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Two evil Democratic states left - Massachusetts & Vermont: Massachusetts & Vermont - why has your state legislatures refused to let the voters in Massachusetts & Vermont to rid themselves of this curse (homose-xual marriage)? Massachusetts & Vermont voters aren't you enraged about how you have been stone-walled by your elected officials?

Maine voters reject gay-marriage law
By Joel Page, Reuters

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Voters in the northeastern state of Maine repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.

Gay marriage has now lost in every single state — 31 in all — in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine — known for its moderate, independent-minded electorate — and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign.

With 87% of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53% of the votes.

"The institution of marriage has been preserved in Maine and across the nation," declared Frank Schubert, chief organizer for the winning side.

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Same-sex marriage bill voted down in New York Senate

(CNN) -- Gov. David Paterson pledged to keep fighting for same-sex marriage in New York after the state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would have legalized the practice.

The bill had Paterson's support and had passed the state Assembly. Supporters predicted a close vote going into Wednesday's Senate debate. But eight of Paterson's fellow Democrats, including two members of the Senate leadership, joined a unanimous Republican caucus on the 38-24 vote.

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