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After Governor Mark Dayton signed a marriage equality law passed by the legislature last week, Minnesota became the twelfth US state to legalize same-sex marriage. In an outdoor public signing ceremony surrounded by throngs of people, Dayton signed the ...

A clause in the new Bill had proposed that miners of major minerals like iron ore and bauxite contribute an amount equal to royalty towards a district mineral foundation".

In the new formula, the government would divide the compensation equally between the original owners and recent acquirers.

The parliament of the northern European republic of Latvia has passed a bill that would make smoking in the presence of children equal to an act of physical violence.The Delfi news portal said the draft law, which proposes amendments to the current law on the ...

OTTAWA Call it the Rathgeber clause: Liberals in the Senate are seeking to amend a Conservative bill forcing disclosure of union expenses saying it ought to match another Conservative bill on disclosure of public sector salaries. That bill had ...

The Greens' international same-sex marriage bill faces the Senate on Thursday, with debate and a vote due on recognising the marriages of gay and lesbian Australians who wed overseas. ''It's an important step towards marriage equality,'' Greens ...

By Katherine Wei, The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The cross-strait representative office bill should not be passed today if equal visitation rights are not included in the proposal, said main opposition party legislators yesterday. The ...

Honasan, in an earlier query, said he would support such a measure should one be filed in the Senate. He cited the equal protection clause and principle in the Constitution as a basis for this. Birds of same feather Upon hearing of Honasan's ...

The late Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced a bill that would extend access to abortion to women in the Peace Corps — the same comprehensive coverage that other federal employees receive. Urge your senators to support the Peace Corps Equity Act ...