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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:10 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Guardian.co.uk


Putting gay marriage to the test

Voters in Maine have an opportunity today to legalise same-sex marriage and advance the cause of gay rights in America

Why has an isolated, rural state with a population of just 1.4 million become in the US? Earlier this year, Maine's governor, John Baldacci, reluctantly signed a law allowing...

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