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North Carolina same-sex marriage amendment: Confusion over domestic partner benefits

Friday, May 18th, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mecklenburg County commissioner Bill James survived his own primary race on May 8. But it was the marquee fight over Amendment One that topped his agenda the following day.

It was predicted that the change to the state constitution, with its broad language proclaiming “marriage between one man and one woman … the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized,” would cause confusion. Did it cover civil unions and relationships between unmarried heterosexual couples, and would it affect domestic partnership benefits already adopted in Chapel Hill, Durham and other municipalities across the state?
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Mitt and Ann Romney each give $75,000 to Romney Victory Fund

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his wife have each given $75,000 to his the Romney Victory Fund, the joint fundraising group that collects money for his presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee, campaign sources said Friday.
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Ahead of NATO summit, Mitt Romney argues that bipartisan defense cuts are Obama’s fault

Friday, May 18th, 2012

As President Obama prepares to meet with leaders at the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, Mitt Romney is out with a statement arguing that the Obama administration “has taken actions that will only undermine the alliance.”
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Mitt Romney plans restful break after busy week

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Mitt Romney wrapped up a very busy week (Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire) with a very short speech (barely nine minutes) Friday afternoon in New Hampshire. On Saturday, the former Massachusetts governor will spend the day opening his Wolfeboro, N.H., home on Lake Winnepesaukee.
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Wisconsin recall slipping away from Democrats

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Just two and a half weeks remain in the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), and momentum seems to be firmly on the GOP’s side.

All three polls out this week show Walker leading Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) by between 5 percent and 9 percent. Perhaps more illustrative, though, are the candidate’s personal favorability and approval numbers.
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