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Spin Control archive for Feb. 8, 2012

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 2012

House passes gay marriage bill

OLYMPIA — By a vote of 55-43, the House passed and sent to Gov. Chris Gregoire Wednesday a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington. Gregoire, who called for such legislation late last year, will sign it sometime within the next week.…

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House same-sex marriage debate underway

OLYMPIA -- The debate in the House on the same-sex marriage bill begins around 1 p.m. and goes until... ...no one's quite sure. But the House has nothing else on the schedule as far as committee hearings this afternoon, and has scheduled a 6 p.m.…

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