First, voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington state legalized same-sex marriage in November. Now comes a new poll showing strong support for that nationwide. The survey by Hamden, Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University found 48 percent of U.S. voters supporting same-sex marriage,...
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Rachel Baker, left, and Christine Tully wait in line to get their marriage license at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York.
Same-Sex Marriage Gains Support
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People celebrate in front of the White House on Nov. 7, 2012.
Reddest Reds, Bluest Blues: Obama-Romney Contest
Now that we’ve left behind the obsessive coverage and minute slicing-and-dicing of the swing states that constituted the end-all and be-all of the 2012 presidential election, we were left wondering: Where did the landslides occur? Defining that as any place where one of...
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Gov. Martin O’Malley, left, endorses state Sen. Rob Garagiola, of Montgomery County, for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 6 District Congressional race in Annapolis, Maryland, on March 29, 2012.
Maryland Congressional Races Also on Tap Tomorrow
Republican presidential primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia aren’t the only major elections tomorrow. Maryland also is holding congressional primaries that will set November general election matchups. The top race to watch is in the 6th District,...
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