(Ottawa) Stephen Harper's Conservatives won a muscular minority mandate Tuesday night as Canadian voters entrusted the prime minister with the levers of government in tough economic times - but not a blank check. The outcome saw the Liberals sink to their lowest level of popular support since the election of 1867 ... Full story...
(Washington) Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session.
(Columbus, Ohio) The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand an appeals court ruling that said the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage cannot be used to terminate a child custody agreement between partners.
(San Francisco, California) The state's high court ruled Monday that three Southern California parishes that left the U.
(Sacramento, California) Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, according to a person with knowledge of her political aspirations.
(Washington) The number of openly gay members of Congress grew by one on Tuesday with the swearing in of Jared Polis (D-Colo.
(San Francisco, California) Supreme courts this year will rule on cases involving same-sex marriage in Iowa and California.
(New York City) Bills that would legalize same-sex marriage, create domestic partner registries and expand civil rights protections are expected to be filed this year in a number of states.
(Washington) The new Congress convenes today but four pieces of legislation pushed by LGBT advocates may be placed on the back burner as lawmakers grapple with the rapidly deteriorating economy and two wars.
(St. Paul, Minn.) A Minnesota board has certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.
(Sacramento, California) Three new laws broadening protections for California's LGBT community have gone into effect.
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