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		<title>Poll: Minnesota&#8217;s anti-gay marriage amendment struggling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the vote on the marriage amendment were held today, it would narrowly fail according to a poll by SurveyUSA on behalf of KSTP. 47 percent plan to vote for the amendment, 39 percent would vote against it and 10 percent would skip the question which is effectively a &#8220;no&#8221; ...


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		<title>Odds and Ends: Catholic Money Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what you may have missed this week in LGBT: Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis touted the $650,000 it gave to support the anti-gay marriage amendment, promising that none of it came from funds earmarked by parishioners. The Uptake notes that the Catholic Church is ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7499/odds-and-ends-whats-happening-in-lgbt-mn-for-the-week-of-jan-27' rel='bookmark' title='Odds and ends: What&#8217;s happening in LGBT MN for the week of Jan. 27'>Odds and ends: What&#8217;s happening in LGBT MN for the week of Jan. 27</a></li>
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		<title>Odds and ends: What&#8217;s happening in LGBT MN for the week of Jan. 27</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of Minnesota&#8217;s Jewish community come out strong against the anti-gay marriage amendment, Anti-gay marriage amendment Bet Shalom Congregation is organizing to oppose the anti-gay marriage amendment: &#8220;This Sunday, from 2:00 -4:00 pm, Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka will be holding an informative and engaging forum on the anti-family Minnesota ...


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		<title>Odds and Ends on anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Birkey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening around the state this week: Rep. Karen Clark says she introduced the bill to repeal the anti-gay marriage amendment because she&#8217;s heard from legislators who have had second thoughts about their vote for the amendment last spring. [Politics in Minnesota] Minnesotans United, the coalition opposing the amendment, ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/6513/duluth-news-tribune-pans-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Duluth News Tribune pans anti-gay marriage amendment'>Duluth News Tribune pans anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7279/duluth-passes-resolution-opposing-anti-gay-marriage-amendment' rel='bookmark' title='Duluth passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment'>Duluth passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment</a></li>
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		<title>Susan Allen&#8217;s election brings another LGBT voice to the Capitol</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s election of Susan Allen to the Minnesota House of Representatives means that the LGBT community in Minnesota will have another voice at the Capitol. Allen won the seat that was vacated by Jeff Hayden who won a special election to the Minnesota Senate. She will join LGBT-identified legislators ...


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<li><a href='http://thecolu.mn/7324/what-does-senjem-election-mean-for-lgbt-issues-in-2012' rel='bookmark' title='What does Senjem election mean for LGBT issues in 2012?'>What does Senjem election mean for LGBT issues in 2012?</a></li>
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		<title>Anoka Hennepin teachers union votes to oppose controversial topics policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The teachers union at Minnesota&#8217;s largest school district voted on Monday night to oppose the &#8220;controversial topics policy,&#8221; a policy put forward to replace the district&#8217;s &#8220;neutrality policy&#8221; that limits discussions of LGBT issues in the district&#8217;s schools. The new controversial topics policy is confusing, teachers say, and could continue ...


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		<title>Minneapolis Archdiocese says &#8216;no&#8217; to open dialogue on anti-gay amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Progressive Catholic Voice has the goods: It is my expectation that all the priests and deacons in this Archdiocese will support this venture and cooperate with us in the important efforts that lie ahead. The gravity of this struggle, and the radical consequences of inaction propels me to place ...


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		<title>Duluth passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Duluth City Council became the first city to pass a resolution opposing a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex couples from marrying that will be on the ballot in 2012. The council passed the resolution on Monday by a vote of 6 to 2 with ...


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		<title>Marcus Bachmann says as First Spouse he would target gay marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marcus Bachmann, Michele Bachmann&#8217;s husband and the owner of a counseling business accused of peddling discredited &#8220;pray the gay away&#8221; therapies, told the New York Times over the weekend that like First Lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s cause celebre of fighting obesity, he too would champion an issue in the White House: ...


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		<title>Stonewall endorses Jeff Anderson for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stonewall DFL, a LGBT group affiliated with DFL party, announced on Monday that it has endorsed Duluth City Council member Jeff Anderson for the race to unseat Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack. Anderson is one of four DFLers running for the party&#8217;s endorsement to take on Cravaack in 2012. In addition ...


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