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Retired Army Col. Grethe Cammermeyer, left, kisses Diane

Photo credit: AP | Retired Army Col. Grethe Cammermeyer, left, kisses Diane Divelbess, her partner of 24 years, as they pose for photos after the two received their marriage license in Coupeville, Wash. Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state's voter-approved law allowing same-sex marriage took effect. (Dec. 6, 2012)

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Things change.

Just when you least expect it. Even when you don't. One day without any warning, a fresh breeze blows in.

Don't believe me? Then how do you explain pot legalization and same-sex marriage?

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that the justices will consider two anti-gay-marriage laws: California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. That's sent...

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