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Conservative political party files Supreme Court challenge to ruling on gay marriage in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil — A conservative party is challenging a judicial ruling that requires all of Brazil’s notary publics to register same-sex civil unions as marriages if couples request it.

Rumsfeld suggests gay marriage could lead to polygamy

"It's not a subject I'm knowledgeable about, and I guess the Rumsfeld Rule here is, 'I don't know.'"

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Some business owners resist providing employees with contraceptive coverage

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Religiously devout business owners says mandate in health-care law violates their faith.

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Bill on lying about military medals clears Congress

WASHINGTON — Lying about receiving a military medal could become a crime, under a bill headed to the president’s desk.

 

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