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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:23 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by American Spectator


Divisive Unanimity

On Tuesday, Maine's voters opted by a 53 to 47 percent majority

to reject a gay marriage law passed by their state legislature

and signed by their governor in May. The result has been easily

overlooked amidst Republican victories in New Jersey and

Virginia, and the first...

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