US state approves same-sex marriage statute
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="nuptials">nuptials</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Gov">Gov</span> <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Gregoire">Gregoire</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>" <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span>, <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voter">voter</span>-<span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> 55-43, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> 28-21 <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="control">control</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Olympia">Olympia</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 98-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> 53 <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="with">with</span> 41 <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>.</p><p><span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Rep">Rep</span> <span word="Jamie">Jamie</span> <span word="Pedersen">Pedersen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="pale">pale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>."</p><p><span word="Pedersen">Pedersen</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="read">read</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>-<span word="based">based</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Circuit">Circuit</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Appeals">Appeals</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> "<span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>."</p>
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