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Wash. man gets 18 months in gay immigration fraud

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:26 +0000

(Seattle) A man accused of advising straight immigrants to claim homosexuality – and potential persecution in their home countries – when they applied for asylum has been sentenced to 18(...)

NYC might have mistakenly married first same-sex couple

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:44:37 +0000

Kimbah Nelson and Jason Stenson, both biologically male, married in late May in New York City, thanks to a food stamp card.

It is illegal for gay and lesbian couples to marry in New York, though(...)

Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:33:31 +0000

(Washington) The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before the presidential election. A senior law(...)

Supreme Court rejects gay ‘Survivor’ appeal

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:18:34 +0000

(Providence, Rhode Island) The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Richard Hatch’s appeal of his conviction for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the debut season of(...)

Should Votes Of Dead People Be Counted?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:58:38 +0000

(Washington) If you vote by mail, but die before Election Day, does your vote count? It depends on where you lived. Oregon counts ballots no matter what happens to the voter. So does Florida. But in South Dakota, if you die before the election, so does your vote. Increasingly popular mail-in ballots mean voters can [...]