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Feds Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in Alaska

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The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states and extending federal benefits to those couples, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday.

Gay marriage recently became legal in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Feds Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in Alaska

The government’s announcement follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline to hear appeals from five states that sought to keep their marriage bans in place. It brings the total number of states with federal recognition of gay marriage to 32, plus the District of Columbia.  See Full Story at News.Yahoo.com

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Feds Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in Alaska

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