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U.S. To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage In 6 New States<\/b><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is recognizing gay<\/a> marriage in six more states and extending federal benefits to those couples<\/a>, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Gay marriage recently became legal in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.<\/p>\n

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The government’s announcement follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline to hear appeals from five states that sought to keep their marriage bans in place. It brings the total number of states with federal recognition of gay<\/a> marriage to 32, plus the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n

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Couples married in these states will qualify for a range of federal benefits, including Social Security and veterans’ benefits.<\/p>\n

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“With each new state where same-sex<\/a> marriages are legally recognized, our nation moves closer to achieving full equality for all Americans,” Holder said.<\/p>\n

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The attorney general said the government is working “as quickly as possible” to make sure same-sex<\/a> married couples<\/a> in these states receive the “fullest array of benefits” that federal law allows.<\/p>\n

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The Justice Department also has determined that it can legally recognize gay<\/a> marriages performed this summer in Indiana and Wisconsin after federal courts declared marriage bans in the states unconstitutional. Subsequent developments created confusion about the status of those unions, but Holder said the U.S. government will recognize the marriages.<\/p>\n

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