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...That decision has been cited in numerous cases that have followed, as the number of states whose courts have demanded equal marriage rights for gays has grown. But those same cases have also helped fuel opponents, who say gay marriage is being foisted upon the U.S. by out-of-touch judges. In order to counter that argument, Bonauto and other gay-marriage activists in Maine who began organizing to press for gay marriage there decided to avoid taking the issue to court. Instead, they set about electing lawmakers who were friendly to their cause two years ago, and this year...
...providing a Class financial status report and "seed" money to the Reunion Treasurer upon request...
...take it upon ourselves to make sure that Gino gets 100-plus yards rushing, Treavor gets 100 yards rushing, Collier [Winters] has all the time in the world,” senior center Alex Spisak added on behalf of the offensive line. “We play like we are the best because we are the best...
...injuries aren’t just confined to the defense. Last week, senior running back Cheng Ho suffered a career-ending lisfranc fracture to his midfoot. Though relegated to the Crimson’s third-string running-back spot, Ho consistently bolstered the Harvard offense when he was called upon, like in Week 3’s contest against Lehigh, when he rushed for 132 yards on 21 carries with one rushing touchdown and one receiving...
...leaning strongly to putting a level-playing-field, state-opt-out public option in the bill," Schumer said on Meet the Press on Oct. 25. So pointed and relentless were his arguments that at one hastily called Democratic leadership meeting, when a tardy Schumer's absence was remarked upon, Reid snapped, "He's probably out there talking about...