Opposing Gay Marriage
      Here's the thing about homosexual marriage in the United States: It is going to be legal in about half the states. There is no stopping the gay nuptials now, even though most Americans say they are opposed to extending marital law to same-sex couples.
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Reining In Spending
by Michael Gormley
      (AP) Gov. David Paterson last Tuesday, May 19, called legislative leaders to gather around a table in the Capitol to find ways to reduce New York's high taxing and spending. But it looked more like a holiday dinner, where only the relatives holding grudges showed up.
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Political Scene
      Bill Allows Absentee Ballots To Be Faxed For the first time in New York State history, the State Senate Elections Committee has approved legislation which would allow voters to request an absentee ballot by fax and reduce the time it takes those voters to receive their ballots.
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