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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 09 > D.C. vote may force same-sex marriage to floor of Congress

D.C. vote may force same-sex marriage to floor of Congress

By Brian Westley / The Bulletin
April 9, 2009

WASHINGTON — The next battleground over gay marriage could be the U.S. Capitol.

A preliminary vote by the District of Columbia City Council to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere puts the issue on a path to Congress, which has final say over D.C.’s laws. That may....

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