7.18.06

Associated Press: House to Vote on Gay Marriage Ban, Rejection Likely ..full story..

7.17.06

McClatchy Newspapers: Gay Marriage Amendment "Shamefully Political," Congressman Says ..full story..

7.11.06

Boston Globe: Op-Ed: Marriage Rights are Good for Business ..full story..

Hartford (CT) Courant: Op-Ed: Rights Denied Same-sex Couples ..full story..

Reuters: Gay Marriage Fights Intensify ..full story..

6.27.06

Associated Press: Gay Marriage Arguments take Center Stage ..full story..

6.13.06

Portsmouth Herald: Editorial: Gay marriage ban defeat was correct ..full story..

6.8.06

Portsmouth Herald: Gregg flops on gay wedlock ..full story..

Union Leader: Op-Ed: The states are handling marriage just fine on their own

By Sen. Judd Gregg ..full story..

Union Leader: Editorial: Protecting marriage: Don’t wait until it is too late ..full story..

Washington Post: Senate Roll Call Vote ..more..

NY Times: Senate Rebuffs Same-Sex Marriage Ban ..full story..

Concord Monitor: Gregg breaks with GOP; He and Sununu vote against gay-marriage ban ..full story..

Boston Globe: Gregg cites states' rights in voting against amendment; N.H. senator reverses stance taken in 2004 ..full story..

Washington Post: Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in Senate ..full story..

MSNBC: Senate Nixes Gay Marriage Ban ..full story..

"It's clear that cynical, patronizing White House political strategists are trying to rally a conservative base that they believe is more base than conservative." - Lou Dobbs, CNN

6.7.06

AP: Gregg, Sununu, break with party on gay marriage vote ..full story..

6.6.06

No Rose Garden for Bush's Anti-Gay Marriage Speech

A Day in the Life of the Gay Marriage Debate on Capitol Hill ..full story..

Debate Begins On Gay Marriage

President Backs Proposal Affirming Traditional Union ..full story..

Bush pushes Hill on marriage measure

President Bush yesterday told Congress to pass an amendment defining marriage in the U.S. Constitution and send it to the states for ratification, saying that's the only way to decide the issue through the democratic process rather than the courts. "Take this issue out of the hands of overreaching judges and put it back where it belongs -- in the hands of the American people"... ..full story..

President rips SJC on gay marriage

Pushes for ban in nod to social conservatives ..full story..

Conservatives Watching Senate Debate on Gay Marriage

President Bush's push for the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that is being debated in the Senate this week comes as many Republicans and religious conservatives are beginning a campaign to help lawmakers who support it during this year's elections — and to punish those who do not. ..full story..

Politics of the Altar

GOP leaders are putting gay marriage back on the agenda. Will voters respond? ..full story..

Same-sex marriage foes say religious liberty at risk

Others call fears greatly exaggerated

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AP: 45 states have acted to ban gay marriage ..full story..

News Analysis: Will Bush’s appeal to religious right on gay marriage backfire among Jews? ..full story..

Marriage Amendment Would Not Take Issue Away From States, Bush Says ..full story..

Sen. Hillary Clinton says gay marriage not main concern

Criticizes President Bush for focusing on divisive issues ..full story..

Romney lobbies Senate on same-sex marriage ban

As his own state prepares to take on the constitutionality of gay marriage once again next month, Gov. Mitt Romney jumped into the national debate over same-sex marriage today, sending letters to members of the U.S. Senate urging them to support a constitutional ban. ..full story..

Most Oppose Gay Marriage; Fewer Back an Amendment

ABC News Poll Finds Greater Intensity Among Same-Sex Marriage Opponents ..full story..

Editorial: Gay marriage, so what? ..full story..

Editorial: Job for the Legislatures ..full story..

Leave the Constitution out of this

In a year it is wrestling with an out-of-control budget, a war going badly, and one impasse on immigration and another on its own ethics, the Senate is taking time out to debate altering the U.S. Constitution by adding the Marriage Protection Amendment. ..full story..

Base Assumptions: Why Should the Faithful Believe Bush Now? ..full story..

Op-Ed: A ban on gay marriage, Mr. President? Get real. ..full story..

Op-Ed: Distracter in Chief; Spinning Phony Crises to Avoid Real Ones ..full story..

The Die Is Cast: Why We Need a Constitutional Amendment

By Chuck Colson, Christian Post ..full story..

6.5.06

GOP plans votes on favored causes

When President Bush beat Senator John F. Kerry in 2004, Republicans said a ballot initiative in Ohio to ban gay marriage sealed the election, drawing legions of conservatives to the polls. Bush and Republican senators now will seek another dose of conservative magic to energize their party's base... ..full story..

Bush Calls for an Amendment Banning Same-Sex Nuptials

President Bush on Saturday urged Congress to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, saying in his weekly radio address that marriage "cannot be cut off from its cultural, religious and natural roots." ..full story..

Transcript: President's Radio Address ..full story..

Oh-eight

With the Senate set to begin debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) on Monday, here are statements the 2008 presidential candidates have made about gay marriage and civil unions... ..full story..

Believers push for marriage measure

The breadth of support among religious groups for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman extends well beyond the boundaries of evangelical Protestantism. The Religious Coalition for Marriage, a fledgling organization forged to fight same-sex "marriage," includes eight U.S. Catholic cardinals, the Southern Baptist Convention, the Church of God in Christ and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America... ..full story..

Concord Monitor: Editorial: Don’t use Constitution to set marriage policy ..full story..

GOP says ‘I do’ to bigotry... - Edward M. Kennedy ..full story..

LA TIMES: Op-Ed: Gay marriage vote serves only to divide nation... ..more..