TRNS News Notes By Victoria Jones
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Amidst debates over the issue of same-sex marriage, Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) stated his support over civil unions has not altered.
“Equality is the core principle in creating civil unions. What we are talking about is all couples having equal rights, in other words, making sure we don’t discriminate.” (:28)
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High-profile incidents have prompted an unusually widespread deployment of armed police officers across the country.
Thousands of civilians fleeing the war-ravaged country remain stuck along Syria’s Iraqi, Jordanian, and Turkish borders.
If we don’t fight for these changes now, they may never happen.
The president will reunite with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), who praised Obama’s response last year to Hurricane Sandy.
Text messages and pictures were found on the 17-year-old’s cellphone. The text-message discussions included one about drug use and pictures of marijuana plants and a gun.
The percentages range from 62 percent in Atlanta to as high as 86 percent in Chicago.
