The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held on November 4, 2008, will be the 55th consecutive quadrennial election for president and vice president of the United States. There also will be elections for all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and elections for 34 members of the United States Senate.
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Gay Marriage Supporters Target Cinemark Theaters (ContactMusic)
Opponents of California's gay marriage ban, which received 52 percent of the vote in the November 4 election, are urging people planning to see the upcoming Milk , about ...
Gay rights abandoned on sidelines after election (The Washington Times)
The 2008 election was a success for nearly every segment of the Democratic coalition, with one stark exception: gay rights advocates. The same voters who backed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and defeated conservative ballot measures on issues such as abortion, assisted suicide and marijuana legalization suddenly veered from the script when it came to advancing rights for gays.
I've looked hard, and I can't find a Constitutional 'right' to gay marriage (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Proposition 8 was passed by California voters by a full 5 percentage points on an election day that also saw California voters overwhelmingly support Barack Obama.
Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons (The Morning News)
Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.
Are you a legal Professional? (FindLaw)
This week, the California Supreme Court decided to hear a case posing two important questions. The first is whether the voter-adopted state constitutional ban on gay marriage passed in the November election, Proposition 8, was validly enacted.
Calif. Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Ban Challenges (Fox News)
California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
365 Gay: News (365Gay.com)
We want your Prop 8 stories! Russia's anti-AIDS coordinator says the number of registered HIV cases is growing 10 percent a year despite increased government funding.
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