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• Backers of gay marriage ban find tepid response in pews | Most of the groups supporting the proposed federal constitutional amendment concede that it appears all but dead in Congress for this election year (The New York Times)
  
  
• Gay marriage mobilizes voters | Amendment bid energizes both sides (Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Foes of gay marriage rally, say fight isn't over | Plans include push to amend Constitution (The Washington Post)
  
  

Politics:

• Romney among key figures invited to nuptials -- but he won't attend | Now that gay marriage is a reality, so are invitations to same-sex weddings, which are landing on the doorsteps of some of the most prominent political and business figures in Massachusetts (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Kerry aims to keep peace with gays | Senator John F. Kerry met privately yesterday with gay-rights groups to fortify a tenuous peace between his presidential campaign, which is seeking to neutralize gay marriage as a political wedge issue, and gay leaders who share feelings of anger and resignation toward Kerry for opposing the marriages that will begin in his home state Monday (The Boston Globe)
  
  

Other stories:

• In middle America, a mix of hope, anxiety | In the American heartland, where billboards reading "Jesus Saves" loom beside highways and where many people proudly count themselves as Christian conservatives, the communities of gays and lesbians are awaiting the dawn of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts with a mixture of elation and apprehension (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• For gays set to marry, some obstacles remain | Massachusetts couple struggling with issues of family and religion (The Washington Post)
  
  
• R.I., Conn. attorneys general expected to decide on Mass. nuptials | Attorneys general in Rhode Island and Connecticut are expected to release opinions today about whether same-sex marriages from Massachusetts should be recognized in their states (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Next up is battle for recognition | Policies on marriages still in flux (USA Today)
  
  
• Municipalities say residency won't be an issue | As Rhode Island and Connecticut prepare to announce today whether they will recognize same-sex marriages from Massachusetts, a number of Bay State communities said the status of gay marriage is far more fluid than the governor has declared and plan to defy his directive barring marriage licenses for same-sex couples from other states (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Cambridge plays host to a giant celebration (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Clerks in tight spot politically | Changing times exert pressure on low-profile staff (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Same-sex couples heading to Bay State to marry | Despite Governor Mitt Romney's threats of legal action against clerks who issue marriage licenses to out-of-state same-sex couples, dozens of gay couples from the Empire State plan to marry in Massachusetts (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Provincetown's days in sun are coming early this year | May is what locals here call the shoulder season, the short peaceful time of year between the harsh winter and the tourist-clogged summer, when residents of this gay-friendly seaside town can relax and have the place to themselves. But not this year. (The New York Times)
  
  

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