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US Gay-Marriage Ban Under Assault, But Still Potent

NEW YORK -- These are frustrating, tantalizing days for many of the same-sex couples who seized the chance to marry in recent years. The law that prohibits federal recognition of their unions in under assault in the courts. The Obama administration has repudiated it and taken piecemeal steps to weaken its...

Gay Couple Takes Adopted Doll Around the World (and They All Wear Matching Outfits)

The urge to baby something is innate in many humans. So is the urge to get dolled up. For 20 years, a gay couple from New York has done both with the help of "Digby," a doll they purchased from a Paris flea market on a cold spring weekend. According to The Daily.com, Mark Kirby and A.J. Sapolnick decided to "adopt" Digby...

Piece by Piece, Obama Undoing President Bill Clinton's Actions

ANALYSIS WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's stunning announcement that it now considers the Defense of Marriage Act indefensible because it discriminates against gay couples was more than a sign of the times. It was yet one more reason Barack Obama is the un-Bill Clinton. From gay rights to Wall Street reform,...

Opinion Roundup: 4 Questions About Obama's Gay Marriage Decision

The Obama administration is calculating that it will receive little political backlash for its decision to tell the Justice Department to stop prosecuting cases related to the Defense of Marriage Act. Originally, the largely symbolic act was intended to head off the legalization of gay marriage by stating that the...

Obama Drops Support for Law That Bans Gay Marriage

WASHINGTON - In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said Wednesday that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage. Attorney General Eric Holder said President Barack Obama has concluded that the administration cannot defend the federal law that...