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Feb 18, 2012 | allvoices.com

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoes the same sex marriage bill in New Jersey!

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is under a lot of media attention for vetoing a bill about legalizing gay marriage as promised on Friday. Chris Christie asked lawmakers instead to appoint an advocate for same-sex... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | newnownext.com

Chris Christie Vetoes New Jersey Gay Marriage Bill

Obama of course, but after this we must say Dr. Jill is kinda the sh*t… For a look at some of the celebrity reactions to Christie's decision you can head on over to the Huffington Post. In this article: New Jersey , Trans Fats... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | canoe.ca

Chris Christie vetoes gay marriage

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill legalizing gay marriage as promised on Friday, asking lawmakers instead to appoint an advocate for same-sex couples under the state's existing civil union law. Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | americanpowerblog.blogspot.com

The Inevitability of Gay Marriage?

Well, the same-sex marriage debate's been heating up around the country. Chris Christie vetoed a gay marriage bill in New Jersey, Christine Gregoire signed same-sex marriage legislation in Washington, and the Maryland House of... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | winnipegsun.com

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie vetoes gay marriage

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill legalizing gay marriage as promised on Friday, asking lawmakers instead to appoint an advocate for same-sex couples under the state's existing civil union law. Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | examiner.com

The final stretch for same sex marriage legislation, Part 1

As the state Senate was about to pick up same sex marriage legislation, state Senator Christopher Bateman (R-16) introduced a measure that would allow voters to decide the fate of same sex couples and if they should be allowed... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | bluejersey.com

Speaker Sheila Oliver Speaks for Marriage Equality

Immediately following Oliver's speech, Bonnie Watson Coleman rushed to hug her colleague In a statement following this week's Assembly vote, closing the loop to show legislative intent as a marriage equality case makes its way... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | zeenews.com

Gay marriage vetoed in New Jersey, advances in Maryland

New York: Republican Governor Chris Christie on Friday vetoed a bill to make New Jersey the latest US state to legalise gay marriage, but hours later a similar measure advanced by a razor-thin margin in Maryland and appeared... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | fxtalks.com

Christie’s Veto of New Jersey Gay-Marriage Bill Sets Up Fight on Override

Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, speaks about efforts so legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Christie, speaking at a town hall meeting in Bridgewater, says he'll veto a same-sex... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | sify.com

AP: Gay marriage bill delivered to NJ governor

A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey has been delivered to Gov. Chris Christie, who has vowed to veto it. Assembly spokesman Tom Hester says the bill was delivered to Christie's office by the Assembly clerk's... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | msn.com

Video: Foot soldiers: Standing up against same-sex marriage bans

Last September, the North Carolina State Assembly voted to place a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot for voters. Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, is this week’s Foot... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | thecrossedpond.com

The Conservative Goalposts on What’s an Acceptable Avenue for Marriage Equality

Andrew Sullivan, as is often the case, cuts to the quick of Chris Christie’s decision to veto marriage equality as passed by the New Jersey legislature, on the grounds that it’s undemocratic. Since the Massachussetts ruling, of... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | examiner.com

Gay Marriage: Chris Christie veto in NJ angers LGBT community

The New Jersey House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill on to the desk of Governor Chris Christie for his approval – one that would legally recognize gay marriage, or same-sex marriage in the state of New... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | miamiherald.typepad.com

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoes gay marriage bill as vowed

TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing the measure Friday. The veto came a... In this article: Chris Christie , New... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | ireport.com

Maryland Advances Same-Gender Marriage Legislation

While most of the country was paying attention to the passage by the New Jersey State Legislature of a same-gender marriage bill and the veto by Governor Chris Christie, to the south, in Maryland, the House of Delegates was... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | foxnews.com

Same-Sex Marriage Debate Heats Up in States

Published February 18, 2012 AP Feb. 13, 2012: Spectators in the balcony applaud the passage of the same-sex marriage bill in the New Jersey State Senate in Trenton. Gov. Chris Christie later vetoed the bill. The same-sex... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com

Andy Cohen, Ryan Adams And More Sound Off On New Jersey's Gay Marriage Veto

Celebrities like Ryan Adams and Andy Cohen are joining voters and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates in decrying New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's veto of his state's marriage equality bill .... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | ireport.com

Christie Did Right

There are many that are slamming the decision of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to veto a same-gender marriage bill Friday. Christie kept his word and followed the law. Christie fulfilled his obligation under the New Jersey... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | allvoices.com

Legislatures open same-sex marriage brawl

The same-sex marriage debate has exploded back onto the national stage in a matter of days, exposing sharp divisions within and between the parties while offering a muddy portrait of where Americans stand on the issue. Same-sex... Read more...

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Feb 18, 2012 | bilerico.com

Maryland Marriage Equality Bill Moves Forward

The Maryland House passed a marriage equality bill yesterday that the governor of Maryland has promised to sign - if it reaches his desk. Now the bill goes to the Senate. Here's the statement by the Human Rights Campaign ,... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com

New Jersey Gay Marriage Vetoed: Celebrities, State Voters Sound Off On Chris Christie's Decision

Celebrities like Ryan Adams and Andy Cohen are joining voters and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates in decrying New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's veto of his state's marriage equality bill .... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | jerseynut.blogspot.com

Chris Christie Vetoes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

as he has long promised. Love the lede : Same-sex marriage proponents were dealt a setback Friday, though not an unexpected one, when Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would let gay couples marry . Of course, one might... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | gannett-tv.com

Md. House passes gay marriage bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland appears ready to become one of a handful of states in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage after the bill to allow it passed a long-standing hurdle in the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday. Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | crooksandliars.com

Christie Vetoes Marriage Equality Bill; Newark Mayor Blasts Referendum: 'Creating Different...

Ken Sherrill, who teaches politics at Hunter College in New York, said by telephone. Christie has said he believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that the... In this article: Chris Christie , Maryland... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | bilerico.com

NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Marriage Bill

As expected, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced a veto of the just-passed marriage bill . Freedom to Marry, the national group that's been directly involved with securing passage, just issued this statement : Today,... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | zimbabwestar.com

Challenging the 'inevitability' of gay marriage

Source: Los Angeles Times Saturday 18th February, 2012 Op-Ed article on Sunday, why has it been so unsuccessful at the ballot box? Reader Pat Murphy of Pacific Palisades raised that point in his letter to the editor published... Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | myfoxorlando.com

Legislatures open same-sex…

The same-sex marriage debate has exploded back onto the national stage in a matter of days, exposing sharp divisions within and between the parties while offering a muddy portrait of where Americans stand on the issue. Read more...

Feb 18, 2012 | foxnews.com

Legislatures open same-sex marriage brawl on multiple fronts

The same-sex marriage debate has exploded back onto the national stage in a matter of days, exposing sharp divisions within and between the parties while offering a muddy portrait of where Americans stand on the issue. Read more...