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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, right, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, right, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, left, hugs his daughter Lisa as her wife Meaghan Yaple, right, watches after a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, left, hugs his daughter Lisa as her wife Meaghan Yaple, right, watches after a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders speaks during a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders speaks during a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, center, speaks at a news conference next to his daughter Lisa in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban. Lisa Sanders is married to Meaghan Yaple. At left is San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, center, speaks at a news conference next to his daughter Lisa in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban. Lisa Sanders is married to Meaghan Yaple. At left is San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera.

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Andrew Pugno, lead counsel for Protectmarriage.com, speaks at news conference in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. San Diego Mayor Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

Andrew Pugno, lead counsel for Protectmarriage.com, speaks at news conference in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. San Diego Mayor Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

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State Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, announces his plans for a grass-roots effort  to challenge New Hampshire's new gay marriage law by starting a petition drive to get the issue to voters at town meetings this spring during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.

State Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, announces his plans for a grass-roots effort to challenge New Hampshire's new gay marriage law by starting a petition drive to get the issue to voters at town meetings this spring during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.

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State Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, announces his plans for a grass-roots effort  to challenge New Hampshire's new gay marriage law by starting a petition drive to get the issue to voters at town meetings this spring during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.

State Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, announces his plans for a grass-roots effort to challenge New Hampshire's new gay marriage law by starting a petition drive to get the issue to voters at town meetings this spring during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.

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Couples, including 2nd and 3rd from left respectively, Cheli Duclos and Lisa Duclos both of Manchester, N.H. wait with other couples, families and friends, to be wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol New Year's Eve as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect at midnight in Concord, N.H., January 1, 2010. New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage. New Hampshire joins Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Iowa in allowing gay marriage in a move that reflects the state's changing demographics from reliably Republican and conservative to younger and more liberal.

Couples, including 2nd and 3rd from left respectively, Cheli Duclos and Lisa Duclos both of Manchester, N.H. wait with other couples, families and friends, to be wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol New Year's Eve as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect at midnight in Concord, N.H., January 1, 2010. New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage. New Hampshire joins Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Iowa in allowing gay marriage in a move that reflects the state's changing demographics from reliably Republican and conservative to younger and more liberal.

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Olin Burkhart, center left, and Carl Burkhart, center right, both of Salem, N.H., wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol Jan. 1, 2010 as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect in Concord, N.H.   New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage.

Olin Burkhart, center left, and Carl Burkhart, center right, both of Salem, N.H., wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol Jan. 1, 2010 as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect in Concord, N.H. New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage.

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Couples wait to be wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol New Year's Eve as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect at midnight in Concord, N.H., January 1, 2010. New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage.

Couples wait to be wed on steps of New Hampshire's State Capitol New Year's Eve as the historic Marriage Equality law takes effect at midnight in Concord, N.H., January 1, 2010. New Hampshire same sex couples can now officially marry or convert their vows from a civil union to a state-recognized marriage.

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Alex Freyre, left, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello kiss at a news conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, both HIV positive, wear large red ribbons around their necks in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

Alex Freyre, left, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello kiss at a news conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, both HIV positive, wear large red ribbons around their necks in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

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Alex Freyre, left, is kissed by his partner Jose Maria Di Bello at a news conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, both HIV positive, wear large red ribbons around their necks in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

Alex Freyre, left, is kissed by his partner Jose Maria Di Bello at a news conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, both HIV positive, wear large red ribbons around their necks in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

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Alex Freyre, left, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello give a press conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is the first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, HIV positive, wear large red ribbons in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

Alex Freyre, left, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello give a press conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is the first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, HIV positive, wear large red ribbons in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

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Alex Freyre, left, holds hands with his partner Jose Maria Di Bello as they give a press conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is the first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, HIV positive, wear large red ribbons in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

Alex Freyre, left, holds hands with his partner Jose Maria Di Bello as they give a press conference in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. Di Bello and Freyre married Monday in Ushuaia in southern Argentina, which is the first gay marriage in Latin America. The couple, HIV positive, wear large red ribbons in solidarity with other people living with HIV. (AP Photo.

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In this photo distributed by the press office of Tierra del Fuego government, Alex Freyre, right, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello, both HIV positive, show their wedding certificate after their marriage at the civil registry of Ushuaia, in southern Argentina, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. The couple's union is the first gay marriage in Latin America.

In this photo distributed by the press office of Tierra del Fuego government, Alex Freyre, right, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello, both HIV positive, show their wedding certificate after their marriage at the civil registry of Ushuaia, in southern Argentina, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. The couple's union is the first gay marriage in Latin America.

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In this photo distributed by the press office of Tierra del Fuego government, Alex Freyre, right, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello, both HIV positive, kiss after getting married at the civil registry in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. The couple's union is the first gay marriage in Latin America.

In this photo distributed by the press office of Tierra del Fuego government, Alex Freyre, right, and his partner Jose Maria Di Bello, both HIV positive, kiss after getting married at the civil registry in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. The couple's union is the first gay marriage in Latin America.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard listens to journalists during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard leaves the news room at City Hall after a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, right, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

Mexico City's Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, right, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Ebrard declared that he will fight against Mexican federal prosecutors who announced a day earlier that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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