Court rejects bid to appeal gay-marriage ruling
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a county official’s bid to appeal a ruling that overturned Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied Schuylkill County Orphans …

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Justin Gatlin from the USA reacts after winning the men’s 100m race at the Athletissima IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, July 3, 2014.

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ACLU to judge: Lift Wisconsin gay marriage stay
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb found the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in an ACLU lawsuit June 6, sending same …

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Kentucky’s gay marriage ban nixed, but no weddings yet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gay marriage advocates nationwide heralded the ruling striking down deeply conservative Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage as a significant milestone, though matrimonies won’t begin in earnest there anytime soon.

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Zambian duo acquitted on gay charges
Two Zambian men charged with having consensual gay sex have been acquitted after magistrates said the state failed to provide sufficient evidence in the high-profile case. Philip Mubiana and James Mwape, both in their early 20s, had been held since May …

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Barry M. Goldwater: The Most Consequential Loser in American Politics
On November 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was re-elected by the largest popular vote margin in U.S. history, crushing his conservative opponent, Republican Barry Goldwater.

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