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Minn. GOP lawmaker says he’ll push civil unions as alternative to gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. --- A Republican state lawmaker is introducing a bill to establish civil unions for Minnesota gay couples as an alternative to legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Minn. Republicans introduce civil unions bill to derail gay marriage effort -...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A group of Minnesota Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday to let gay couples join in civil unions, calling it an alternative to same-sex marriage that could end a corrosive fight...
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Group of Minn. House Democrats key to passage of same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, supporters have the appearance of momentum: voters rejected a constitutional ban last fall, public opinion shows growing...
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Minn. gay marriage opponents take their case to rural communities
HINCKLEY, Minn. -- The chief political group opposed to legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota is taking its case on the road with a series of rallies across the state.
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Hundreds of marriage equality supporters swarm Minn. state capitol
Hundreds of gay marriage supporters swarmed the Minnesota state capitol on Thursday in hopes of winning over reluctant lawmakers for a lobby day sponsored by groups funding the gay marriage push.
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NFL’s Chris Kluwe to serve as Grand Marshall at Twin Cities Pride
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe will be Grand Marshall for the 2013 Twin Cities Pride Parade this summer, organizers have announced.
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DFL swing vote on Minn. same-sex marriage says he’ll support bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Minnesota state senator seen as a crucial swing vote on a proposed same-sex marriage bill said Monday he'll vote in favor of the measure.
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Ex-Pawlenty aide urges GOP to back gay marriage or risk alienating young voters
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former top aide to Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday publicly urged Minnesota GOP legislators to back legalized same-sex marriage or risk alienating young voters.
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Minn. gubernatorial hopeful says he’ll support civil unions, not gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An Orono, Minn., businessman angling to be the next governor of Minnesota, says he supports civil unions for gay couples but wouldn't back same-sex marriage if faced with a bill...
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Conservative lobbying group pushes Republicans to back same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports same-sex marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal.
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Former GOP lawmaker, Iraq war veteran featured in Minn. gay marriage ads
Building off the growing momentum across Minnesota to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples in 2013, Minnesotans United on Tuesday announced the release of a new broadcast television ad...
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Undecided lawmakers take opposite sides on Minn. marriage equality bill -...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Two freshman Democratic state representatives from socially conservative districts took opposite sides in their support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, the latest...
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Minn. House panel to review impact of marriage bill on state’s general fund
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The bill to make same-sex marriage legal in Minnesota is getting a last-minute committee hearing in the Minnesota House.
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Another previously undecided Minn. lawmaker says he’ll support marriage...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Democratic state representative, who's also a Lutheran pastor, says he'll vote to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
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LGBT ally, marriage equality advocate Chris Kluwe cut by Minnesota Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, an outspoken ally and supporter of same-sex marriage, said Monday he has been released by the team.
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UPDATED: Marriage equality bill on the move again at Minn. state capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The second-to-last week of Minnesota's legislative session started Monday with attention growing around the definition of marriage, as the bill to open it up to same-sex couples...
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Minnesota appears poised to be next state to legalize same-sex marriage -...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota appears poised to legalize same-sex marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a marriage equality bill endorsed by the governor and likely to...
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Proposed change in Minn. gay marriage bill could encourage GOP support
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The leader of the group lobbying to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota said Wednesday he supports a proposed change to the bill that could make it easier for Republicans to...
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Minn. governor wary of Vikings cutting outspoken LGBT ally Chris Kluwe
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.
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UPDATED: Minnesota House stands ready to vote on same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A gay Minnesota lawmaker leading the push to legalize same-sex weddings in the state told colleagues Thursday that gay couples "contribute to the same Minnesota system as everyone...
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