the economy so that people and businesses can save, invest and build...
...immigrant from Italy's northern Piedmont. 'We had a tractor in the barn, but we didn't have enough money to buy gas,' recalls Ernest. 'Instead, we used four mules and worked the vineyards seven days a week from daylight to dusk.' With the first stirrings of [Prohibition's] repeal, they dug up $5,900.23 in capital and set out to produce their own wine. They rented a railroad shed for $60 a month, bought a $2,000 grape crusher and redwood tanks on 90- to 180-day terms. There was one nettlesome problem: though they had plenty of experience...
...Congressman who is running to replace retiring Bill Frist as Senator from Tennessee has voted to outlaw gay marriage and to repeal the estate tax, and wants to amend the Constitution to ban flag burning. He supports getting rid of the handgun ban in the nation's capital and says the Ten Commandments should be posted in courtrooms around his state. He favors school prayer, argues that more troops should have been sent to Iraq and wants to seal the border with Mexico. He likes to tell a story about the time he campaigned at a bar called the Little...