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A divided Connecticut Supreme Court rules that the state must recognize same-sex marriages. The ruling makes Connecticut the third state in the country, after California and Massachusetts, to recognize such unions.
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Some Democratic strategists are now thinking what had been the unthinkable: a scenario where Barack Obama gets more than 350 electoral votes -- 80 more than is needed to win the presidency. The landslide could play out if the Democrat triumphs in four large states where Republican John McCain had been positioned to win. Obama May Steal Virginia From GOP

Bill Clinton apparently can't let bygones be bygones. Bill Richardson, who served in the Clinton administration, says there likely is a "permanent fissure" between him and the former president. Why? Because Richardson endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.

The New York Times reports that tens of thousands of eligible voters have been purged from voters registration lists in at least six states, a move that appears to violate federal law. The newspaper said the purges appear to be accidental. The six states identified as having purge problems are: Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina.

Just days after John McCain's campaign began criticizing Barack Obama's connection to a former radical, the Republican's past ties to a private group that funded right-wing guerrillas in the Iran-Contra affair come under scrutiny.