Word: spousal
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...Clinton's aides call "evolution," the governor's position changed--most radically when he entered the race for the presidency. He now says he supports government funding for abortion through Medicare subsidies and opposes "any federal attempt to limit access to abortion through mandatory waiting periods or parental or spousal consent requirements...
...addition to the pay increase, the union andmanagement also have yet to resolve the union'sdemand for spousal benefits for gay partners...
Councillor Walsh moved that the Council reconsider last week's vote which guaranteed many spousal rights to unmarried domestic partners. An opponent of last week's vote, Walsh said that the council should work to extend the definition of family beyond last week's proposal...
...City Council voted to extend spousal privileges to unmarried domestic partners by a five-to-four vote Monday night...
...Spousal conflict-of-interest charges are usually aimed against wives for a simple reason: few women hold high public office that could place their husbands in jeopardy. When Barbara Morris Lent, wife of New York Congressman Norman Lent, became a lobbyist for NYNEX, she sought assurance from the House ethics committee that her job would not interfere with his voting on communications legislation. When Debbie Dingell, a lobbyist for General Motors, married Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, she switched to an administrative position. "Fortunately," she says, "GM is large enough that I could change jobs...