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darman here on the news she needed no this after last week's price historic
property ruling same-sex couples in california we're told they would have to
wait at least twenty five days to get married
arbor attorney general kamalakar s fast the ninth circuit court of appeals to
speed things up in a lot of people mary sooner
and that's exactly what the court
on friday afternoon the three-judge panel issued a one-sentence ruling which
said
the stay in the above matter is dissolved effective immediately
the news the ten were drooling spread rapidly and
couples flocked to city halls across the state to get buried
including the two couples that brought the property case
pretty general harris varied kristin paryant centers tired part of a crowd of
hundreds bulky tommy and jeff cyril or were wet on live television in a
ceremony led by los angeles mayor antonio via hosur
both couples had waited over four years fought through link the legal battles
for the right to exchange about
opponents of marriage equality called the tide circuits
decision an outrageous act
is as opponents hadn't announced whether they would ask the supreme court to
reconsider last week's ruling
typically they would have twenty five days to petition the court reverses
decision
but state officials celebrated the news refused to back down to the anti-gay
marriage crowd
but their governor gavin newsom treated
love will rule the weekend king gradual lations to all those playing a merry
after a four-week delay her four-year delay that weekend was full of love and
celebration in california congratulations to all the happy couples
in screwed news recently we heard about fast food worker who is being paid via a
prepaid chase debit card
which includes mobile fees that cut into her minimum wage income
now we find out that she isn't alone
prey to the new york times more more low wage workers are being subjected to the
same problem
companies throughout our country are no longer offering pay checks are direct
deposit
employees are instead forced to accept prepaid debit cards which charge
low-wage workers fees for taking out cash
checking on their balances
or even requesting a paper statement
these workers are already burdened by the struggle
of trying to survive on a little more than seven dollars an hour and now
summer getting hit with fees up to sixty dollars a month
to use their own money
after factoring in those fees these workers are even make a minimum wage
big banks like chase bank of america and citigroup
are taking money from those who can least afford it
and their employers a demanding the and these workers are demanding that
employers pay them with an actual check
investor the rest of the news according to the international energy agency
renewable energy will soon be the second or just energy source
worldwide
he reported in the next five years renewable sources will be more common
than natural gas
yahi eight points to lowered cost as a major factor in the switch to renewable
sources
escola of the fossil fuels become more costly
hydro wind and solar power catching on even in developing countries
in fact the only nations that are not seen huge growth the green energy
among the developed nations
and that's probably because of global subsidies to the fonts or fuel industry
in those developed nations
president obama's recent climate speech addressed those subsidies and called for
a increased investment in renewable sources
president pledged to double our nation's wind and solar energy production
and a lot of green energy development on public lands
international energy agency says the by twenty eight tina renewable sources will
make up a quarter of the world's energy
perhaps we can expect that process by continuing our push to move away from
fossil fuels and towards green energy
texas lawmakers are going to another pass at restricting abortion in their
state texas governor rick perry is announced another special session to try
to impose eight twenty week abortion ban on women in his state
pro-choice advocates are working to make last week's protests an eleventh-hour
filibuster look like child's play
already five thousand people it's signed up to join in east and with texas women
to expand on last week's fight to protect a woman's right to choose
thousand say they were inspired by state senator wendy davis for standing up for
a for eleven hours to protect women in our state
senator davis was interviewed on a_b_c_'s this week
and said that she refused to give up on this important fight
she said
i believe in people
i believe in the power of democracy
and i'm going to fight with every fiber i'd have to keep the anti-abortion
measure from passing
it looks like shall not have thousands more texas residents standing with her
they are not going to let lawmakers restrict women's rights with a fight
and finally new york city held its annual gay pride parade this sunday
and one special guest was a highlight at the celebration
democratic mayoral hopeful entity we here was an intense and party-goers had
a bit of
fun with wordplay
several parade viewers carried signs saying we are
and carried pictures of the our
of the former representatives now infamous photo that led to his
resignation in two thousand eleven
despite the previous kettle new yorkers welcomed the mayoral candidate which
years of we love winter and you can quotas on that
obviously their words and more than one meaning to gay pride of that
anthony wiener didn't miss a beat in joining with their festivities
the shirts back and forth jokes of the crowd and said
you guys know that's my name right
anthony wiener may not be a favorite among the religious anti-gay crowd
that appears he's got strong support
from the gay male demographic
that's the way it is today monday july first
twenty thirteen
i'm tom harkin