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Gay couples began marrying in Washington DC as soon as it was legal Tuesday morning, with some couples lined up in the wee hours in front of the Superior Courthouse with their parents and well-wishers. The first two couples to get their ... More in Politics... John Roberts: Scene At Obama's State Of... Karl Rove Memoir: The 13 Must-Read Passages... Eric Massa: Rahm Emanuel Is The 'Son... Insurance Industry's Final Ad Blitz: Don't Blame... Comments. 340. Pending Comments ...

Mixed in with the area theaters, opera halls, ballets, clubs and bars, was a seperate section naming the location of three of DC's “well-known” gay bars. Again, political correctness is force-fed to us, as the gay agenda finds its way ...

Washington, DC, can begin to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Wednesday, now that the Supreme Court has refused to block the city's gay m.

In another fall from grace for a politician who was once the most powerful in city government, the DC Council has censured former mayor and.

Experts predict that some states will resist taking that step but that many others and the District of Columbia will follow suit. Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, which represents major ...

The nation's governors and state school chiefs will propose standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama's campaign to raise academic standards across ...

TALLAHASSEE — Distracted drivers with one hand on the steering wheel and the other flicking across a cell phone keyboard could soon face a slew of traffic fines. "Obviously, it is time in the state of Florida to ban texting while driving," said Rep ...

At some point about five years ago, America became a “One-Party Country”—and the party in question was the GOP. Such, at least, was the conclusion of Los Angeles Times reporters Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten in the book they wrote under that ...

As lawmakers defeated a renewed effort yesterday to include sexual orientation in state anti-discrimination policies, about 1,000 students and faculty turned out at Virginia Commonwealth University to assail an attorney general's opinion that targets ...

There were yellow roses, champagne toasts and tiered cakes. There were tuxedos, lace dresses and Pachelbel's Canon in D Major. This Washington watershed moment was bursting with pride and happiness. Yet it was also tinged with memories of political ...

Dr. Divine Pryor (left) says the formerly incarcerated can conduct credible criminal justice research because they have the most to gain by remaining objective. NuLeadership founder Eddie Ellis says the obstacles Blacks and Latinos face coming out of ...

Rocky Galloway, left, and Reginald Stanley hold their twin daughters after they were married by the Rev. Sylvia E. Sumter, center, in Washington. The District of Columbia now joins five states in allowing gay marriage. The Dispatch’s public affairs ...

At least a dozen couples tied the knot in the District of Columbia on the first day same-sex ceremonies were legally allowed, and many more unions were on the way. The district on Tuesday became the sixth place nationwide where gay couples can ...

WASHINGTON — There were yellow roses, champagne toasts and tiered white-frosted cakes to celebrate the District of Columbia's first same-sex marriages Tuesday morning. In a joint ceremony at the downtown headquarters of the Human Rights Campaign ...

WASHINGTON — At least a dozen couples tied the knot in the District of Columbia on the first day same-sex ceremonies were legally allowed, and many more unions were on the way. The district on Tuesday became the sixth place nationwide where gay ...