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Thu 11 Nov 2008Return of ban on same-sex marriage in California
PROPOSITIONS:CALIFORNIA VOTERS voted to reintroduce a ban on gay marriage, casting doubt over the unions of some 18,000 same-sex couples who married over the last four months.
The controversial initiative, which would rewrite the state's constitution to overturn the right to same-sex marriage granted by the California Supreme Court in May, was leading with 52 per cent of the vote, with 91 per cent of precincts reporting results.
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