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January 4, 2012

Washington State Governor to Back Gay Marriage 
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Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is expected to announce her support
today for legislation that would legalize gay marriage. Democrats hold
majorities in both chambers of the Washington state legislature and have
said they plan to introduce gay-marriage legislation after the new
session opens next week. Washington state would become the seventh state
to legalize same-sex marriage after New York, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Iowa, as well as the District of
Columbia.



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