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Propositions 1, 2 Lose; Gay Marriage Ban Wins

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Idaho voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage today, and rejected a proposition that would have limited the power of local governments to make land-use decisions. With 25 percent of 952 precincts reporting, more than 66 percent of Idaho voters were in favor of the amendment, which not only bans gay marriage but also any domestic unions outside of traditional marriages. ... Proposition 2, which pitted private property rights against the power of local governments to make land-use decisions, lost with more than 76 percent of voters casting no votes in early returns. With 221 out of 952 precincts reporting, only about 23 percent of voters were in favor of the proposal -- Associated Press.

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.