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Rhode Island Senate passes equal marriage bill
The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday passed bill S38, 26 votes to 12.
Because of an amendment in the Senate, the House will need to vote again to approve the bill. If it is passed again by the House, it will go to Governor Lincoln Chafee for his signature.
The five Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate said prior to the vote that they were backing equal marriage.
The Senate Republican Caucus announced that its members would support legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/04/24/us-rhode-island-senate-passes-equal-marriage-bill/
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The writing is on the wall people. 
