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Catholic donations to fight gay marriage top $550K

Augusta : ME : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Maine— Same-sex marriage opponents have raised $2.5 million in their campaign to persuade voters to repeal Maine's law that was passed last spring, according to finance reports filed with the state Friday. Reports show that the National Organization for Marriage was by far the biggest contributor...
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  • News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | about 1 month ago
    Maine Supporters of Maine's same-sex marriage law continued Friday to collect far more campaign contributions than their opponents in a referendum that's being watched nationally. NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality said in its campaign finance report to...
  • News Source: The Boston Globe | about 1 month ago
    Maine— Same-sex marriage opponents have raised $2.5 million in their campaign to persuade voters to repeal Maine's law that was passed last spring, according to finance reports filed with the state Friday. Reports show that the National...
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  • Blog Source: www.purpleunions.com
    A Washington, D.C.-based organization under investigation for its financial role in the campaign to repeal Maine's gay marriage law has fired back with a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of a state election law. ...
  • Blog Source: politics.videosift.com
    Initiative to repeal Maine's marriage equality law is using the same campaign as they used for Prop 8 in California.
  • Blog Source: www.opposingviews.com
    The new poll was released Tuesday as Stand for Marriage Maine continues to try and persuade voters that "gay marriage" will impact what is taught in public schools. The latest ad spotlights a National Public Radio interview with a ...
  • Blog Source: gay.americablog.com
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has given another $152600 to the group that's trying to overturn Maine's gay-marriage law. A spokeswoman said the new contributions were transferred from a "rainy day" fund to the Stand for ...
  • Blog Source: www.fivethirtyeight.com
    Yesterday, I was sent an e-mail from the Stand for Marriage Maine campaign, which I signed up for under a secondary e-mail account. The message suggests talking points that opponents of gay marriage might use when calling into local ...
  • Blog Source: wockner.blogspot.com
    If Question 1 fails, it will become legal in Maine immediately. Same-sex marriage was legal for 4 1/2 months in California in 2008 until voters amended the state constitution to re-ban it. Gay couples also can marry in Belgium, Canada, ...
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