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Prominent Lawyer to give Gay-Rights Lecture at West Virginia University

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Obama Team Set to Make Symbolic Choice on Gay Marriage

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Majority of State’s Residents Support Gay Marriage

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Marco Rubio Walking Fine Line on LGBT Issues

  Marco Rubio, a Florida Senator and favorite for GOP nomination in the 2016 election, spoke on Tuesday to echo his support for nondiscrimination and permitting states to grant same-sex couples equality and marriage rights. By giving the power to the states, Rubio inconspicuously affirmed his support for limiting marriage to one ...

Weekly Jobless Claims Edge Higher

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Sitting on a Gold Mine: Cyprus has an Abundance of Natural Gas

  Cyprus has not been the luckiest nation in the recent weeks; however, at the end of 2011, an American energy firm made a find that was a bit more than fortuitous: the company found a massive giant natural gas field off of Cyprus’ southern coast.  The natural gas field is modest by international standards; Noble ...

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