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Illinois: New day, new lawmakers, new pension plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By JOHN O'CONNOR and SARA BURNETTAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - New day. New lawmakers. New pension-reform plan. Illinois legislators failed to deliver a solution Tuesday to a gaping, $96 billion pension deficit, but as a new General Assembly takes the oath Wednesday, they will try

Gay marriage flap: Gallaudet reinstates official

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's top university for the deaf and hard of hearing has reinstated its chief diversity officer, who was suspended for three months after signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland. Gallaudet University

Gay marriage lap: Gallaudet reinstates official

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's leading university for the deaf and hard of hearing has reinstated its chief diversity officer, who was suspended for three months after signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland. Gallaudet

Judge weighing dismissal of Uganda gay rights suit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - For Pepe Onziema, a transgender gay rights activist from Uganda, Monday's federal court hearing in Springfield was a chance to face the man he later called the devil. For Scott Lively, a Massachusetts evangelical accused of persecuting

Gregoire Reflects On 8 Years In Office

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

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House adopts GOP rules after partisan debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 3rd

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday adopted Republican-written rules for the chamber that reflect the party's efforts to cut spending, stop government regulations and oppose same-sex marriage. The Senate put off discussion of its rules so that the

Md. same-sex couples prepare for Jan. 1 marriages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st

By BRIAN WITTEAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's law allowing same-sex marriage takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and gay couples across the state are preparing for New Year's Day weddings. In Baltimore, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will attend ceremonies at City Hall

Md. same-sex couples prepare for Jan. 1 marriages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st

By BRIAN WITTEAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gay couples are preparing for New Year's Day weddings in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to allow same-sex marriage, which will become legal in Maryland on Tuesday. The new law takes effect at 12:01 a.m. and follows a

Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st

By LIZ SIDOTIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America - a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ideologies and is driven by a younger generation's cultural attitudes. We've seen it in gay-marriage

Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st