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Huntsman Steps Into the Republican Vacuum… SlutWalks and the future of feminism… Former U.S. attorney McKay backs effort to legalize pot in Washington

Church of England to approve first openly gay bishop… Some Methodist clergy defy gay marriage ban… How Divorce Lost Its Groove

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