Prop. 8 Plaintiffs Marry In California, After Stay Is Lifted Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Prop. 8 Plaintiffs Marry In California, After Stay Is Lifted After a circuit court removed a stay that had kept counties from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier, who were plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case, were at the front of the line to get their marriage license. Read this story Explaining Justice Kennedy: The Dignity Factor The term "dignity" appears no less than nine times in the Supreme Court's landmark opinion overturning the 1996 law blocking federal recognition of gay marriage. It's a familiar concept in Justice Anthony Kennedy's writing. Read this story Administration Clarifies Insurance Rules For Contraceptives Under final regulations issued Friday, most employers will have to provide contraception — at no charge to their employees — as part of their health insurance plans. There are exceptions for religious groups and alternatives for their affiliated organizations. Read this story Polio Outbreak In Somalia Jeopardizes Global Eradication The world is closer than ever to wiping out polio. But a growing outbreak in the Horn of Africa has health workers worried that the virus could spread to surrounding regions. Thirty-one kids have been paralyzed by the poliovirus in the past two months, and the number is expected to rise. Read this story Deadly Violence Hits Egypt In Clashes Over Morsi's Leadership One of the people killed in Friday's clashes is an American citizen, Egyptian security officials say. Protests against President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have been building all week. Read this story more news stories

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