Hawaii is latest civil unions battleground
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090222%2Fcapt.13bd961e54b841f59d9219c5ac5ab093.hawaii_civil_unions_hilp101.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="From left, Suzanne King, Shylar Young, 9, and Tambry Young all of Honolulu walk along the shore at Ala Moana Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Hawaii would become the fourth state to legalize same-sex civil unions, the alternative to gay marriage, if the Democrat-dominated Legislature and Republican governor approve a civil union law. The measure was passed by the state House this month but it now faces the Senate, where a divided committee is to vote Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090222/ap_on_re_us/hawaii_civil_unions)AP - Hawaii, the state that adopted the nation's first "defense of marriage" constitutional amendment a decade ago, has now become the latest battleground in the fight for same-sex civil unions.</p><br clear="all"/>
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