The governor of Oregon ordered his secretary of state, Kate Brown, to come back to Oregon, but then didn't resign and asked her why she returned early.
Moments after a federal judge ruled Thursday that gay marriage licenses must be issued, Robert Povilat and his husband-to-be, Milton Persinger, were proudly the first in line at the Mobile County Probate Court and started filling out their paperwork.
Gov. Tom Wolfe has visited the offices of about 50 lawmakers and plans to continue his rounds as well as invite all lawmakers to the governor's mansion a mile from the Capitol.
L.A. city and county officials formed a task force formed last fall after President Barack Obama announced the expansion of his deferred action program.
His career as a city, state, and federal prosecutor pitted him against New York mobsters and politicians such as former Pennsylvania State Sen. Henry J. "Buddy" Cianfrani.
