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Source: New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Contra Costa Times , AFP CA Prop. 8 A giant rainbow-colored flag in the gay-friendly Castro neighborhood of San Francisco was flying at half-staff on Wednesday as social and religious conservatives celebrated the passage of measures that ban same-sex marriage...

Source: Wall Street Journal , Associated Press via San Jose Mercury News , No-on-8 press release CA Prop. 8 Opponents of California's proposed ban on marriage equality in California report that their website was shut down by a coordinated computer attack, amid rising tensions over one of the nation's...

Source: LA Weekly CA Prop. 8 With less than two weeks left before Californians finally weigh in at the ballot box and decide the fate of marriage equality in the state, the LA Weekly prints a wide-ranging cover story on Proposition 8 today. The feature by Patrick Range McDonald offers deeper insight...

Source: Monterey Herald , Salinas Californian , San Jose Mercury News   CA Prop. 8 Supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 squared off Sunday along Main Street in Salinas, California for a raucus battle of signs and chants, indicating radically different views of what the state constitution is...

Source: Los Angeles Times , Independent (London) , San Jose Mercury News , Los Angeles Daily News CA Prop. 8 Supporters of Proposition 8 have in recent weeks rolled out a major campaign with millions in donations to spread a frightening message that schools would be affected if the ballot measure fails...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle , Deseret News , KSL CA Prop. 8 Mormons living outside California have been asked to volunteer for a telephone campaign to help pass Proposition 8 -- the ballot initiative on marriage equality in California. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is part of a...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune , Los Angeles Times , San Francisco Chronicle , Associated Press   CA Prop. 8 Reports differ about exactly how much money has been raised by the campaigns for and against Proposition 8 in California. But one thing is clear: Both sides are raising huge sums for the...

Source: KNBC News , Associated Press via San Diego Union Tribune CA Prop. 8 LOS ANGELES -- Proposition 8, which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to wed, was the topic at an emotional public hearing Thursday in Los Angeles, with supporters maintaining the measure protects children and opponents...

Source: Sacramento Bee , San Jose Mercury News , California Majority Report CA Prop. 8 A proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ban same-sex marriage in California has lost support during the past two months and now trails by a 17-point margin according to a new Field Poll released today, while...

Source: San Jose Mercury News , Bay Area Reporter CA Prop. 8 SACRAMENTO -- The November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage would be soundly defeated if the election were held today, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday. The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) survey found...