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D.C. Gay Marriage Bill May Soon Go to Congress

By Emily Yehle
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 1, 2009, Midnight

The D.C. Council is set to vote today on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, setting in motion a process that seems likely to allow gay couples to get married in the shadow of a Capitol filled with dozens of Members dead-set against it.

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