Maine, Maryland vote to legalize gay marriage

By David Crary

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 7 2012 1:58 a.m. MST

Summary

Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana.

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RanchHand

Huntsville, UT

Americans are recognizing that we GLBT couples are also Americans and deserve to be treated equally.

IMO, Colorado and Washington are taking the smart path legalizing pot. Tax it, make a bit of revenue and discontinue the monetary drain More..

8:07 a.m. Nov. 7, 2012
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Tolstoy

salt lake, UT

@barbara
we allow people to drive so why not allow people to commit murder? please stop with the erroneous comparisons.

9:48 a.m. Nov. 7, 2012
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Craig Clark

Boulder, CO

What did prohibition of alcohol accomplish other than provide a bonanza for Al Capone who went from an obscure gang member to becoming a kingpin of organized crime?

I voted for Amendment 64 yesterday. It will be great to see Colorado More..

11:25 a.m. Nov. 7, 2012
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