Topic: Rick Rosendall
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Hospital visitation, latest step in delicate dance on gay rights
Gay rights activists cheered Obama's memo on hospital visitation rights, but the president faces increasing tension with constituencies who helped elect him and expected faster results.
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Obama signs bill expanding hate crimes to sexual orientation
Gay-rights groups welcomed the move, which expands hate-crime law to include crimes based on gender and sexual orientation. But some legal scholars suggest it's an overreach of federal power.
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Washington, D.C. moves toward legalizing gay marriage
Meanwhile, Congress is now likely to add sexual orientation to federal hate crimes law, and President Obama will address a major gay-rights organization Saturday night.
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