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Tue Jun 02 03:05:12 http://www...ama_ushers_in_gay_pride_month/ Obama ushers in Gay Pride Month June 2, 2009 * Email| * Print| * Reprints| * Yahoo! Buzz| * ShareThis Text size â?? + President Obama isn't doing enough, quickly enough to suit many gay Americans, but yesterday he did issue a proclamation for "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month." In the proclamation, Obama mentions the legislative priorities, including overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman and allows states not to recognize gay marriages performed in other states, and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bars gays from serving openly in the military. "I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans," Obama says in the proclamation. "As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected," he adds, calling on Congress and the American people to "work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity." But he does not make any promises on the timing of any action. The month is timed to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall protest in New York City that in many ways launched the gay pride movement. Thanks to that movement, Obama says "more LGBT Americans are living their lives openly than ever before." GLOBE STAFF Franken, Coleman make cases before Minn. court ST. PAUL - In an hour of rapid-fire questions over Minnesota's disputed US Senate election, the state's highest court focused yesterday on whether vote-counting flaws alleged by Republican Norm Coleman were severe enough to deny Democrat Al Franken the seat. Barely a minute into oral arguments, justices challenged Coleman's lawyers on the adequacy of evidence they presented in an election trial and the legality of their suggested remedy: that more ballots be counted even if some absentee voters didn't fully comply with the law. The state Supreme Court justices can confirm Franken as the victor or reopen the count as Coleman wants. Franken hopes the court orders that he immediately receive the election certificate required to take office. Franken is the potential 60th vote for Democrats in the Senate, though two of those are independents. The court's involvement is the latest stop, but maybe not the final one. If Coleman loses, he could file a new case in federal court or petition for review by the US Supreme Court, which isn't certain to take the case. If Franken doesn't like the result, he could ask the Senate itself to weigh in. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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