Gays rush to wed as Massachusetts easing licenses
In Boston and Northampton, couples quickly wed after Massachusetts allows town clerks to issue licenses to out of state gay couples. Harvie 46 and Kem Morehead wed at a Unitarian Universalist church in Boston while Joan and Kim Williams marked a legal life partnership in Look Park.
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Kem Morehead
Unitarian Universalist Church
Boston
Massachusetts
Ican Oe
Romney
Tom Reilly
Provincetown
Springfield
Reilly
Northampton
Joan
Kim Williams
Look Park
Massachusetts Senate votes to repeal 1913 anti marriage law
The Massachusetts Senate voted to repeal the 1913 law barring nonresidents from marrying if the union would be illegal in their home state. Democrats call the statute racist and unenforced for decades. The repeal faces House approval and Romney’s veto risk. Romney argues licenses to nonresidents without plans to relocate remain void.
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Mitt Romney
Massachusetts
Romney
Jarrett Barrios
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Barrios
Brian Lees
Lees
Gov. Romney
Eric Fehrnstrom
Liberty Head nickel sells for 3 million dollars
A 1913 Liberty Head nickel with a murky origin fetched 3 million dollars at a New Orleans sale. Broker Bruce L. Smith called it perhaps the most important coin in history, noting its scarcity and fame from TV. The buyer and seller remained unnamed. the coin likely began as a mint test.
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New Orleans
Bruce L. Smith
Blanchard and Co
U.S
Smith
Samuel Brown
Mint
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