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GOP Sen. Portman of Ohio now supports gay marriage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

CINCINNATI (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay. Ohio's junior senator disclosed his change of heart in interviews with several Ohio newspapers and CNN. In an op-ed published Friday

GOP Sen. Portman of Ohio now supports gay marriage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

Politician's rise highlights NYC parade dispute

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - She's a leading candidate to be New York's next mayor. She's already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that's why the City Council speaker won't be marching in

Appeal by photographer in gay bias case is heard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th

By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer who declined to shoot the commitment ceremony of a lesbian couple was exercising her rights

City Council speaker launches NYC mayoral bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Long seen as a leading contender, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally launched Sunday what she hopes will be a history-making mayoral bid. A veteran of city politics, Quinn would be a groundbreaking mayor across two personal dimensions:

Top contenders to be the next pope

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI. In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of

Illinois GOP backs off attempt to oust chairman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 10th

By SARA BURNETTAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Republican Party's central committee backed off an attempt to fire party chairman Pat Brady on Saturday, amid concern that ousting him because of his support for gay marriage could damage GOP efforts to appeal to more moderate voters.

Gay couples could see windfalls from court action

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 9th

By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For Mina Meyer and Sharon Raphael, two women in their 70s who fell in love more than four decades ago and have been married for more than four years, the U.S. Supreme Court's pending consideration of a law that prohibits the federal government

Less is more for Biden chief of staff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 9th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Understated. Self-effacing. Nonthreatening. Refreshingly old-fashioned. Don't let these cool descriptors from friends and colleagues fool you: As the vice president's chief of staff, Bruce Reed plays Mr. Fix-It, guiding Joe Biden's role

GOP chairman, lawmaker take heat on gay marriage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By SARA BURNETTAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the talk nationally of the GOP becoming more inclusive and appealing to voters by softening stances on social issues, it's difficult to actually follow through. The state Republican