Gay Marriage

Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight

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

Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings

By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city didn't have to wait a moment longer than necessary to wed, with licenses issued at the stroke of midnight as the law

New laws address gays, children, immigration

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAssociated Press Measures on gay rights and child safety are among the top state laws taking effect at the start of 2013, along with attempts to prevent identity theft and perennial efforts to restrict abortion and illegal immigration. In many states, new laws take effect on

GOP willing to bend on issues after election

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral