Massachusetts Governor Warns on Gay Marriages (Reuters)

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New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts

New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts 01/07/2004 04:19 PM

Our home state of Massachusetts has been in the news recently for a positive decision on gay marriages.  It would seem that the next natural step would be state recognition of other types of alternative unions.Apparently we don't think heterosexuality is worthy of special legal treatment anymore.  Why should duality be favored then over plurality?  Why can't a voluntarily polygamous family or polyandrous family apply for a marriage license?  The cultural and cross-cultural precedent for polygamy is certainly much stronger than for gay marriage.

My friend Richard and I were flying to Bradley Field in Connecticut today (excellent airplane museum) and it occurred to us that this could solve America's health insurance problem.  Consider 50 uninsured people.  They could all get married in one big union.  One of the 50 could take a job with really good health benefits, e.g., for the government.  The other 49 would then get spousal health benefits.

Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages 05/21/2004 09:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 22 2004 2:02AM GMT

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages 05/16/2004 07:32 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 16 2004 10:44PM GMT

Massachusetts Weighs a Deal on Marriages
Between Gays

Massachusetts Weighs a Deal on Marriages
Between Gays 02/11/2004 01:09 AM
Lawmakers proposed an amendment that would define marriage as a heterosexual institution but allow same-sex couples to join in civil unions.

Governor eases rules for gay marriages
(USATODAY.com)

Governor eases rules for gay marriages
(USATODAY.com) 05/06/2004 07:20 AM
USATODAY.com - Gov. Mitt Romney has decided that same-sex couples who apply for marriage licenses will not have to provide proof that they live in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Governor Won't Back Gay
Unions

Massachusetts Governor Won't Back Gay
Unions 02/11/2004 04:20 PM
The governor said he does not support an amendment to the state Constitution that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples.

Mass. Warns Officials About Gay
Marriages (AP)

Mass. Warns Officials About Gay
Marriages (AP) 04/25/2004 06:08 PM
AP - Gov. Mitt Romney's top legal counsel told the state's justices of the peace Sunday to resign if they are unwilling to preside over same-sex marriages beginning next month.

Microsoft and Massachusetts Plaintiffs
Settle Massachusetts Class Action
Lawsuit

Microsoft and Massachusetts Plaintiffs
Settle Massachusetts Class Action
Lawsuit 06/29/2004 08:21 PM
The law firms of Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP, Gilman and Pastor LLP, and Mager White & Goldstein LLP, and William A. Stibel, counsel for a proposed class of Massachusetts consumers, and Microsoft Corp. jointly announced today that a settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Microsoft Corp. violated Massachusetts’ consumer protection and unfair competition laws.

San Francisco's Gay Marriages to
Continue, for Now (Reuters)

San Francisco's Gay Marriages to
Continue, for Now (Reuters) 02/17/2004 09:10 PM
Reuters - A judge on Tuesday gave the city of San Francisco a green light to keep on issuing marriage licenses to gays and lesbians until late March at least.

Oregon's Top Court Annuls 3,000 Gay
Marriages (Reuters)

Oregon's Top Court Annuls 3,000 Gay
Marriages (Reuters) 04/14/2005 07:21 PM
Reuters - Oregon's Supreme Court invalidated 3,000 marriage licenses on Thursday that had been issued to same-sex couples a year ago, saying they were unconstitutional.

Court Rules California Cannot Ban Gay
Marriages (Reuters)

Court Rules California Cannot Ban Gay
Marriages (Reuters) 03/14/2005 05:36 PM
Reuters - In a victory for gay rights groups, a California Superior Court judge ruled on Monday that the state's voter-approved ban on homosexual marriage is unconstitutional.

Bush 'Troubled' by San Francisco's Gay
Marriages (Reuters)

Bush 'Troubled' by San Francisco's Gay
Marriages (Reuters) 02/18/2004 02:40 PM
Reuters - President Bush said Wednesday he was troubled San Francisco was issuing marriage licenses to gays and lesbians "even though the law states otherwise" and appeared close to endorsing a constitutional ban sought by many of his conservative backers.

Mass. Towns Halt Licensing of Some Gay
Marriages (Reuters)

Mass. Towns Halt Licensing of Some Gay
Marriages (Reuters) 05/25/2004 02:49 PM
Reuters - Three of four Massachusetts towns issuing marriage licenses to out-of-state gay couples stopped doing so on Tuesday after the state's attorney general ordered them to end the practice.

Calif. Top Court Annuls San Francisco
Gay Marriages (Reuters)

Calif. Top Court Annuls San Francisco
Gay Marriages (Reuters) 08/12/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters - California's Supreme Court annulled more than 4,000 gay marriages in San Francisco on Thursday, finding the city acted improperly in granting marriage licenses earlier this year in defiance of state law.

Gay Marriage Hopes Kept Alive in
Massachusetts (Reuters)

Gay Marriage Hopes Kept Alive in
Massachusetts (Reuters) 02/13/2004 02:19 AM
Reuters - Same-sex couples kept alive hope for equal marriage rights in Massachusetts as lawmakers on Friday adjourned a key meeting after rejecting moves to create a separate marital status for gay and straight people.

Massachusetts Gay Marriage Debate
Postponed (Reuters)

Massachusetts Gay Marriage Debate
Postponed (Reuters) 02/12/2004 01:28 AM
Reuters - Massachusetts lawmakers postponed until Thursday a controversial debate over whether to rewrite their state's constitution to include language banning gay marriage.

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday (Reuters)

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday (Reuters) 05/16/2004 07:56 AM
Reuters - Same-sex couples will legally exchange vows on Monday when Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to allow gay marriage, an election-year milestone likely to fuel legal and political battles nationwide.

Massachusetts Charges Web Firms with
Stock Fraud (Reuters)

Massachusetts Charges Web Firms with
Stock Fraud (Reuters) 04/27/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters - Massachusetts' top securities regulator William Galvin said on Tuesday he charged two elusive Internet firms with defrauding investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through an online stock scam.

Embattled Connecticut Governor to Resign
(Reuters)

Embattled Connecticut Governor to Resign
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 03:59 PM
Reuters - Connecticut Governor John Rowland will resign on Monday after fighting corruption allegations and possible impeachment, his attorney said.

Parents Appeal to Fla. Governor to Help
Schiavo (Reuters)

Parents Appeal to Fla. Governor to Help
Schiavo (Reuters) 03/28/2005 12:37 PM
Reuters - Terri Schiavo's parents appealed desperately to Florida governor Jeb Bush on Monday to intervene as their brain-damaged daughter slipped toward death 10 days after her artificial feeding was halted by court order.

Mass. Governor Moves to Block Gay
Marriage (Reuters)

Mass. Governor Moves to Block Gay
Marriage (Reuters) 04/15/2004 11:45 AM
Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney filed emergency legislation on Thursday to freeze a court order that directs the state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples next month.

Connecticut Governor Quits Amid Scandal
(Reuters)

Connecticut Governor Quits Amid Scandal
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 11:47 PM
Reuters - Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resigned on Monday, bowing to a federal corruption investigation and a looming impeachment probe that doomed the career of one of the Republican Party's young stars.

Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber
Kills 11 (Reuters)

Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber
Kills 11 (Reuters) 01/04/2005 11:30 PM
Reuters - Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.

At Least One Dead in Turkish Governor
Bomb Attack (Reuters)

At Least One Dead in Turkish Governor
Bomb Attack (Reuters) 07/02/2004 03:07 AM
Reuters - At least one person was killed and 15 wounded on Friday in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying the governor of eastern Turkey's Van province, but the governor was unhurt, local media reported.

New Jersey Governor Quits Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters)

New Jersey Governor Quits Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters) 08/12/2004 11:53 PM
Reuters - New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey admitted on Thursday to having had a homosexual affair and said he was resigning to avoid rumors and "threats of disclosure."

Powerful Afghan Governor Slams
Disarmament Plan (Reuters)

Powerful Afghan Governor Slams
Disarmament Plan (Reuters) 05/10/2004 12:19 AM
Reuters - Afghanistan's most powerful regional strongman warned on Sunday that plans to disarm tens of thousands of factional fighters over the coming months could hurt national stability, not enhance it.

Maryland Governor Signs Tough Anti-Spam
Law (Reuters)

Maryland Governor Signs Tough Anti-Spam
Law (Reuters) 05/26/2004 04:50 PM
Reuters - Internet "spam" purveyors who hide behind false e-mail addresses could face up to 10 years in jail and fines of $25,000 per day under a new state law signed Wednesday by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich.

Deputy Governor of Iraqi Sunni Province
Kidnapped (Reuters)

Deputy Governor of Iraqi Sunni Province
Kidnapped (Reuters) 09/08/2004 05:29 AM
Reuters - Gunmen abducted the U.S.-appointed deputy governor of Anbar province on Wednesday, relatives of the official said.

Karzai Flies West to Visit Powerful
Afghan Governor (Reuters)

Karzai Flies West to Visit Powerful
Afghan Governor (Reuters) 05/10/2004 06:04 AM
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, keen to bring unruly provinces into line and kickstart a disarmament program, arrived in the western city of Herat on Monday to meet the country's most powerful regional leader.

Zarqawi Qaeda-Linked Group Kills Iraq
Governor-Web (Reuters)

Zarqawi Qaeda-Linked Group Kills Iraq
Governor-Web (Reuters) 01/04/2005 09:01 AM
Reuters - A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had assassinated Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidri Tuesday, according to an Internet statement.

US Warns Manila Against Giving in to
Kidnappers (Reuters)

US Warns Manila Against Giving in to
Kidnappers (Reuters) 07/13/2004 10:17 AM
Reuters - The Bush administration warned the Philippines on Tuesday against bowing to pressure from kidnappers and withdrawing the country's troops from Iraq ahead of schedule.

Don't Air Wet Linen in Public, Mayor
Warns (Reuters)

Don't Air Wet Linen in Public, Mayor
Warns (Reuters) 07/27/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters - Drying wet laundry in public will earn residents of Cyprus' capital Nicosia a fine later this year as authorities launch a drive to clean up the city's image, its mayor said Tuesday.

U.S. Warns EU on China Arms Embargo
(Reuters)

U.S. Warns EU on China Arms Embargo
(Reuters) 04/03/2005 10:34 AM
Reuters - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said if the European Union ended a ban on selling arms to China it would affect its trans-Atlantic defense trade with the United States.

Microsoft Warns of 3 'Critical' Flaws
(Reuters)

Microsoft Warns of 3 'Critical' Flaws
(Reuters) 04/13/2004 03:45 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O), the world's largest software maker, warned on Tuesday that three "critical"-rated flaws in the Windows operating system and other programs could allow hackers to sneak into personal computers and snoop on sensitive data.

U.S. Warns Citizens of New Protests in
China (Reuters)

U.S. Warns Citizens of New Protests in
China (Reuters) 04/15/2005 03:09 AM
Reuters - The United States warned its citizens in China Friday of possible new anti-Japan demonstrations, saying they could turn against foreigners in general, as Beijing stressed that illegal protests would be punished.

UN Warns of Possible Epidemics in
Quake-Hit Asia (Reuters)

UN Warns of Possible Epidemics in
Quake-Hit Asia (Reuters) 12/27/2004 01:10 AM
Reuters - The United Nations warned on Monday of epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia can cope after more than 14,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.

Siebel Warns on First-Quarter Results
(Reuters)

Siebel Warns on First-Quarter Results
(Reuters) 04/05/2005 05:18 PM
Reuters - Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Tuesday warned it expects to miss its current first-quarter sales and profit forecast, as customers delayed signing deals.

U.N. Warns Against Fighting; Tsunami
Pledges Rise (Reuters)

U.N. Warns Against Fighting; Tsunami
Pledges Rise (Reuters) 01/05/2005 03:28 PM
Reuters - Governments and rebels in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Australia and Germany pledged more than $1.4 billion in disaster assistance.

Polaroid Warns Film Users Not to 'Shake
It' (Reuters)

Polaroid Warns Film Users Not to 'Shake
It' (Reuters) 02/17/2004 11:49 AM
Reuters - Outkast fans like to "shake it like a Polaroid picture," but the instant camera maker is warning consumers that taking the advice of the hip-hop stars could ruin your snapshots.
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