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2005. T he law would provide
registered domestic partners
with basic protections and
responsibilities including com
munal property, parenting
rights and obligations, mutual
responsibility for debt and the
right to claim a partners body
after death.
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that the Campaign for Califor
nia Families, a conservative
Christian legal activist group,
has announced a bid to uaseat
McMaster on the grounds that
his ruling implies marriage by
another name. The judge ruled
Sept. 8 that there was nothing in
the language of Proposition 22
that “restrictjs] the grant of rights
and benefits to persons who have
registered as domestic partners,
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from the Bush adm inistration Nov. 9. Reports are that the W hite House did not
encourage him to stay. It will take effect with the confirmation of his successor.
T he social conservative drew fire from the political left from the start. The
Human Rights Cam paign was among those who vocally opposed his nom ina
tion. As a senator from Missouri, he had garnered a zero rating from that organization.
Log C abin Republicans closely followed the confirmation process and ended up not tak
ing a public stance on the nom ination. Its executive director at the time, Rich Tafel, said:
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Ashcroft won grudging praise
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of queer employees, th at they could no longer hold planned Gay Pride activities at agency
facilities. W hen news of the decision created a public stir, those officials backtracked, saying
that the event could be held but th at the agency would not officially sponsor it and that DOJ
Pride would have to pick up any costs associated with using the room.
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surgery to remove his gallbladder. He was away from the office for about a m onth and has
m aintained a lower profile since returning.
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