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               French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

   by VOA News

   France has become the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage, after
   President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law.
   Mr. Hollande acted Saturday, a day after the Constitutional Council
   threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition - the UMP
   party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
   On Friday, the French leader said he would ensure that the law applies
   across the whole country, and he would not accept any disruption of the
   marriages.
   French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said last month that the
   bill does not take away anyone's rights, while granting them to
   others.  Taubira said the first marriages could occur as early as June.
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