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Article: NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGALIZES SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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CONCORD, N.H. -- Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday establishing civil unions for same-sex couples in New Hampshire, allowing them to apply for the same rights as married people as early as January.
New Hampshire has "a long and proud tradition taking the lead in opposing discrimination," Lynch said. "Today that tradition continues."
It will be the fourth state to offer civil unions and the first to do so without a court order or ...