Nov 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Maine voters overturned a law thatextended marriage rights to same-sex couples, while a ballotmeasure to uphold those benefits in Washington was ahead withhalf the vote counted. New Jersey approved borrowing $400million for land preservation and Ohio voted to allow casinos.
Voters in Ohio also approved a $200 million bond issue topay bonuses to veterans, as Maine approved $71.3 million fortransportation and energy borrowing. Washington voters rejecteda citizen initiative that would have limited how much taxrevenue state and local governments can collect.
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A Setback in Maine for Gay Marriage, but Medical Marijuana Law Expands
Nov 4th, 2009 - New York Times
In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage. With 87 percent of precincts reporting early Wednesday morning...
Backers of same-sex marriage pledge to keep up Maine fight
Nov 4th, 2009 - Boston
Friends console one another early today after learning that voters had repealed Maine's gay-marriage law.
PORTLAND, Maine -- Proponents of same-sex marriage vowed today to continue their fight in Maine a day after voters narrowly shot it down.Maine Gay Marriage Law Repealed
Nov 4th, 2009 - ABC News
The tide of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples -- which has swept across New England in recent months -- has stopped at Maine. Voters rejected a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed...
Maine voters reject gay-marriage law
Nov 4th, 2009 - Boston
PORTLAND, Maine—Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England...Gay marriage appears in danger of losing in Maine
Nov 4th, 2009 - AOL News
PORTLAND, Maine -Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday.
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2:34California Voters Decide on Gay Marriage
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10:10(1 of 3) We'll Speak For Ourselves: Gay Marriage and "Black" Voters
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1:47Maine Voters Repeal Gay Marriage Law (11.4.09)
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0:48Voters to Decide Same-sex Marriage in Calif.
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