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New York Times:
Gay Marriage Approved by N.Y. Senate — ALBANY — Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.
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NY Daily News:
Gay marriage legal in New York State after Senate passes historic bill 33-29 — ALBANY - New York made history last night as the State Senate voted “aye” on gay marriage. — Senators passed the bill 33 to 29 as the normally somnolent chambers erupted in a raucous chant of “USA! USA!”
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City Room:
Consensus Reached on Religious Exemptions in Gay Marriage Bill — ALBANY — The Cuomo administration and legislative leaders have reached agreement on language to protect religious institutions from obligations to recognize same-sex marriage, two people involved in the negotiations said on Friday afternoon …
ThinkProgress:
New York Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill: Population Living Under Equality More Than Doubles — Moments ago, in a vote of 33 to 29, the New York Senate passed a marriage equality bill, thereby doubling the number of Americans living in a state where gay and lesbian people can marry.
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
New York Conservative Party Chairman Predicts Passage of Same Sex Marriage Bill — Mike Long, the chairman of the New York Conservative Party and a leading opponent of the bill to institue same sex marriage in New York, tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the bill will likely pass “by the end of the night.”
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Historic N.Y. vote is win for Cuomo, gay rights activists — Striking what advocates believe is a historic victory for gay rights, New York on Friday approved same-sex marriage, making the Empire State the sixth and largest state to allow gays and lesbians to marry
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CNN:
New York governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law — Albany, New York (CNN) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state's marriage equality bill hours after it passed the Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night, making it the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
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New York Times:
N.Y. State Senate to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
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John Burger / The Daily Register:
Archbishop Dolan on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Vote
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Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight:
When Will Same-Sex Marriage Be Voted On?
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LGBTQ Nation, The Lonely Conservative and AMERICAblog Gay
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Gay marriage bill moves to New York senate floor
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Top Dems Provide Fresh Detail On High-Income Tax Proposal That Led GOP To Abandon Debt Talks — Two of the top Democrats in Congress are calling out their Republican counterparts for abandoning high-stakes debt talks, and have provided new details about the tax proposals that sent the GOP packing.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
GOP Rep. McCarthy to Obama: ‘Get off the golf course’ and ‘get engaged’ — The No. 3 Republican leader in the House took President Obama to task Friday, claiming he should put the golf clubs down and get directly involved in the budget talks with Congress. — “He's got to get off …
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Catherine Dodge / Bloomberg:
House's McCarthy Says Obama Must ‘Show Leadership’ in Deficit Negotiations
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Despite vote, majority of Congressmen want to defund the Libya war — Obama administration officials are claiming a partial victory today because the House rejected a measure to defund the Libya war, even after rejecting a separate measure that would have authorized the war.
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G-A-Y / Good As You:
Photo: Stonewall. Right now. 42 years later. — From G-A-Y pal Scott Wooledge: — [@Clarknt67] — Chills. — Another view, courtesy of Mel England: — [@melengland]
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Ben White / The Politico:
First look: Fear over Greece grows - New this morning: Bernanke numbers drop - Hot this morning: Oil bounces back - Boehner under pressure — MIND MELD: WHY WALL STREET HATES WASHINGTON - Bring up Washington's understanding of financial markets around Wall Street and you get rolled eyes and four-letter words.
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Katya Wachtel / CNBC:
Here's What Happened at That Big Dinner With Obama and the Hedge Funders — Last night Obama headed to the Upper East Side to wine and dine Wall Street. — The DNC fundraiser at tony restaurant Daniel cost attendees $35,800 each, and a source told Ben White at Morning Money that the event netted $2.4 million.
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A.Killough / CNN:
GOP candidates talk abortion — (CNN) - In a presidential race thus far centered on the economy, nearly half of the 2012 GOP field took a break Friday to turn the election's spotlight on abortion. — Five candidates appeared-in person or via Skype-at the National Right to Life convention in Jacksonville …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Reaping what they've sown — Georgia Republicans recently passed a very harsh anti-immigrant measure into law, successfully driving a lot of undocumented workers out of the state. Republicans who championed the measure said the new law would improve Georgia's economy.
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JSOnline:
Walker cancels budget bill-signing at firm run by felon — By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — Gov. Scott Walker has called off plans to sign the 2011-'13 budget bill at a private Green Bay-area company run by an executive with six felony convictions, a spokesman announced today.
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Scott Walker To Sign Budget Bill At Business Of Convicted Tax Felon
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Richard Natale / Variety:
‘Columbo’ star Peter Falk dies at 83 — Veteran actor own five Emmys, four for popular detective role — Peter Falk, the Emmy- and Tony-winning stage, screen and TV actor, best known to world audiences as the always-underestimated police detective in the long-running telepic series …
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